The most popular 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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Kasparov's Gambit
DOS1993 Heuristic software
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter
DOS1991 Pc globe
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...
Toobin
DOS1989 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
Crossfire
DOS1982 Sierra On-Line
Pac Gal
DOS1982
Kurtan
DOS1990 TbiliSoft
Dolphin Boating Simulator
DOS1988 Dolphine marine systems
Ant Attack!
DOS1994freeware Dataware
Styx
DOS1984 Windmill Software
Oubliette
DOS1983
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
Temple of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
Sarakon
DOS1991 Starbyte Software
Rescue Rover 2
DOS1991protected id software
International Soccer
DOS1994 Zeppelin Games
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Decision at Gettysburg
DOS1990 TigLon Software
OverKill
DOS1992freeware Tech-Noir
Monopoly
DOS1985
Black Moon Chronicles
DOS1999protected Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Cavequest
DOS1985
Shard of Spring
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Ikari III: The Rescue
DOS1990 SNK Corporation
Reaping The Dungeon
DOS1993 Frontline Software
Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
DOS1992 KOEI
Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
NFL Pro League Football
DOS1989 Micro Sports
Llamatron 2112
DOS1992 Llamasoft
Daemonsgate
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected Imagitec Design