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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Ultima 6: The False Prophet
DOS1990protected Origin Systems
Ultima VI: The False Prophet is a classic RPG released in 1990 by Origin Systems. It’s the sixth main entry in the Ultima series and marks the conclusion of the Age of Enlightenment trilogy. The game was originally developed...
Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate
DOS1992 Origin Systems
Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken...
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle
DOS1993 Origin Systems
After the well-received Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Origin decided to reuse their impressive Ultima engine for one more game. Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle picks up right where The Black Gate leaves off. This time, the Avata...
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
DOS1991 Origin Systems
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top ...
Uncharted Waters
DOS1990 KOEI
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons
DOS1995 KOEI
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is an abandoned simulation game, sequel of Uncharted Waters, developed and released by KOEI in 1995. The Uncharted Waters series is set in the Age of Discovery and gives the player the freedom to s...
Uncover It
DOS1994NSFW
Unnatural Selection
DOS1993 Maxis
Unnecessary Roughness
DOS1993 Accolade
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware
Uridium
DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a ...
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected Atomic Games
V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword
DOS1993protected Atomic Games
V for victory: Market-Garden
DOS1993protected Atomic Games
V for victory: Velikiye Luki
DOS1992protected Atomic Games
Vampyr: Talisman of Invocation
DOS1989
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS1991 Synergistic Software
Virtual Pool
DOS1995 Celeris
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown
DOS1988 Mindscape
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Aftermath is one of the few early examples of games ...
Visual Star Trek
DOS1990
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Windows XP/98/951997 ComputerHouse
Volfied
DOS1991 Taito
Volfied is an arcade game developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1989. It's a puzzle game that gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game is named after the fictional planet "Volfied", where the gameplay...
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
War in Middle Earth
DOS1989 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game i...
War of the Lance
DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
DOS1995protected Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
DOS1994protecteddemo Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of A...
Warlords
DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes
Windows XP/98/951997 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroe...
Warp Rogue
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware