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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Unnecessary Roughness

DOS19933.4/5 Accolade

Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers

Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...

Dungeon of Shalan

DOS19883.5/5

Final Frontier

DOS19892.8/5 Bubble Bus Software

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS19843.3/5 Free Fall Associates

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Sword Quest 1: The Search

DOS19923/5

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Pinball Magic

DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels

TomeNET

Windows XP/98/95Linux2003freeware4.4/5

Allan Border's Cricket

DOS19934.2/5 Audiogenic

Dawn Raider

DOS19903.6/5 Softstar Entertainment

Mini Putt

DOS19883.8/5 Artech Studios

Wild West World

DOS19914.1/5 Software 2000

Solar hockey league

DOS19923.5/5 Bethesda Softworks

Highway Hunter

DOS19943.2/5 Safari Software

Joyous Rebel

DOS1996freeware4.1/5

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights

Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS19883.6/5 SNK Corporation

AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5

Backgammon

DOS19843.1/5 IBM

Beyond the Black Hole

DOS19893.8/5 The Software Toolworks

Seek and Destroy

DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software

Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...