Top-down perspective sorted by release date

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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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS19863.4/5 Cybron corporation

Gulf Strike

DOS19864.2/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Knightmare

DOS19863.6/5 Konami

Ogre

DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems

Othello

DOS19864.1/5

Shawl

DOS19863.5/5 AcademySoft

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS19863.4/5

Starflight

DOS19864.1/5 Binary Systems

Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS19864.2/5 The Software Toolworks

Yacht Racing Simulator

DOS19863.4/5

Adventure Construction Set

DOS19873.9/5 Electronic Arts

Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...