Top-down perspective sorted by release date

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

Dune 2000

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Civilization 2

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Grand Theft Auto 2

action-adventureWindows XP/98/95

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Berlin 1948

DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software
Beyond the Black Hole

DOS19893.8/5 Software Toolworks
Blasteroids

DOS19893.8/5 Atari
Block O Mania

DOS19894.1/5 Crystal Shard
Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW3.6/5
Bombuzal

DOS19893.5/5 Image Works
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS19893/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
Caesars Palace

DOS19894/5 Virgin Interactive
Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
Caves of Thor

DOS19893.4/5 Apogee Software
Clue Master Detective

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.
Conflict Europe

DOS19894.3/5 Personal Software Services
Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Demon Stalkers

DOS19893.6/5 Micro Forté
Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.7/5
Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
Face Off!

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.
Fast Food Dizzy

DOS19894/5 Codemasters
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS19893.9/5 Software Toolworks
Final Frontier

DOS19893/5 Bubble Bus Software
Gauntlet 2

DOS19894.1/5 Atari
Gengis Khan

DOS19893.6/5 KOEI
Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS19893.7/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Gone Fishing

DOS19893.7/5 Interstel Corporation
Grand Monster Slam

DOS19893.9/5 Golden Goblins
Heavy Barrel

DOS19893.6/5 Data East