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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Beyond the Black Hole
DOS19893.8/5 The Software Toolworks
Bicycle Bridge
DOS19924.2/5
Billy The Kid
DOS19903.9/5 Level 9 Computing
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Synergistic Software
BitStorm
DOS19993.5/5
Black Moon Chronicles
DOS1999protected4.1/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Blades of Exile
Windows 3.xMac OSWindows XP/98/951997freeware4/5 Spiderweb Software
Blades of Exile is a classic role-playing video game developed by Spiderweb Software. It's the third installment in the "Exile" series. The game was released in 1997 for Mac OS, and later for Windows in 1998.In Blades of Exile, players control a party of adventurers who explore the underground world of Exile/Avernum, a vast network of caves and dun...
Blasteroids
DOS19893.8/5 Atari
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroids and enemy ships while avoiding collisions and enemy fire. The game features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics co...
Blitz Draughts
DOS19923.7/5 PC Solutions
Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes
DOS19903.5/5 Command Simulations
Block O Mania
DOS19894.1/5 Crystal Shard
Blood & Magic
DOS19963.9/5 Tachyon Studios
Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale
DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
Blue Angel 69
DOS1989NSFW3.6/5
Blues Brothers RPG
Windows XP/98/952004freeware3.8/5
Bobby Fisher teaches chess
DOS19944/5 Mission Studios
Bolo Ball
DOS19923.5/5 Soleau Software
Bolo Ball is a DOS game from the mid-1990s. It features a physics-based gameplay where the objective is to knock opponent balls out of an arena. When you start the game, you find yourself in a 2D arena set against a starry, space-like background. You control a colorful ball, which, despite being a 2D sprite, appears somewhat three-dimensional due t...
Bomberman
DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
Bombuzal
DOS19893.5/5 Image Works
Boston Bomb Club
DOS19913.9/5 Silmarils
Boxer Rebellion
DOS19823.1/5
Bravo Romeo Delta
DOS19934.1/5
Bridge 7.0
DOS19923.3/5 Artworx Software
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a CRPG developed by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. and released in 1992 for DOS only. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and it's based on a campaign setting created by TSR in the late 80s. The game uses the Gold Box engine, common to much of the RPGs developed by SSI.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
DOS19893/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
Burntime
DOS19933.9/5 Max Design
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter
DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
Caesars Palace
DOS19893.7/5 Virgin Interactive
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.1/5 Sensible Software
Cannon Fodder, released by Sensible Software in 1993, is a military-themed action game that cleverly blends strategy with real-time tactics. Players control a small squad of soldiers through various missions, facing enemies and obstacles in a top-down perspective. The game's distinctive style is marked by its dark humor and satirical take on war, m...