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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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software

Sleuth: A Murder Mystery

DOS1983freeware4.2/5 Norland Software

Keys to Maramon

DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software

Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5 Atari

TomeNET

Windows XP/98/95Linux2003freeware4.4/5

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Castle Adventure

DOS1984freeware4.2/5

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design

Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x19914.1/5 Microsoft

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom Games

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...

Hexxagon

DOS19934.1/5 Argo Games

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill

Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5

The Perfect General

DOS19914.1/5 White Wolf Productions

The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...

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 ...