The most popular 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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Backgammon
DOS1986
Othello
DOS1986
Khalaan
DOS1990 Chip
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
Fort Apache
DOS1992 Impressions Games
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
WitchavenRL
Windows 10/11Linux2013
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
Saddle up for an awkward mix of minigames that vaguely resemble rodeo events. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tries to recreate the excitement of a 19th-century traveling circus but ends up feeling more like a 1980s office party whe...
Sorcerer Lord
DOS1987 Personal Software Services
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 6...
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge
DOS1992 Sierra On-Line
La Colmena
DOS1992NSFW Opera Soft
Redhook's Revenge
DOS1993 ImagiSoft
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware
Super Bomber Blast Beta
DOS1997remake
The computer edition of Scrabble
DOS1989 Leisure Genius
Omega
DOSLinux1988freeware
NFL Football
DOS1992 Distinctive Software
Gazza 2
DOS1991 Empire Interactive
Sky Shark
DOS1989 Toaplan
Feud
DOS1988 Binary Design
Mirror Magic
Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw
DOS1989 Oxford Mobius
Fire Power
DOS1988 Silent Software
Stratego
DOS1990 Accolade
Wembley Rugby League
DOS1996 Denton Designs
Nanotank
Windows 3.x1993
Legions
Windows 3.xMac OS1994 Mindscape
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware