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The most popular isometric games

Games with isometric perspective represent the game world in an isometric three dimensional way, from a third-person point of view. Alone in the Dark is a perfect example of this tecnique. Usually, when referring to a game perspective as "isometric", we also mean some kind of parallel projection different from isometric perspective.

Most popular isometric games

Sid Meier's SimGolf
sportsWindows XP/98/95
Age of Empires
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Zoo Tycoon
simulationWindows XP/98/95

Isometric games

  • sim-golf-05
    Windows XP/98/9520024.1/5 Firaxis Games

    Sid Meier's SimGolf is a golf simulation developed by Firaxis Games in 2002, different from other golf games. In SimGolf, the player is tasked with running a golf course, designing holes, taking care of golfers and even playing. It's an underrated game that deserves a place among the best of its genre.

  • age_of_empires-7
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Ensemble Studios

    Age of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.

  • zoo-tycoon-07
    Windows XP/98/9520014.2/5 Blue Fang Games
  • zaxxon-1
    DOS19843.8/5 Sega

    Zaxxon is a classic arcade video game that was first released by Sega in 1982 for the arcades and later for a number of platforms. It is considered one of the pioneering titles in the shoot 'em up or scrolling shooter genre. Zaxxon was notable for its use of isometric graphics, which gave the game a unique 3D perspective.

  • railroad-tycoon-2-03
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software

    Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.

  • jagged-alliance-2-04
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1999protected4.3/5 Sir-tech Software

    I'm a fan of the original X-COM. I think it's one of the best turn-based tactics games ever released for DOS. Unfortunately, games like X-COM are not many. Jagged Alliance 2 has a similar tactical component: you give turn-based orders to a team of mercenaries, mission after mission. There's no management component (at least not as extensive as in t...

  • age-of-empires-2-04
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios
  • populous-5
    DOS19893.9/5 Bullfrog

    Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS and for a long list of other 16-bit and 8-bit systems, both console and PCs. Populos is a really unique game: it gave the name to the the whole god-game genre since, well, in the...

  • simcity2000-1
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected4.2/5 Maxis

    SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: isometric view, underground, water pipes, subways, new buildings like prisons, schools, libraries, museums, etc.

  • nox-04
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2000protected4.3/5 Westwood Studios
  • caesar2-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
  • caesar-3-09
    Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 Impressions Games
  • ufo-5
    DOS1994protected4.3/5 MicroProse Software

    UFO: Enemy Unknown (or X-COM: Ufo Defense) is a sci-fi tactical strategy game created by Julian Gollop set in a not-to-distant future where aliens are invading the Earth. The gameplay switches between tactical combat, where you fight aliens in a turn-based fashion, and strategic micromanagement, where you manage your X-COM base and personnel.

  • commandos-behind-enemy-lines-09
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
  • simcity3000-03
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
  • roller-coaster-tycoon-2-05
    Windows XP/98/952002protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions

    Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 is a simulation game developed by Chris Sawyer Productions and published by Infogrames. It was released in 2002 as the sequel to the original  classic Roller Coaster Tycoon. In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 players take on the role of an amusement park manager and are tasked with designing, building, and managing their own th...

  • hooligans-01
    Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 DarXabre
  • baldurs-gate-1-03
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1998protected4.1/5 BioWare

    Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 1998 for Windows, Lunux and Mac. Some of the innovations that Baldur's Gate introduced to the RPG genre are the ...

  • capitalism-2-01
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios

    Capitalism 2 is simulation game designed by Trevor Chan, developed by Ensemble Studios and released by UBI Soft in 2001 for Windows and Macintosh. Capitalism 2 is the quintessential capitalistic simulation and involves stock exchange, business management, marketing, etc.

  • baldurs-gate-2-02
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2000protected3.9/5 BioWare

    Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn is a party-based real-time with pause CRPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe that shares the same gameplay as the sequel: the much acclaimed Baldur's Gate. Shadows of Amn was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 2000 for PC (Windows) and Mac.

  • desert-strike-04
    DOS19944.3/5 Electronic Arts
  • roller-coaster-tycoon-1-07
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
  • serfcity-6
    DOS1993protected4.2/5 Blue Byte Software
  • zeus-poseidon-08
    Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 Impressions Games
  • dungeon_keeper_3
    Windows2000canceled4/5 Bullfrog

    Dungeon Keeper 3 was a cancelled dungeon management strategy game being developed by Bullfrog that was never released. Dungeon Keeper 3 was cancelled in 2000 and the Dungeon Keeper franchise ended without a third chapter.

  • lionheart-05
    Windows XP/98/952003protected3.9/5 Black Isle Studios
  • temple-elemental-evil-04
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.1/5 Troika Games
  • diablo1-06
    Windows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
  • arcanum-10
    DOS2001protected4.2/5 Troika Games
  • little-big-adventure-05
    DOS1994protected4.2/5 Adeline Software International