CityEd makes GTA-style map of London with renamed districts
CityEd has made a GTA-style map of London with Rockstar-like place names, including Dukes Cross and Saint.
In the examples from the article, Kings Cross is renamed Dukes Cross and Angel becomes Saint. According to Eurogamer, the entire city on the map is called Trafalgar, giving the project a clear fictional layer that fits GTA’s satirical naming style.
The article also points to Rockstar’s earlier London outing, Grand Theft Auto: London from 1999, and mentions a longer video of around 30 minutes in which CityEd explains the making process. The YouTube video referenced in the piece is called “I GTA-ised London's map” and comes from the CityEd channel.
What happened
Creator CityEd published a GTA-style reinterpretation of London, with place names that match the parody naming style of the Grand Theft Auto series. Eurogamer writes that the project depicts the city as if Rockstar Games had made its own version of it, with a map that not only redraws the city but also replaces the names of well-known locations.
The examples given are specific: Kings Cross became Dukes Cross, Angel became Saint, and the city itself was renamed Trafalgar. That gives London a fictional map layer that fits GTA’s familiar approach to distorted place names and playful references to real-world locations. Eurogamer cites these renamings as an example of how far CityEd took the concept.
The article places the project alongside Rockstar’s earlier London setting in Grand Theft Auto: London from 1999. In the available external context, that historical reference point is confirmed by Rockstar Games itself, which has an official page for Grand Theft Auto: London 1969. The external context also mentions Grand Theft Auto Mission Pack #2: London 1961 as a later freeware expansion for PC, but the Eurogamer article mainly uses the 1999 setting as the comparison for CityEd’s fan project.
Eurogamer also mentions a YouTube video titled “I GTA-ised London's map,” which comes from CityEd. The video is linked in the article to a longer explanation of around 30 minutes about the creation process. The title and channel name confirm that it is the same project, but the title alone does not reveal any extra technical steps or a full list of renamed locations.
Timeline
1999 — Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 as an official London setting within the franchise.
1999 — Rockstar also releases Grand Theft Auto Mission Pack #2: London 1961 for PC as a later expansion using the same map and characters, but set in an earlier time period.
Unknown date — CityEd publishes a GTA-style map of London with renamed locations such as Dukes Cross, Saint, and Trafalgar.
Unknown date — CityEd posts or discusses a video titled “I GTA-ised London's map,” which Eurogamer says runs for about 30 minutes.
Unknown date — Eurogamer publishes its article about the map and links the project to Rockstar’s earlier London releases.
Background
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 is the historical reference Eurogamer uses to place CityEd’s fan project. Rockstar’s official page confirms that London 1969 is a real release in the franchise, and the external context shows that there was also a follow-up expansion: London 1961. That makes London a rare but established location in official GTA history.
The difference between that old official content and CityEd’s map is that the fan project is not a playable mission pack, but a cartographic reinterpretation. The available information shows that CityEd turned the city into a GTA-like map with new names, with the examples from the article limited to Kings Cross, Angel, and the city name Trafalgar. There is no confirmation that the full map is available as a PDF on Patreon, nor which other districts or landmarks were changed.
The YouTube video is mainly relevant here as an additional source for the project itself. The title “I GTA-ised London's map” and the CityEd channel confirm that the creator explained the project in video form. The video description explicitly asks what would happen if London existed in the Grand Theft Auto universe and if Rockstar had made a GTA game in London. That matches the premise of the map project, but it does not automatically prove extra production details or the full contents of the map.
The available information therefore confirms the core of the story: CityEd made a GTA-style map of London, Eurogamer reported on it, and Rockstar’s earlier London content from 1999 provides the historical comparison. What remains unclear is the project’s exact distribution, the full list of renamed locations, and whether there is a separate PDF version.