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
DOS1995 Supersonic Software
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS1986 Cybron corporation
Pac Gal
DOS1982
M.U.D.S. - Mean Ugly Dirty Sport
DOS1990 Golden Goblins
John Madden Football
DOS1989 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 Ap...
Kingdom of Kroz
DOS1988freeware Apogee Software
Slash'Em
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997freewareremake
SLASH'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic) is a roguelike game based on NetHack, one of the most famous dungeon-crawling games of all time. It expands upon NetHack 3.4.3, adding new monsters, items, spells, roles, an...
OverKill
DOS1992freeware Tech-Noir
Siege
DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
Highway Hunter
DOS1994 Safari Software
Trog
DOS1990 Midway Manufacturing Company
Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters
DOS1991 Riedel Software Productions
Action in the North Atlantic
DOS1989 General Quarters Software
If you’ve ever dreamed of commanding a WWII convoy while cold, stressed, and staring at a pixelated radar screen, Action in the North Atlantic (1989, DOS) has you covered. It’s part strategy, part simulation, and all t...
Joan of Arc
DOS1989 Chip
Grand Monster Slam
DOS1989 Golden Goblins
Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The gam...
Scavengers of the Mutant World
DOS1988 Interstel Corporation
Gremlins
DOS1984 Atari
Tiny Skweeks
DOS1992 Kalisto Entertainment
Night Mission Pinball
DOS1982 subLOGIC
Questron 2
DOS1988protected Westwood Studios
Questron II is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) in 1988. It serves as the sequel to the original Questron (1984) and builds upon its predecessor’s f...
Ant Attack!
DOS1994freeware Dataware
Released in 1994 (long after it originally debuted on other platforms), Ant Attack! is what you get when you mix isometric graphics, giant ants, and questionable urban planning. You play a brave soul navigating a crumbling city to...
Dungeons of Kroz 2
DOS1989 Apogee Software
Demon's Winter
DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Arrakis
DOS2000
No relation to Dune (except for being a total rip-off), Arrakis is a homebrew strategy game that feels like a tribute to the sandiest planet in sci-fi. You mine spice, fight vaguely Harkonnen-looking enemies, and try not to crash ...
Cavequest
DOS1985
People's General
Windows XP/98/951998protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Apogee Software
Burntime
DOS1993 Max Design
Post-apocalyptic survival meets real estate management in Burntime, where the world is ruined, but you still need to hire employees and secure water rights. It’s like Mad Max if Max decided to open a franchise of fortified r...
Bridge 7.0
DOS1992 Artworx Software
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding strategies. Released in 1992, it simulates the clas...