The best multi-directional scroller games
A multi-directional scroller is a video game in which the action is shown in a top-down or isometric perspective and the player can scroll the screen in any direction (vertical, horizontal, diagonal).
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Railroad Tycoon
DOSMac OS1990freeware4.1/5 MicroProse Software
Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 Black Isle Studios
Command & Conquer
DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
Dungeon Keeper
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4.1/5 Electronic Arts
Sid Meier's SimGolf
Windows XP/98/9520024.1/5 Firaxis Games
Sid Meier's SimGolf is a golf simulation video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts under the design direction of Sid Meier. It was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows.In Sid Meier's SimGolf, players take on the role of a golf course designer and manager. The game combines elements of city-building and simulation with...
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
Death Rally
DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected4.1/5 LucasArts
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 MicroProse Software
Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS19934.1/5 Stone Interactive Media
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected4.1/5 Accolade
Z
DOS1996protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo4.1/5 Interplay Productions
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
A-Train
DOSMac OS19924.1/5 Artdink
Gauntlet
DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 The 3DO Company
Grand Theft Auto 2
Windows XP/98/9519994.1/5 DMA Design
Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
Times of Lore
DOS19894.1/5 Origin Systems
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto
DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design
In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.
StarCraft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protecteddemo4.1/5 Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected4/5 New World Computing
Syndicate Wars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected4/5 Bullfrog
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
Crusader: No Regret
DOS1996protected4/5 Origin Systems
Dungeon Keeper 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4/5 Bullfrog
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
DOS1996freeware4/5 Westwood Studios
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several seque...
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
DOS19904/5 Atari