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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Dune II: The building of a dynasty

DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios

Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...

Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5

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

DOS19903.5/5

Dungeon of Shalan

DOS19883.5/5

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964/5 Holistic Design

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934.1/5 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/98/9519954/5 White Wolf Productions

Empire Soccer 94

DOS19942.8/5 Graftgold

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Entrepreneur

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Stardock Entertainment

Epic Pinball

DOSMac OS1993protected3.7/5 Digital Extremes

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Escape from Hell

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts

Evets

DOS1988freeware3.5/5 SAck Enterprizes

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Extreme Pinball

DOS19954.2/5 Epic MegaGames

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.

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Silicon Knights

Fantasy General

DOS1996protected4.2/5 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.