How to grow a garden (or fight zombies) in your yard without ever leaving the house...

[ZedClampet]

Thanks to OpenStreetMap and some tools like RealMap that can use the data to quickly generate realistic game maps, I've seen a few games come out lately that allow you to experience the game on a map of anywhere in the world.

Save 20% on Infection Free Zone on Steam

Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

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Global Farmer on Steam

Farm the world in an immersive top-down management game that lets you choose your farm's location anywhere on the real-world map! Want to experience a rich strawberry harvest in the French countryside? Or challenge the hot sun in South America? The choice is yours!

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Being able to play in a local map was one of the early draws for me years and years ago with the Flight Simulator games. I haven't played any of these new games yet, but it seems interesting and like it could add extra incentive, for instance, in the zombie game to have a representation of your actual house attacked.

Just want to see what other people think of this tech and whether they've played any games that use it.

 

[Pifanjr]

Thanks to OpenStreetMap and some tools like RealMap that can use the data to quickly generate realistic game maps, I've seen a few games come out lately that allow you to experience the game on a map of anywhere in the world.

Save 20% on Infection Free Zone on Steam

Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

store.steampowered.com

Global Farmer on Steam

Farm the world in an immersive top-down management game that lets you choose your farm's location anywhere on the real-world map! Want to experience a rich strawberry harvest in the French countryside? Or challenge the hot sun in South America? The choice is yours!

store.steampowered.com

Being able to play in a local map was one of the early draws for me years and years ago with the Flight Simulator games. I haven't played any of these new games yet, but it seems interesting and like it could add extra incentive, for instance, in the zombie game to have a representation of your actual house attacked.

Just want to see what other people think of this tech and whether they've played any games that use it.

I've never played a game that had anything like this. It seems like a fun gimmick, but not something I really care about.

 

[Brian Boru]

Hah, I thought this thread was going to be about the original Plants v Zombies

Haven't seen anything like this beyond FS. Agree on the fun gimmick, it was cool with Far Cry in Nepal and Montana and Cuba. I might be more tempted once I can paste a few neighbors' faces onto the zombies!