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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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 formula, offering more expansive gameplay, refined mechanics, and a richer world to explore. The player embarks on a...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS1989 KOEI

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Super Speed

DOS1995

Beyond the Black Hole

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks

Pinball Illusions

DOS1995 Digital Illusions

Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios

Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios

Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware

Aspar GP Master

DOS1989 Dinamic Multimedia

Beast

DOS1984

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 Ozark Softscape

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group

Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected MicroProse Software

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware

Battleship

DOS1983 Mirror Images Software

Epic Pinball

DOSMac OS1993protected Digital Extremes

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software

Football Glory

DOS1995freeware Croteam

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Hole in One

DOS1995 Really Interesting Software Company

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 Publishing International

Mirror Magic

Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 LucasArts

Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake

Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, breathing new life into Sega's original concept. According to the Freeware Database, among the many Pengo remakes, Push Push Penguin stands out as the best, offering minor...