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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The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Silicon Knights

5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5

Oxyd

DOS19923.9/5 Dongleware

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Adept Software

God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...

Kaiser

DOS19924/5

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI

Lords of the Realm

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4/5 Impressions Games

Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.

Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS19863.7/5 Lindensoft

Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 Massive Entertainment

Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.

Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Digital Illusions

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design

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...

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Amazing Maze

DOS19833.2/5

Rings of Medusa

DOS19904/5 Starbyte Software

Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...

Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

DOS19874.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom Games

Temple of Apshai Trilogy

DOS19853.5/5 Epyx

The Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a series of classic role-playing games developed by Automated Simulations (later known as Epyx) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These games were among the earliest examples of computer-based RPGs and were influential in shaping the genre.The "Temple of Apshai Trilogy" was notable for its depth of gameplay and intr...

Sensible Golf

DOS19943.2/5 Sensible Software

Sensible Golf is a golf video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It was released in 1994 for Amiga and MS-DOS.Unlike traditional golf simulations of its time, "Sensible Golf" featured a more arcade-style gameplay with simple controls and colorful graphics. Players could choose from a variety of fi...