Top-down perspective sorted by release date
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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Mega lo Mania
DOS1992 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 ...
Minesweeper
Windows 3.x1992 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...
Monopoly Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x1992 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/98/951992 Moraffware
Moria
DOS1992freeware
NFL Football
DOS1992 Distinctive Software
OverKill
DOS1992freeware Tech-Noir
Oxyd
DOS1992 Dongleware
Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue
DOS1992 Alternative Software
Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. In Postman Pat 3, players take on the role of Pat Clifton, the friendly postman from the show. Unlike earlier ga...
Prophecy of the Shadow
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Rampart
DOS1992 Atari
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
Scrabble
DOS1992 U.S. Gold
Sensible Soccer
DOS1992 Sensible Software
Sexy Droids
DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
Siege
DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
SimLife
DOSMac OSWindows 3.x1992 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.
Solar hockey league
DOS1992 Bethesda Softworks
Space Crusade
DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Speedball 2
DOS1992 Bitmap Brothers
Star Control 2
DOS1992protected Toys for Bob
Stone Age
DOS1992
Super ZZT
DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
Swap
DOS1992 Microids
Sword Quest 1: The Search
DOS1992
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
DOS1992 Evryware
The Magic Candle 3
DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
Tiny Skweeks
DOS1992 Kalisto Entertainment
Traders
DOS1992 Linel
Trivial Pursuit Deluxe
DOS1992 Oxford Digital Enterprises
Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate
DOS1992 Origin Systems
Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken by mysterious earthquakes, a new religion (the Fellowship) is spreading and is replacing the old virtues, and who is th...