The best 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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Decision at Gettysburg
DOS1990 TigLon Software
Gruntz
Windows XP/98/951999 Monolith Productions
Incursion
Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2007freeware
Iron Cross
DOS1994 New World Computing
Llamatron 2112
DOS1992 Llamasoft
Omega
DOSLinux1988freeware
Robbo
DOS1993freeware xLand Games
Stratego
DOS1990 Accolade
Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 Wesson International
The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty
DOS1991 Mindcraft Software
Nobunaga's Ambition 2
DOS1989 KOEI
Lawn Mower
DOS1987
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS1984 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
Mychess
DOS1984 The Software Toolworks
Pinball Illusions
DOS1995 Digital Illusions
Risk
Windows 3.x1991 Azeroth
Sarakon
DOS1991 Starbyte Software
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
Color Lines
DOS1992 Gamos
War in Middle Earth
DOS1989 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
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 ...
International Soccer
DOS1994 Zeppelin Games
Sensible World of Soccer 96/97
DOS1996protected Sensible Software
Operation: Inner Space
Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
Ballistix
DOS1989 Reflections Interactive
Football Glory
DOS1995freeware Croteam
Global Domination
DOS1993 Impressions Games
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993 Synergistic Software
IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
DOSWindows 10/11LinuxMac OS2001freeware