The best top down games

Top down games

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  Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes

  DOS1990protected4/5 id software
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  Escape from Hell

  DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
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  Laser Squad

  DOS19924/5 Target Games Limited

  Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.

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  Lords of the Realm

  DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4/5 Impressions Games

  Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.

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  Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1

  Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware4/5
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  Times of Lore

  DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

  Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.

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  Chess88

  DOS19844/5
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  The Magic Candle 3

  DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
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  Angband

  Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5
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  Blues Brothers RPG

  Windows XP/98/952004freeware4/5
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  SimLife

  DOSMacWindows 3.x19924/5 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 Macintosh, Amiga, Windows 3.x and Amiga.

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  Highway Fighter

  DOS19954/5 Safari Software
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  Pirates! Gold

  DOSWindows 3.xMac1993protectedremake4/5 MicroProse Software

  Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...

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  Dark Legions

  DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
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  The Aethra Chronicles

  DOS19944/5

  The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...

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  Oxyd

  DOS19924/5 Dongleware
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  Omega

  DOS19894/5 Origin Systems
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  Wizard's Crown

  DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  Fantasy Empires

  DOS1993protected4/5 Silicon Knights
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  Acquire

  DOS19893.9/5 IBM
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  Advanced Civilization

  DOS19953.9/5 Avalon Hill
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  Rings of Medusa

  DOS19903.9/5 Starbyte Software
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  Nectaris

  DOS19953.9/5 Hudson soft
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  Avalon

  DOS1998freeware3.9/5 MiG Outpost
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  OverKill

  DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
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  Star Control

  DOS1990protected3.9/5 Toys for Bob
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  John Madden Football

  DOS19893.9/5 Electronic Arts

  John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...

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  Keys to Maramon

  DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software
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  The Ancient Art of War

  DOS19843.9/5 Evryware
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  Amberstar

  DOS19923.9/5 Thalion

  Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...