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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Dolphin Boating Simulator
DOS1988 Dolphine marine systems
ALF: The First Adventure
DOS1987 Box Office
Remember ALF? The sarcastic alien who really had it in for cats? Well, in ALF: The First Adventure, you get to live the dream—or nightmare—of controlling the furry menace himself. Released in 1987 for DOS, this Pac-Man-esque maze game tasks you with dodging angry dads, catching pizzas, and avoiding the law. (Yes, really.) It’s lik...
Backgammon
DOS1986
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
First Expedition
DOS1988 Interstel Corporation
IBM 9-Hole Miniature Golf
DOS1983 SoftSide Magazine
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw
DOS1989 Oxford Mobius
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware
Subbuteo
DOS1990 Goliath Games
Sword Quest 1: The Search
DOS1992
The Punisher
DOS1990 Paragon Software
Turbo Gomoku
DOS1985
Wembley Rugby League
DOS1996 Denton Designs
Lord of Destruction
DOS1994 Rebelsoft
Batalia
DOS1986 The Right Brothers
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggle to impress a calculator. But don’t be fooled—it’s deeper than it looks. Planning, resource management, and an iron will are essential. It's not pretty...
Windwalker (Moebius 2)
DOS1989 Origin Systems
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge
DOS1992 Sierra On-Line
Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Final Frontier
DOS1989 Bubble Bus Software
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 KOEI
Gremlins
DOS1984 Atari
Alien Olympics
DOS1994 Dark Technologies
Released in 1994, Alien Olympics answers the age-old question: “What if the Olympics were hosted by Martians on acid?” This wacky collection of mini-games has you competing in events like laser javelin and rocket racing, all while controlling gelatinous blobs and bug-eyed freaks. It’s not balanced, it’s barely controllable, ...
Empire Soccer 94
DOS1994 Graftgold
If It Moves, Shoot It!
DOS1989 Emerald Software
Quest for the Unicorn
DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware
Storm
DOS1987 Mastertronic
Poko Memorial: 18 Hole Miniature Golf
DOS1987 Gold Hill Software