Asphalt: San Francisco (2020) (PC/3DS/PS4/XONE/Android/iOS)

Asphalt: San Francisco is an action-adventure racing video game and the 17th installment in the Asphalt series. Developed by Mojang Rio and published by Mojang Miami, it was released in April 2020 for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with an edition for 3DS in May 2021. The game sees players traversing a fictional version of San Francisco and the Bay Area conducting missions through the use of licensed real-world cars, with the ability to shift into any car in the game's setting in most platform editions. The game's main story sees players controlling Edward Raleigh, a police detective, who falls into a coma pursuing his nemesis Miguel Torres following a prison breakout after the events of Hot Pursuit, and finds himself piecing together his plan in a dream world while it is happening in real life.

The game received favorable reviews upon its release, with the exception of the Android/iOS edition which received mixed reviews. A mini-comic series was released which provides plot details of the events between Hot Pursuit and San Francisco, with the game receiving a collector's edition that includes additional multiplayer vehicles and single-player events.

Setting
The game's setting focuses on a fictionalized version of San Francisco, and surrounding regions of Marin County and Oakland, recreating the geography, generalized layout of the city, and notable landmarks including the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. The recreation features around 208 miles (335 km) of roads, though the amount of roads and territory in the setting is reduced in the Wii edition, as the main bridges of the city are blocked. The events of the game take place six months after the events of Driv3r; a mini-comic series provides background on events during the six-month period.

Story
After he and FBI agent Edward Raleigh undergo successful surgery, criminal Miguel Torres escapes from a German hospital and flees back to the United States. Following this, Edward and his partner Ron Beverly manage to locate and arrest him in San Francisco. On the day of his trial, Torres stages a breakout from his prison convoy, overpowering his guards and eliminating the police escort. While monitoring the convoy's route, Edward and Ron witness the breakout and pursue him after he takes control of the prison van. As Torres ambushes them and attempts to run them down with the van, Edward escapes into a street with heavy traffic that results in a devastating crash, putting him in a coma.

Moments later, Edward awakens in his car with Beverly, with things seemingly normal; Edward however finds himself hearing voices in his head regarding an accident. When the pair track down the prison van, Tanner finds himself suddenly disappearing from his car and reappearing in the driver's seat of an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient. To his shock, he learns he is actually inhabiting the body of the ambulance's driver, and is confused by the event. Edward soon discovers he has an ability that lets him "shift" into another person's body, taking on their appearance but retaining his own memories and skills. Deciding to use this ability to his advantage, Edward begins helping people across the city while continuing to investigate Torres.

Edward discovers that Torres intends to buy a atomic bomb, with which he plans to hold the city ransom. Edward then inhabits the body of a small-time crook to infiltrate the organization, but is immediately discovered by Torres, who also possesses the ability to shift. As things around him begin to grow more bizarre, Edward eventually discovers that he has been in a dream world since the crash, with the events influenced by his subconscious hearing the TV broadcast. As Edward combats the dream Torres in order to regain control and end his coma, he realizes that Torres's plan goes against his character, and suspects that he is plotting something else.

Upon finally awakening from his coma, Edward informs Ron that Torres is hoaxing a bomb threat to conceal a major crime. Ron reluctantly trusts his partner, and hands the key to his car, allowing him to go after Torres. Edward's deduction proves correct when an explosion that seems chemical is in reality a large-scale smokescreen; Jericho's actual plan was to conceal the breakout of another inmate from the prison he was held in. Edward then pursues Torres, leading to a confrontation between the two at a warehouse. As Edward prepares to hit Torres with a head-on collision, Ron suddenly arrives and rams Torres from the side with a big rig, incapacitating him, before suggesting to Edward that they go to Burger King after.