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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Gauntlet

DOS1986 Mindscape

Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 Cybron corporation

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Knightmare

DOS1986 Konami

Ogre

DOS1986 Origin Systems

Othello

DOS1986

Shawl

DOS1986 AcademySoft

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986

Starflight

DOS1986 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 explor...

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 The Software Toolworks

Yacht Racing Simulator

DOS1986

Adventure Construction Set

DOS1987 Electronic Arts

Long before Minecraft let us build worlds, Adventure Construction Set handed you a digital Lego box and said, “Go nuts.” Want to make a dungeon full of orcs and ham sandwiches? Sure. A sci-fi epic with talking robots a...

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...

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll take off, navigate, bomb targets, and hopefully land,...