Top-down perspective

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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Backgammon

DOS1984 IBM

Bad Blood

DOS1990 Origin Systems

Ballistix

DOS1989 Reflections Interactive

Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS1989 KOEI

Bass Duel

DOS1993

Bass Tour

DOS1992

Batalia

DOS1986 The Right Brothers

Battle for Atlantis

DOS1990

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected Blue Byte Software

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected Blue Byte Software

Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS1993 Blue Byte Software

Battle Master

DOS1991 Personal Software Services

Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Battleship

DOS1983 Mirror Images Software

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception

DOS1988 Westwood Studios

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS1990 Westwood Studios

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a fictional universe where noble houses and mercenary groups vie for power using giant robotic vehicles known as BattleMe...

Beast

DOS1984

Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware

Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special Edition". It's one of the earliest known role-playing video games (RPGs) with procedurally generated dungeons.In Beneath Apple Manor, players take on the role of an adve...

Berlin 1948

DOS1989 Time Warp Software

Beverly Hills Cop

DOS1990 Tynesoft Computer Software

The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...