The most popular 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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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.

Chess

DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners

Qix

DOS19894.1/5 Taito

Pizza Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected4/5 Software 2000

Oubliette

DOS19833.3/5

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions

Bass Tour

DOS19924/5

Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected4/5 id software

18th Airborne

DOS19933.9/5

Sherlock: The Game of Logic

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Everett Kaser Software

2400 A.D.

DOS19884/5 Origin Systems

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 Hitech Productions

Infiltrator 2

DOS19884.1/5 Chris Gray Enterprises

Starflight

DOS19864.1/5 Binary Systems

Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...

Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS19883.7/5 KOEI

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill

Knights of Legend

DOS19894.2/5 Origin Systems

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.

Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software

V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games

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.

Ys: The Vanished Omens

DOS19894.1/5 Nihon Falcom

Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.