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).
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Mech Brigade
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Toobin
DOS1989 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversi...
Wild West World
DOS1991 Software 2000
Cobra Mission
DOS1992NSFW MegaTech Software
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected Holistic Design
Railroad Tycoon
DOSMac OS1990freeware MicroProse Software
Epidemic!
DOS1983protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Flying Tigers
DOS1994 Ticsoft
Flying Tigers is an abandoned vertical-scrolling sci-fi themed shoot 'em up game developed and released by Ticsoft in 1994 for MS-DOS only. Flying Tigers is the first chapter of the two parts Flying Tigers video game series.
Monday Night Football
DOS1989 Park Place Productions
ZAngband
Windows 10/11Mac OSDOSLinux1999freeware
Zangband is a variant of the popular roguelike game Angband. Zangband, short for Zelazny Angband, was developed by Chris Weisiger and first released in 1994. The game features a fantasy world with diverse races, classes, and ...
Raiden
DOS1994 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden follows the classic vertical scrolling shoot 'em up f...
Pinball Dreams
DOS1993protected Digital Illusions
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan
DOS1997 Papyrus Design Group
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
Mine Shaft
DOS1983 Sierra On-Line
Star General
Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
Warriors of Legend
DOS1993 Synergistic Software
Xonix
DOS1984remake
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle
DOS1993 Origin Systems
After the well-received Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Origin decided to reuse their impressive Ultima engine for one more game. Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle picks up right where The Black Gate leaves off. This time, the Avata...
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS1995 Supersonic Software
Mech War
DOS1992
Gulf Strike
DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Hexxagon 2
DOS1993 Argo Games
Legend of the Sword
DOS1988 Silicon Software
Qix
DOS1989 Taito
Sleuth: A Murder Mystery
DOS1983freeware Norland Software
Times of Lore
DOS1989 Origin Systems
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Ori...
Gal Pani X
Windows XP/98/952000freewareNSFW
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.
CD-Man v2.0
DOS1992 Creative Dimensions
Merchant Prince
DOS1993 Holistic Design