Top-down perspective
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).
Sort by:
Mech War
DOS19924.1/5
Mega lo Mania
DOS19924.2/5 Sensible Software
Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later on other systems like the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). The ...
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy
DOS19903.9/5 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTraveller 1 takes place in the Traveller universe's Third Imperium, a vast interstellar empire. The plot revolves around a c...
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
DOS19913.7/5 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...
Merchant Colony
DOS19914.2/5 Impressions Games
Merchant Prince
DOS19934/5 Holistic Design
Meteors
DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
Micro Machines
DOS19944.3/5 Codemasters
Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software
MicroProse Soccer
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United States it was known as Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer.
Mine Shaft
DOS19834.1/5 Sierra On-Line
Mines of Titan
DOS19893.7/5 Westwood Studios
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.
Minesweeper
Windows 3.x19924.1/5 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...
Mini Putt
DOS19883.8/5 Artech Studios
Mirror Magic
Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware3.6/5
Mission: Mainframe
DOS19873.9/5
Moebius
DOS19873.4/5 Origin Systems
Monday Night Football
DOS19894.1/5 Park Place Productions
Monopoly
DOS19854.1/5
Monopoly
DOS19853.8/5
Monopoly (Adam Stevens)
DOS19983.9/5
Monopoly Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x19924.1/5 Parker Brothers
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.
Moraff's Morejongg
Windows XP/98/9519923.7/5 Moraffware
Moraff's Revenge
DOS19883.7/5 Moraffware
Moraff's World
DOS19913.5/5 Moraffware
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol
Windows 3.x1995protected3.9/5
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...
Moria
DOS1992freeware4/5
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware3/5
Motor City
DOS19944/5 Max Design
Ms Pac PC
DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia