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).
Sort by:
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 Pandemic Studios
X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants
DOS19914.2/5 Paragon Software
Action Soccer
DOS19954.3/5 UBI Soft
MicroProse Soccer
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United States it was known as Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer.
Demon's Winter
DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Alien Syndrome
DOS19894.2/5 Sega
Arrakis
DOS20003.9/5
Dogs of War
Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering
V for victory: Velikiye Luki
DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
Air Traffic Controller
DOS19854.2/5 Cascoly Software
Flying Tigers
DOS19944.1/5 Ticsoft
Flying Tigers is an abandoned vertical-scrolling sci-fi themed shoot 'em up game developed and released by Ticsoft in 1994 for MS-DOS only. Flying Tigers is the first chapter of the two parts Flying Tigers video game series.
Crusade in Europe
DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software
Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus
DOS19874.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Gray Design Associates
Kaiser
DOS19923.9/5
ZZT
DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
5th Fleet
DOS19943.9/5
Pack-Man
DOS1983remake3.5/5 Magicom Multimedia
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware3/5
240 Racing
DOS19984/5
Berlin 1948
DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software
Gauntlet 2
DOS19894.1/5 Atari
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man
DOS1994remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
Legacy of the Ancients
DOS19893.7/5 Quest Software
Capitalism Plus
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 Enlight Software
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software
The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty
DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software
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...
Decision in the Desert
DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software
Xenon 2000: Project PCF
Windows XP/98/952000remake4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...