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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).

Most popular top down games

Civilization
strategyDOS, Windows 3.x
Civilization 2
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Top down games

  • wtgolf-2
    DOS19853.7/5 Electronic Arts
  • lordsoftherealm-1
    DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4/5 Impressions Games

    Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.

  • conflictvietnam-4
    DOS19864.1/5 MicroProse Software
  • sensiblesoccer-2
    DOS19924.2/5 Sensible Software
  • mad-mix-02
    DOS19884.2/5 Topo Soft
  • gunsbutter-1
    DOS19903.8/5 Mindscape
  • gemfire-03
    DOS19923.9/5 KOEI
  • solar-winds-2-02
    DOS19933.9/5 Stone Interactive Media
  • total-annihilation-03
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Cavedog Entertainment
  • rambo3-1
    DOS19883.5/5 Ocean Software
  • mahjongg-nels-01
    DOS19874.3/5 Arcanum Computing
  • akalabeth-4
    DOS1981freeware3.7/5 California Pacific Computer

    Akalabeth is a RPG game allegedly developed in just one summer by the Ultima franchise creator Richard Garriott. It's a dungeon crawler with wire-frame black and white graphics. Akalabeth is played in both first person 3d and top down view points.

  • rampart-3
    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 ...

  • dragonflight-01
    DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
  • azalta-03
  • v4vmarket_007
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
  • arrakis-05
    DOS20003.9/5
  • adventure-construction-set-1
    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...

  • knightsxentar-1
    DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software
  • moebius-1
    DOS19873.4/5 Origin Systems
  • teenagemutant-2
    DOS19893.6/5 Konami
  • wizcrown-6
    DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • spacewar-1
    DOS19854.1/5
  • peoples-general-06
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • clue-master-detective-03
    DOS19894.2/5 Dalali Software

    Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.

  • xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03
    DOS19914.3/5 Paragon Software
  • army-men-2-01
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 The 3DO Company
  • bass-tour-01
    DOS19923.9/5
  • populous-beginning-03
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
  • faceoff-3
    DOS19894.1/5 MindSpan

    Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.