Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Dragonfly

DOS19863.2/5

Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion

Dragon Lord

DOS19904.2/5 Spotlight Software

Donkey BAS

DOS19813.8/5 Microsoft

Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids

Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS19883.1/5 Dolphine marine systems

Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering

DND

DOS19844.1/5

Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Demon Stalkers

DOS19893.6/5 Micro Forté

Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected3.8/5 Cinemaware

Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.

Decker

Windows2002freeware3.5/5

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS19923.5/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 TigLon Software

Death Rally

DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.

Death by Backgammon

DOS19903.3/5

Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip

Dawn Raider

DOS19904/5 Softstar Entertainment

DarkSpyre

DOS19903.8/5 Event Horizon

Darklands

DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac1992protected4/5 MicroProse Software

Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...