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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Exile III: Ruined World

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

Gnome Alone

DOS1991

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

Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993

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...