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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Motor City

DOS19944/5 Max Design

Felony!

DOS19844/5 BrainBank

Goal!

DOS19933.9/5 Dini & Dini Productions

2400 A.D.

DOS19884/5 Origin Systems

Monopoly (Adam Stevens)

DOS19983.9/5

Mega lo Mania

DOS19924.2/5 Sensible Software

Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later on other systems like the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). The ...

Uridium

DOS19883.9/5 Graftgold

Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...

Minesweeper

Windows 3.x19924/5 Microsoft

Microsoft Minesweeper is an iconic puzzle game that has been included with Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1. The game's objective is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them. The player clicks on a square to reveal what's underneath, and numbers are displayed to indicate how many mines...

Puzznic

DOS19904.2/5 Taito

J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan

DOS19974.1/5 Papyrus Design Group

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill

Shamus

DOS19843.7/5 Synapse Software

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Uncharted Waters

DOS19904.1/5 KOEI

Homey D. Clown

DOS19933.5/5 Synergistic Software

Power Drive

DOS19944.2/5 Rage Games

Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software

Frogger

DOS19834.1/5 Konami

APB

DOS19894/5 Atari

Bicycle Bridge

DOS19924.2/5

Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.8/5

Time Bandit

DOS19894.4/5 MichTron

Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...