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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Fooblitzsky

DOS19864/5 Infocom

Football Glory

DOS1995freeware3.8/5 Croteam

Fort Apache

DOS19923.7/5 Impressions Games

Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts

Free Enterprise

Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Tsunami Media

Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows by Tsunami Media, published in 1996.

Frogger

DOS19834.1/5 Konami

Frogger Jr.

DOS19843.6/5

Frontline

DOS19903/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac19903.9/5 Hitech Productions

Future Classics Collection

DOS19902.8/5

Gal Pani X

Windows XP/98/952000freewareNSFW4.1/5

Gal Pani X is an action-puzzle game reminiscent of the classic arcade Qix, developed by D2 and released in 2000 for Windows. Gal Pani X is an adult-themed Doujin game: it was made by fans and wasn't for profit.

Galaxy

DOS19814.1/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Gapper

DOS19864/5

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Gauntlet

DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape

Gauntlet 2

DOS19894.1/5 Atari

Gazza 2

DOS19913.5/5 Empire Interactive

Gemfire

DOS19924/5 KOEI

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI

Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf

DOS19923.7/5 KOEI

Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 Ozark Softscape

Global Domination

DOS19933.5/5 Impressions Games

Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive

Gnome Alone

DOS19913.9/5

Goal!

DOS19933.9/5 Dini & Dini Productions

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...