The most popular 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).

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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI

Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS19892.8/5 Origin Systems

Angband

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5

Ascii Sector

WindowsLinuxDOS2007freeware4/5

Gauntlet 2

DOS19894.1/5 Atari

Z

DOS1996protected4/5 Bitmap Brothers

Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...

TV Sports: Basketball

DOS1990freeware4.2/5 Cinemaware

Color Lines

DOS19923.8/5 Gamos

Legacy of the Ancients

DOS19893.7/5 Quest Software

007: License to Kill

DOS19894/5 Quixel

The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19943.9/5

The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment

Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Cinemaware

Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.

Risk: the World Conquest Game

DOS19893.8/5 Mastertronic

Iron Cross

DOS19943.8/5 New World Computing

Rampart

DOS19924/5 Atari

Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.

Fantasy General

DOS1996protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.

The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations

Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Team 17

Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia

Spirit of Excalibur

DOS19903.8/5 Synergistic Software

Questron 2

DOS1988protected3.8/5 Westwood Studios

Aspar GP Master

DOS19893.8/5 Dinamic Multimedia

Adventure Construction Set

DOS19873.9/5 Electronic Arts

Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...