The best 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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Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis

Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012

DOS1989 Capcom

Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle

DOS1989protected Softdisk Publishing

Moraff's World

DOS1991 Moraffware

Mystical

DOS1990protected Infogrames

Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue

DOS1992 Alternative Software

Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. In Postman Pat 3, players take on the role of Pat Clifton, the friendly postman from the show. Unlike earlier ga...

Rally Championships

DOS1994 Flair Software

Squarez Deluxe!

DOS1993freeware Adept Software

Super Battleship

DOS1988

Super ZZT

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames

Tangled Tales

DOS1989 Origin Systems

Tiny Skweeks

DOS1992 Kalisto Entertainment

Titan

DOS1989 Titus Interactive

Unnecessary Roughness

DOS1993 Accolade

Waterworld

DOS1997 Intelligent Games

XQuest

DOS1994remake

Zoop

DOS1995 Hookstone

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 Command Simulations

In Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes, you’re not just playing a wargame — you’re being handed a clipboard, a stack of orders, and a freezing cold battlefield in 1944. This 1990 DOS title lets you relive one of WWII’s most intense moments, complete with turn-based tactics, historical accuracy, and menus that make Excel look ...

Solidarnosc

DOS1991 P. Z. Karen Co. Development Group

Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW

Caution: subtlety not included. Blue Angel 69, released in 1989 for DOS, is basically what happens when a programmer tries to mix erotic art with a tile-based puzzle game and ends up somewhere between genius and “please don’t open this at work.” You match symbols, unlock pictures, and get rewarded with increasingly risqué p...

Rack 'em

DOS1988 Artech Studios

Shawl

DOS1986 AcademySoft

Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative

Pack-Man

DOS1983remake Magicom Multimedia

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll take off, navigate, bomb targets, and hopefully land, all while squinting at an interface that looks like your uncle’s ham radio setup. The game is so committed to sim...