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: 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 down perspective.

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 set sail with their ship and go wherever you want exploring, fighting, trading, privateering, etc.

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 spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...

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 involving survival in a post-apocalyptic environment.

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 is set.In Volfied, players control a small spaceship called "Challenger" and must eliminate 80% or more of the playfiel...

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 is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...

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 Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...

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 Heroes is part of the Warlords game series and features quite a few multiplayer modes: from LAN to PBEM.