In Video Games
WHS appearing within video games. This only includes examples of 'realistic' portrayals of WHS, in the sense that the locations are recognisable with some attempt at authentic portrayal.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ancient Thebes | Serious Sam HD – Temple of Hatshepsut | |
| Damascus | Assassin's Creed - Ummayad Mosque | |
| Florence | Assassin's Creed II – Duomo, Ponte Vecchio | |
| Historic Cairo | Serious Sam 3 – Mosque of Ibn Tulun | |
| Imperial Palace | China: The Forbidden City - The game is set in 1775 in the Forbidden City. | |
| Istanbul | Assassin's Creed Revelations – Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palace | |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Nioh | |
| Nubian Monuments | Serious Sam 3 – Abu Simbel, Philae | |
| Old City of Acre | Assassin's Creed – Hospitaller Fortress | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Assassin's Creed – Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque, Church of the Holy Sepulchre | |
| Old Havana | Assassin's Creed IV – Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta, Havana Cathedral | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Assassin's Creed Unity – Notre Dame Cathedral | |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Serious Sam 3 – Sphinx, Giza Pyramids; Assassin's Creed Origins – Sphinz, Giza, Bent Pyramid | |
| Rome | Assassin's Creed Brotherhood – Colosseum, Castel Santangelo | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Assassin's Creed Unity – Tour St Jacques (with historical church still attached) | |
| San Gimignano | Assassin's Creed II | |
| Statue of Liberty | Deus Ex | |
| Tower of London | Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Traitors Gate | |
| Vatican City | Assassin's Creed II – Sistine Chapel | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Assassin's Creed II – St Mark's Cathedral, St Mark's Square | |
| Versailles | Assassin's Creed Unity, Versailles 1685 | |
| Westminster | Assassin's Creed Syndicate – Parliament, Westminster Abbey | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Wheelman: Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to In Video Games?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
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- Be explained, with reference to a source