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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Super Speed

DOS1995

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected Bitmap Brothers

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 Publishing International

Football Glory

DOS1995freeware Croteam

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software

Mech War

DOS1992

Toobin

DOS1989 Domark Software

Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).

Blitz Draughts

DOS1992 PC Solutions

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Kaiser

DOS1992

Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis

Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 Sega

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware

Knights of Legend

DOS1989 Origin Systems

Knights of Legend is a tactical role-playing game (RPG) released by Origin Systems in 1989 for MS-DOS, the Apple II, and the Commodore 64. Known for its complex gameplay and strategic depth, the game provides a turn-based combat experience that requires players to manage characters carefully and strategize battles with attention to detail. Set...

Fort Apache

DOS1992 Impressions Games

Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic

Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS1989 Origin Systems

Prophecy of the Shadow

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Number Munchers

DOS1990 MECC

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 TigLon Software

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing

Tubular Worlds

DOS1994

Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected Wisdom Tree

Clue Master Detective

DOS1989 Dalali Software

Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.

Sleuth: A Murder Mystery

DOS1983freeware Norland Software

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. Similar to Tetris, geometric pieces fall into the well. However, instead of stacking vertically, the blocks slide down the wa...