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The best top down games

Top down games were very popular in the 80s and the 90s, when graphic cards were not capable of supporting 3D, and even when 3D started to become popular, 2D games continued to be easier to develop, at least in the infancy of 3D gaming. 2D game offered the player a viewpoint that helped keeping things easily under control (think about top down party-based RPGs or hex-based strategy games).

Most popular top down games

Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto 2
action-adventureWindows XP/98/95
Raiden
shooterDOS
  • chess-psion-02
    DOSMac19854.1/5 Psion Software
  • enterpreneur-04
    Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Stardock Entertainment
  • pacific-general-03
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • deathrally-02
    DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
  • pinballdreams-5
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 Digital Illusions
  • amaze-02
    DOS19894.1/5 New Era Software
  • antix-05
    DOS1985remake4.1/5
  • beyond-castle-wolfenstein-04
    DOS19854.1/5 Muse Software
  • black-moon-chronicles-09
    DOS1999protected4.1/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
  • champion-of-the-raj-02
    DOS19914.1/5 Personal Software Services
  • keen3-1
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 id software
  • epidemic-06
    DOS1983protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • fountain-of-dreams-01
    DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts
  • global-effect-05
    DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
  • gulf-strike-04
    DOS19864.1/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
  • nhl_94-06
    DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
  • othello-03
    DOS19864.1/5
  • soviet-04
    DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
  • simcity-6
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis

    SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...

  • knightsxentar-1
    DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software
  • simant-4
  • gta1-6
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design

    In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

  • cave-wars-01
    DOS19964.1/5
  • prophecy-shadow-02
    DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • sherlock-1
    DOS1991protected4.1/5 Everett Kaser Software
  • dnd_text-02
    DOS19844.1/5
  • galpanix-07
    Windows XP/98/952000freewareNSFW4.1/5

    Gal Pani X is an action-puzzle game reminiscent of the classic arcade Qix, developed by D2 and released in 2000 for Windows. Gal Pani X is an adult-themed Doujin game: it was made by fans and wasn't for profit.

  • chessmaster-2000-02
    DOS19864.1/5 Software Toolworks
  • z-01
    DOS1996protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
  • beneath-apple-manor-04
    DOS1983freeware4.1/5