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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Epic Pinball
DOSMac OS1993protected Digital Extremes
EGA-Roids
DOS1986freewareremake Designer Software
Cosmic Crusader
DOS1982 Funatics Software
Frogger Jr.
DOS1984
Hard Nova
DOS1990 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...
Crossfire
DOS1982 Sierra On-Line
Pinball Magic
DOS1990 Loriciels
Ant Attack!
DOS1994freeware Dataware
Released in 1994 (long after it originally debuted on other platforms), Ant Attack! is what you get when you mix isometric graphics, giant ants, and questionable urban planning. You play a brave soul navigating a crumbling city to rescue someone — while being constantly menaced by mutant ants the size of Volkswagens. It’s surprisingly t...
Decision in the Desert
DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Gengis Khan
DOS1989 KOEI
Akalabeth: World of Doom
DOS1981freeware California Pacific Computer
Ah yes, the game that crawled so Ultima could run. Akalabeth is a wireframe dungeon crawl where you descend into monster-infested labyrinths with the elegance of a lost spreadsheet. The graphics are so old school they could legally collect retirement. You pick a class, fight enemies like "rotworms" and "skeletons," and try not to die of confusion. ...
Mines of Titan
DOS1989 Westwood Studios
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.
AlphaMan
DOS1995
Ever wondered what would happen if a roguelike and a B-movie had a radioactive baby? AlphaMan is the answer. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where mutant banana slugs might be your best friend—or your worst enemy—you play a survivor with a bad attitude and worse fashion sense. The goal? Stop the evil Doomsday Bomb. The method? Whatever ...
Battle of Antietam
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no flash here—just raw, old-school strategy where every misstep feels like a historical footnote. Think of it as digital Gettysburg reenactment, minus the itchy uniforms....
Caves of Thor
DOS1989 Apogee Software
Decker
Windows 10/112002freeware
Fire Power
DOS1988 Silent Software
Fleet Command
DOS1999protected Sonalysts
Gone Fishing
DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
Great Napoleonic Battles
DOS1991 Impressions Games
Kingdom of Kroz
DOS1988freeware Apogee Software
La Colmena
DOS1992NSFW Opera Soft
Moraff's Morejongg
Windows XP/98/951992 Moraffware
Operation Market Garden
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 Wesson International
Shamus
DOS1984 Synapse Software
Shamus is a maze action game developed by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game became popular on various home computer platforms of the early 1980s. In Shamus, players control a detective navigating through a labyrinth filled with enemies and traps, aiming to defeat the villain, The Shadow. The gameplay involves explor...
SSN-21 Seawolf
DOS1994 Electronic Arts
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
DOS1992 Evryware
Visual Star Trek
DOS1990
Pac-girl
DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia