Top-down perspective

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

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Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS1990protected4.1/5 id software
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected4/5 id software

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.
Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.6/5 Avalon Hill
Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic
Conflict Europe

DOS19894.3/5 Personal Software Services
Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.1/5 MicroProse Software
Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Conquest of Japan

DOS19924.1/5 Impressions Games
Cosmic Crusader

DOS19823.8/5 Funatics Software
Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS19923.4/5 Sierra On-Line
Crossfire

DOS19823.6/5 Sierra On-Line
Crusade in Europe

DOS19854/5 MicroProse Software
Cyrus

DOS19853/5
D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS19943.3/5 Impressions Games
D-Zone

DOS19923.7/5
Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1993protected3.9/5 Imagitec Design
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS19913.6/5 Riedel Software Productions
Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected4.4/5 Pandemic Studios
Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Darklands

DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac1992protected3.9/5 MicroProse Software

Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...
DarkSpyre

DOS19903.8/5 Event Horizon
Dawn Raider

DOS19904/5 Softstar Entertainment
Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip
Deadly Racer

DOS19943.9/5
Death by Backgammon

DOS19903/5