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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Autoduel
DOS19853.9/5 Origin Systems
Autoduel is an abandoned top-down open world post apocalyptic RPG/driving game hybrid designed by Chuck Bueche and Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. Autoduel was developed by Origin Systems and was released in 1985 for DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, Apple II, Macintosh, Amiga. Autoduel is based on a board game designed by Steve Jackson himself.
Avalon
DOS1998freeware3.8/5 MiG Outpost
Axis and Allies
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West
Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz
Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West
Azalta: Cult of the Raven
DOS19963.8/5
B-24 Combat Simulator
DOS1987protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Backgammon
DOS19862.7/5
Backgammon
DOS19843.1/5 IBM
Bad Blood
DOS19904.2/5 Origin Systems
Ballistix
DOS19893.8/5 Reflections Interactive
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
DOS19893.8/5 KOEI
Bass Duel
DOS19933.7/5
Bass Tour
DOS19924/5
Batalia
DOS19862.8/5 The Right Brothers
Battle for Atlantis
DOS19903.9/5
Battle for Normandy
DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
Battle Isle
DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software
Battle Isle 2200
DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos
DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software
Battle Master
DOS19913.5/5 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
DOS1985protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Battleship
DOS19833.8/5 Mirror Images Software
Battlestar
Windows 3.x1996freeware3.8/5
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS19884/5 Westwood Studios
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge
DOS19904.1/5 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
DOS19843.8/5
Beneath Apple Manor
DOS1983freeware4.2/5
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
DOS19893.7/5 Time Warp Software
Beverly Hills Cop
DOS19903.2/5 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...
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
DOS19854/5 Muse Software