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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Cobra Mission

DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

Nebulus

DOS19884.1/5 Hewson Consultants

Nebulus, also known as Tower Toppler in some regions, is a classic video game released in the 1980s. It was developed by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants. The game was initially released for various home computer systems, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and others. It later saw ports to different platforms. Neb...

No Greater Glory

DOSMac OS1991protected4.1/5

Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x19914.1/5 Microsoft

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Z

DOS1996protected4.1/5 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...

Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic

The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS19874.1/5 Evryware

UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5

Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Gray Design Associates

Conquest of Japan

DOS19924.1/5 Impressions Games

Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Raven Software

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions

Qix

DOS19894.1/5 Taito

Spacewar

DOS19854.1/5

Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...

DND

DOS19844.1/5

Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 Softtouch

Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids

Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design

Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment

Times of Lore

DOS19894.1/5 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 Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.

Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

DOS19934.1/5 Origin Systems

After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...

Speedball 2

DOS19924.1/5 Bitmap Brothers

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 Holistic Design

Grand Theft Auto 2

Windows XP/98/9519994.1/5 DMA Design

Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...