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

Avalon

DOS1998freeware3.8/5 MiG Outpost

Super Pac-Man

DOS19823.5/5 Namco

Kick off 2

DOS19904/5 Anco Software

Logo

DOS1990NSFW3.8/5 Starbyte Software

Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake3.7/5

Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, breathing new life into Sega's original concept. According to the Freeware Database, among the many Pengo remakes, Push Push Penguin stands out as the best, offering minor...

Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games

Cannon Fodder

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Sensible Software

Cannon Fodder, released by Sensible Software in 1993, is a military-themed action game that cleverly blends strategy with real-time tactics. Players control a small squad of soldiers through various missions, facing enemies and obstacles in a top-down perspective. The game's distinctive style is marked by its dark humor and satirical take on war, m...

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo3.8/5 Software Dynamics

Gapper

DOS19864/5

Space Rogue

DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.

Boston Bomb Club

DOS19913.9/5 Silmarils

Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5 Atari

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights

Knights of Legend

DOS19894.2/5 Origin Systems

World tour golf

DOS19853.6/5 Electronic Arts

2400 A.D.

DOS19884/5 Origin Systems

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software

WinRisk

Windows 3.x19924.1/5

Lord of Destruction

DOS19942.9/5 Rebelsoft

Rotox

DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials

Blades of Exile

Windows 3.xMac OSWindows XP/98/951997freeware4/5 Spiderweb Software

Blades of Exile is a classic role-playing video game developed by Spiderweb Software. It's the third installment in the "Exile" series. The game was released in 1997 for Mac OS, and later for Windows in 1998.In Blades of Exile, players control a party of adventurers who explore the underground world of Exile/Avernum, a vast network of caves and dun...