Futuristic and science-fiction cities fascinate the viewer.  Artists are always trying to envision the world as it could be, or might have been.  Fantasy and historical depictions are rivaled only by futuristic and sci-fi artworks in terms of their popularity as a subject for digital art.

In this showcase, you’ll find 35 incredible futuristic and sci-fi based cities, as 3d wallpapers, illustrations and matte painting.

Before you go ahead with this nice collection of 3d desktop wallpapers and illustrations you may also want to check out some of our other posts on the same topic:

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No one can know for sure what the world will look like in the future, but these artworks definitely capture some imaginative possibilities.

Metropolis Series by Andree Wallin

Cassiopeians by Adam Grania

Futuristic City by JJasso

Tears in the Rain by Andreas Rocha

Phoenix Rising by Tigaer

Gates to Elysium by Tigaer

The City of Lights by Tigaer

Fog City by Laurent Menabe

Star Wars 1 by JJasso

God is Speaking to Me by AkaJork

Talaros City by fstarno

The Gold Light of Morning by Stefan Morrell

Industrial City by JJasso

Thekno City by JJasso

Urban Plateaus by Dylan Cole

Meduza Arts by I-NetGraFX

City Matte by Mortalitas

Babel Myth by fstarno

Matte Painting 4 by astrokevin

The Future City by zbush

The Future City Speedpaint by ANTIFAN-REAL

Future World 2 by Rudolf Herczog

Inner City by Aksu

Spire City by Chris Diston

Sci Fi City Vista by Bertrand Benoit

Interurban by Jacob Dietz

Bon Voyage by Christian Beyer

Futuristic City by Neisbeis

Petrol and Gas Station by Harrell Wong

The Return to Albakin by Alexander Preuss

3001 by SanFranGuy

The Future City by Edison Chan