The bright lights of the strip, the over-the-top shows, the prospect of hitting it big, and being able to let loose without being judged are just a few of the reasons we love Las Vegas. Everything seems possible in Las Vegas and there is always something for everyone, regardless of their background.This is also true for the digital versions of Las Vegas. Every game on this list has its unique version of Las Vegas that will have you embracing its shady beginnings, keeping the streets safe, or running it like the corporations do today. How will you choose to experience the amazing city of Las Vegas?
10 Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas (2000)
Our favorite cop is back, and he is taking on more terrorists, this time in Las Vegas. Taking place a few years after the events of Die Hard With A Vengeance, an old NYPD friend invites John to a party in Las Vegas. While at the party, terrorists take over and threaten to turn Las Vegas into a war zone. Like the first Die Hard Trilogy game, this entry is three games in one as it has third-person shooting, driving, and gun game elements over twenty-five levels.
9 Gangstar Vegas (2013)
In Gangstar Vegas, you play an up-and-coming MMA fighter that is framed by the mob when you don’t throw a fight. You try to rise through the ranks of organized crime while stopping those who would see you dead. The story mode comprises eighty total missions in a sandbox environment that is 9 times bigger than previous Gangstar entries. The game also uses HAVOK physics which makes doing stunts in the game extremely fun. Besides story mode, there are various other features like leaderboard challenges, carnage and heist modes, and casino games. This game is currently only available on Android and iOS devices.
8 Crime Scene Investigation: 3 Dimensions Of Murder (2006)
As the newest member of the Las Vegas crime lab, you will use your detective skills, real-life forensic techniques, and cutting-edge equipment to help solve five brand-new cases. Work alongside the original members of the Crime Scene Investigation team to discover how these cases all add together for a finale that is straight out of the television show. A new 3D engine, improved graphics and animations, better interactions with characters, and more immersive cases make this the best entry in the Crime Scene Investigation series.
7 Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards (1991)
In this installment of Leisure Suit Larry, you play as Larry Laffer, a forty-year-old virgin who still lives in his mom’s basement. After his mom kicks him out of her house, he travels to the city of Lost Wages, hoping to lose his virginity and find the woman of his dreams. Larry begins his journey with only his trademark 1970s leisure suit and ninety-four dollars. Leisure Suit Larry is an adult game that has lots of inappropriate themes and jokes. The 1991 remake sheds its text parser mechanics in favor of point-and-click, has updated graphics, and a new soundtrack.
6 Deja Vu 2: Lost In Las Vegas! (1990)
Deja Vu 2 is a point-and-click adventure game that takes place in the 1940s, shortly after the events of the first game. You once again play as Theodore Ace Harding, who wakes up in the bathroom of a Las Vegas casino after being kidnapped. You are told by a mob boss that a large sum of money went missing after your last case, and he is holding you responsible. If you don’t return the money within the required timeframe, the mob boss’s henchman will take you out.
5 Vegas: Make It Big (2006)
Vegas: Make it Big, often called Vegas Tycoon, is a tycoon game with the goal of building the perfect Las Vegas resort while trying to make as much money as possible. Achieve in-game goals and beat the competition by managing every aspect of your resort in a real-time 3-D environment. There are ten different styles of resorts based on different cultures, hundreds of vehicles, wedding chapels, rides, and attractions at your disposal. You must also hire the resort staff and put them in the best positions based on their real-life skills.
4 Dead Rising 2 (2010)
Taking place a few years after the events of the first Dead Rising game, you find that the zombie outbreak wasn’t contained and has spread to most of the United States. Playing as professional motorcycle racer Chuck Greene, you are stuck in the Fortune City by a horde of zombies.
Your goal is to escape Fortune City and save your daughter by using items in the environment as improvised weapons. With a ton of missions, side missions, and the ability to play co-op, this is the best entry in the series.
3 Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
Fallout: New Vegas takes place in a post-apocalyptic Mojave Wasteland. Even after nuclear fallout, the New Vegas strip is alive and well. New Vegas has several new features which include a companion wheel, reputation system, hardcore mode, and improved melee moves for the V.A.T.S. system.
New Vegas also has double the weapons as the previous entry and includes a new modification system that lets you improve your weapons. There are a ton of visual, sound, weapon, and environmental mods that make this game even better.
2 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006)
Made by the acclaimed Ubisoft Montreal studio, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas drops you into Sin City where terrorists threaten to take over the world. You will use tactical planning, suggestions in real-time from your squad members, and state-of-the-art equipment to bring down the terrorist cell. Rainbow Six: Vegas offers a highly improved artificial intelligence system that makes the game harder the deeper you infiltrate the terrorist cell. Motion capture was also used to make the game extremely realistic. An expert animator from Hollywood was used to bring it all together.
1 Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (2004)
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas has a fictional version of Las Vegas call Las Venturas where nineteen of the game's missions take place. There are three casinos in Las Venturas where you can attempt to make money through gambling. If you have no money of your own, you can play with house money, but beware loan sharks will come after you if not paid back. The Casinos are very well done and the first time you roll in Las Venturas is quite the breathtaking sight. The game creators did an excellent job in capturing the experience of visiting Las Vegas for the first time.