Actor Roger Hill, who played Cyrus in the original film which the video game is based on, filed a lawsuit against Take-Two and Rockstar Games demanding $250k in damages for them using his likeness in the game without his permission.

In a statement from Rockstar Games, they said Rockstar Games "has a valid third-party license for the rights to use Roger Hill's likeness and the character of Cyrus in The Warriors video game and related marketing materials". Hill had been approached prior by Rockstar to provide his likeness and voice for the game, but declined to be involved.

Cyrus's voice in the game was instead provided by a sound-alike.

A spiritual successor to the game was in development which internally went under the title We Are The Mods. The game was set during the mods and rockers brawls of the 1960s in England. It was originally intended to be on the PlayStation 2 but development was later switched over to the Xbox 360. Work began on the game in 2006 by Rockstar Toronto but it was later canceled with some environment and weapon models still existing for it.