The best 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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Lords of the Realm 2
DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1996protected Impressions Games
Lords of the Realm II is a medieval-themed real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Released in 1996, it is the second game in the "Lords of the Realm" s...
MacArthur's War
DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Merchant Colony
DOS1991 Impressions Games
Motor City
DOS1994 Max Design
Navy Seal
DOS1989 Cosmi Corporation
NetStorm: Islands at War
Windows XP/98/951997
Nobunaga's Ambition 6
DOS1994 KOEI
Omega
DOS1989 Origin Systems
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
Operation Harrier
DOS1990 Creative Materials
Oxyd
DOS1992 Dongleware
Pango
DOS1983remake
Pizza Tycoon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected Software 2000
Reaping The Dungeon
DOS1993 Frontline Software
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Robbo
DOS1993freeware xLand Games
Robot Odissey
DOS1985 The Learning Company
Rotox
DOS1991 Creative Materials
Sexy Droids
DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
Sid Meier's CivNet
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 MicroProse Software
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer ga...
Ski or Die
DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Ski or Die is a winter sports-themed video game that was originally released in 1990 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and was a follow-up to their earl...
Socrates
DOS1993
Super Speed: Christmas Edition
DOS1995
The Ancient Art of War
DOS1984 Evryware
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Anc...
The Magic Candle 3
DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected Cavedog Entertainment
Traders
DOS1992 Linel
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS1991 Synergistic Software
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. The game puts you in command of a sta...
Welltris
DOS1989 Sphere
Welltris is a puzzle video game designed by Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris. Released in 1989, Welltris offers a fresh take on the block-dropping mechanics of Tetris, expanding the gameplay into a 3D environment. Simil...
SimLife
DOSMac OSWindows 3.x1992 Maxis
SimLife is an abandoned simulation game focused on managing a ecosystems and experimenting with genetics. SimLife was designed by Ken Karakotsios, developed and released by Maxis in 1992 for DOS and later also published for Macint...