Is it legal to create/build buildings and architecture for a game like gta, nfs mw, etc from a real city?

Question

I want to start game development and thought to work on a gaming engine like Unreal Engine or Unity Engine and thought of building a real life game around me. Is it legal to build a game on a real city architecture? I live in India.

Answer 1

Consult with a competent lawyer in your area to avoid a lawsuit (an example can be found in the link below).

Note: "Is it legal" questions are not best suited to the stack overflow format.

https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/50856/can-you-use-well-known-buildings-in-your-game