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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God of Thunder
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...
Hannibal
DOS1993 Starbyte Software
Hexxagon
DOS1993 Argo Games
Hexxagon 2
DOS1993 Argo Games
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993 Synergistic Software
Jurassic Park
DOS1993 Ocean Software
Kasparov's Gambit
DOS1993 Heuristic software
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
Last Action Hero
DOS1993 Psygnosis
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Apogee Software
Merchant Prince
DOS1993 Holistic Design
Nanotank
Windows 3.x1993
NHL Hockey
DOS1993 Electronic Arts
Pinball Dreams
DOS1993protected Digital Illusions
Pirates! Gold
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protectedremakedemo MicroProse Software
Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...
Princess Maker 2
DOS1993 Gainax
Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware Gray Design Associates
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
DOS1993 MicroProse Software
Reaping The Dungeon
DOS1993 Frontline Software
Redhook's Revenge
DOS1993 ImagiSoft
Robbo
DOS1993freeware xLand Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny
DOS1993 KOEI
SimFarm
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993 Maxis
SimFarm is a simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts in 1993. In SimFarm, players take on the role of a farmer and manage various aspects of running a farm, including planting crops, raising livestock, and dealing with natural disasters.Players start with a basic farm and a limited amount of resources, and they mus...
Slicks 'n' Slide
DOS1993
Socrates
DOS1993
Solar Winds 2: Galaxy
DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media
Spiritual Warfare
DOS1993protected Wisdom Tree
Squarez Deluxe!
DOS1993freeware Adept Software
Subtrade: Return to Irata
DOS1993 Century Interactive
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clone of the classic M.U.L.E., set underwater on an oceanic world.
