Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Dystopian View of San Francisco launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco▲825

   Explore San Francisco

   2025 · vincentwoo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cumulus▲70

   New cyberpunk novel set in near-future Oakland

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   99% Invisible - Pagodas and Dragon Gates▲69

   The history of San Francisco's China Town

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Golden Gate▲54

   SF in the 90's, about a tech worker, written in sonnets

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Real SF Map▲124

   See which friends work close by

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6CN
   Cyberpunk novel where inequality/surveillance push Oakland to civil war▲6

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Robot Overlordz Ep 269 - A Cloudy Future▲55

   Interview about Cumulus, the cyberpunk novel set in Oakland

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mr. Chilly▲81

   See the weather in San Francisco’s different microclimates!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The City Cast - SF's Identity Crisis ▲54

   We discuss SF's big city vs. small town identity+AirBnb Ads

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Collapse▲75

    The end of society simulator

    2016 · ubisoft.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    A Better San Francisco▲1

    Solving Problems Together

    2015 · abettersf.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Silicon Island▲8

    A technology utopia off the coast of California

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    99% Invisible: Making Up Ground▲58

    More ships buried under the streets of SF & Moving Sand

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HandUp▲102

    Direct giving to SF's homeless for the things they need.

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Read Only Memories▲80

    Retro cyberpunk Visual Novel set in Neo-San Francisco

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    (Human) Wasteland▲3

    An interactive map of human waste in San Francisco

    2015 · jennz0r.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Alfred Junco: Island Building with Peter Nicholson▲55

    Creating a striving business community in Exuma

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

    Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Imaginary Cities▲70

    Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife

    2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Silicon Heroes▲120

    A graphic novel where entrepreneurs have superpowers!

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    OldSF▲142

    Google Street View map of San Francisco in the 1800s

    2015 · oldsf.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A Tale of Two Cities▲54

    A classic that’s a fantastic read.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23ST
    SVHumor – TheOnion Meets Silicon Valley▲5

    2015 · svhumor.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Station Eleven▲57

    A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →