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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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software

Capitalism Plus

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 Enlight Software

The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software

V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games

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 ...

Seek and Destroy

DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software

Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...

Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI

Knightmare

DOS19863.6/5 Konami

Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo3.8/5 Software Dynamics

Power Dolls

DOS19944/5 Kogado Software Products

Airborne Ranger

DOS19884.2/5 MicroProse Software

Aleshar World of Ice

DOS19973.8/5

Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware3.9/5

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software

Rampart

DOS19924/5 Atari

Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...