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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Last Action Hero
DOS19933/5 Psygnosis
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
Merchant Prince
DOS19934/5 Holistic Design
Nanotank
Windows 3.x19933.7/5
NHL Hockey
DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
Pinball Dreams
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Digital Illusions
Pirates! Gold
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protectedremakedemo4/5 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
DOS19934.1/5 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
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Gray Design Associates
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 MicroProse Software
Reaping The Dungeon
DOS19934/5 Frontline Software
Redhook's Revenge
DOS19933.3/5 ImagiSoft
Robbo
DOS1993freeware3.8/5 xLand Games
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny
DOS19934/5 KOEI
SimFarm
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS19934.1/5 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
DOS19934.2/5
Socrates
DOS19934/5
Solar Winds 2: Galaxy
DOS19933.9/5 Stone Interactive Media
Spiritual Warfare
DOS1993protected3.8/5 Wisdom Tree
Subtrade: Return to Irata
DOS19933.9/5 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.
Sword Quest 2: Tale of the Talisman
DOS19933.6/5
The Great War: 1914 - 1918
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
Tracon for Windows
Windows 3.x19933.8/5 Wesson International
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle
DOS19934.1/5 Origin Systems
After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...
Unnatural Selection
DOS19933.9/5 Maxis
Unnecessary Roughness
DOS19933.4/5 Accolade
V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
V for victory: Market-Garden
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Atomic Games
Warriors of Legend
DOS19934.1/5 Synergistic Software
When Two Worlds War
DOS19933.6/5 Impressions Games