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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4Play
Windows 3.x1995NSFW3.9/5
4Play is a multi-player board-like strategy party-game for adults released for Windows 3.1 in 1995. 4Play is a board-game very similar to Monopoly in which players have to perform certain (adult) actions in response to events happening on the board.
Action Soccer
DOS19954.3/5 UBI Soft
Advanced Civilization
DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
Albion
DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.2/5 Blue Byte Software
Albion is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by German studio Blue Byte Software. It was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and later for Amiga. Albion is notable for its blend of traditional RPG elements with a unique setting and storyline.The game takes place on the planet Albion, a world with a rich history and diver...
AlphaMan
DOS19953.6/5
Command & Conquer
DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
Command Adventures: Starship
DOS19953.6/5 Future Vision
Empire II: The Art of War
DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Exile: Escape from the Pit
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
Extreme Pinball
DOS19954.2/5 Epic MegaGames
Football Glory
DOS1995freeware3.8/5 Croteam
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 New World Computing
Highway Fighter
DOS19954/5 Safari Software
Hole in One
DOS19953.8/5 Really Interesting Software Company
Indenture
DOS1995remake4.1/5
Lords of Midnight: The Citadel
DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom Games
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software
Mirror Magic
Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware3.6/5
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol
Windows 3.x1995protected4/5
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware3/5
Ms Pac PC
DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia
Nectaris
DOS19954/5 Hudson soft
NHL 96
DOS19954.2/5 Electronic Arts
Pac PC
DOS1995freewareremake4.1/5
Pinball Illusions
DOS19953.7/5 Digital Illusions
Pinball World
DOS19953.9/5 Spidersoft Limited
Psycho Pinball
DOS19954.2/5 Codemasters
Steel Panthers
DOS19954.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...