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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Pinball Illusions

DOS19953.7/5 Digital Illusions

Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS19863.7/5 Lindensoft

The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.7/5 Astros Productions

The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software

Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 Dataware

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Spy Hunter

DOS19843.7/5 Midway Manufacturing Company

Cosmic Crusader

DOS19823.7/5 Funatics Software

Hard Nova

DOS19903.7/5 Malibu Interactive

Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amiga, Atari ST. Hard Nova is set in a distant future where players navigate through various star systems. The player takes on the role of a mercenary leader in charge of a s...

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software

Crossfire

DOS19823.7/5 Sierra On-Line

Pinball Magic

DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels

MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients

DOS19913.7/5 Paragon Software

MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...