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).
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Dungeon Crawl
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
Dungeon Explorer
DOS1990
Dungeon of Shalan
DOS1988
Dungeons of Kairn
DOS1989
Dungeons of Kroz
DOS1989freeware Apogee Software
Dungeons of Kroz 2
DOS1989 Apogee Software
EGA-Roids
DOS1986freewareremake Designer Software
Eight Ball Deluxe
DOSMac OS1993 Littlewing
Elona
Windows XP/98/952007freeware
Elona (short for Eternal League of Nefia) is a free roguelike RPG developed by Japanese indie developer named Noa in 2007. Its gameplay combines elements of open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, and life simulation. It has complex gameplay mechanics, and high replayability. Elona offers a sandbox world where players can pursue various role...
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/951996 Holistic Design
Empire Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x1993 White Wolf Productions
Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and published by New World Computing, it is a successor to the game Empire, which was created by Walter Bright in the late 1970s. The game is set on a world map, where pl...
Empire II: The Art of War
DOSWindows XP/98/951995 White Wolf Productions
Empire Soccer 94
DOS1994 Graftgold
Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
England Championship Special
DOS1991 Tiertex Design Studios
Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Entrepreneur
Windows XP/98/951997 Stardock Entertainment
Epic Pinball
DOSMac OS1993protected Digital Extremes
Epidemic!
DOS1983protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Escape from Hell
DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Evets
DOS1988freeware SAck Enterprizes
Exile II: Crystal Souls
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware Spiderweb Software
Exile III: Ruined World
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software
Exile: Escape from the Pit
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware Spiderweb Software
Exile: Escape from the Pit is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Spiderweb Software. It is part of the Exile series, originally released in the mid-1990s. This game was later remade and re-released as Avernum: Escape from the Pit. The game is set in a massive underground world called Exile, where the Empire banishes criminals, p...
Extreme Pinball
DOS1995 Epic MegaGames
Face Off!
DOS1989 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.
Fantasy Empires
DOS1993protected Silicon Knights
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.
Fast Food Dizzy
DOS1989 Codemasters
Felony!
DOS1984 BrainBank