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).

Most popular top down games

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Champion of the Raj

DOS19914.1/5 Personal Software Services
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake4/5 ChamProgramming corp.
Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected3.8/5 MicroProse Software
Centurion: Defender of Rome

DOS19904.1/5 Bits of magic

Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll be a gladiator, race chariots, fight naval battles and more.
CD-Man v2.0

DOS19924.2/5 Creative Dimensions
Caves of Thor

DOS19893.4/5 Apogee Software
Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
Cavequest

DOS19853.3/5
Cave Wars

DOS19964.4/5
Castle Wolfenstein

DOS19844.2/5 Muse Software
Castle of the Winds

Windows 3.x1993freeware4.2/5 SaadaSoft

Castle of the Winds (1993, by Saadasoft) is a perfect example of an atypical roguelike (no ASCII, runs in Windows) turned into a liberated game. Surprisingly Castle of the Winds is still very playable to this day, if you can make it run under a recent version of Windows.
Castle Adventure

DOS1984freeware4.2/5
Carser

DOS2023freeware3.6/5 Rodisoft

Carser is a top-down view single player retro racing game. The goal is to go through all checkpoints and get the fastest time possible rewarded by silver, gold and diamond badges. Nitro boosts, jump ramps, ferry boats, rail level crossings, road blocks, cows, oil spills, gates and traffic will make this challenging.
Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Carnage

DOS19934.3/5 Warped Minds
Cap Man

Windows XP/98/9519993.3/5
Cannon Fodder

DOS1994protected4.3/5 Sensible Software
Caesars Palace

DOS19894/5 Virgin Interactive
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter

DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
Burntime

DOS19934/5 Max Design
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS19893/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a CRPG developed by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. and released in 1992 for DOS only. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and it's based on a campaign setting created by TSR in the late 80s. The game uses the Gold Box engine, common to much of the RPGs developed by SSI.
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Bridge 7.0

DOS19923.3/5 Artworx Software
Bravo Romeo Delta

DOS19934.2/5
Boxer Rebellion

DOS19823.1/5
Boston Bomb Club

DOS19914/5 Silmarils
Bombuzal

DOS19893.6/5 Image Works
Bomberman

DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS19943.9/5 Mission Studios