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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).

Most popular top down games

Dune 2000
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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Top down games

  • clue-master-detective-03
    DOS19894.5/5 Dalali Software

    Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.

  • dark-reign-2-06
    Windows XP/98/952000protected4.4/5 Pandemic Studios
  • cave-wars-01
    DOS19964.4/5
  • super-pinball-01
    DOS19874.4/5 Russco
  • kings-table-01
    DOS1993protected4.3/5 Imagitec Design
  • nfl-pro-league-03
    DOS19894.3/5 Micro Sports
  • uncover-it-02
    DOS19944.3/5
  • chips-challenge-win3-01
    DOSWindows 3.x19914.3/5 Epyx

    Chip's Challenge is an abandoned top-down puzzle game designed by Chuck Sommerville, developed and released by Epyx in 1991. Chip's Challenge was released on DOS, Windows 3.x and many other home computers such as Atari ST, Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

  • ultima7-2
    DOS19924.3/5 Origin Systems

    Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken by mysterious earthquakes, a new religion (the Fellowship) is spreading and is replacing the old virtues, and who is th...

  • lords-midnight-01
    DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom Games
  • colonization-6
    DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac1994protected4.3/5 MicroProse Software

    Colonization is a turn-based strategy 4x game developed and published by MicroProse in 1994 for DOS, Windows 3.1, Linux and Mac. The setting is the European Colonization of the New World. Colonization gameplay and interface are similar to Civilization, another Sid Meier game. However, there are some differences between Civilization and Colonization...

  • fields-of-glory-05
    DOS1993protected4.3/5 MicroProse Software
  • pipedreams-2
    DOSWindows 3.x19894.3/5 The Assembly Line

    Pipe Mania (also known as Pipe Dream is a tile-matching (sort of) puzzle game about flowing liquids developed by The Assembly Line in 1989. You must build a path made of pipe pieces to let a green liquid (sewer goo?) flow. It's simple, original and addicting, that's why Pipe Mania was cloned a number of times.

  • axis-allies-iron-blitz-07
    Windows XP/98/9519994.3/5 Wargaming West
  • fountain-of-dreams-01
    DOS19904.3/5 Electronic Arts
  • trog-04
    DOS19904.3/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
  • mahjongg-nels-01
    DOS19874.3/5 Arcanum Computing
  • conflict-europe-07
    DOS19894.3/5 Personal Software Services
  • dogs-of-war-01
    Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 Software Engineering
  • warlords-3-07
    Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

    Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is part of the Warlords game series and features quite a few multiplayer modes: from LAN to PBEM.

  • skateordie-5
    DOS19884.3/5 Electronic Arts

    Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.

  • rogue-1
    Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac19844.3/5 Artificial Intelligence Design

    Rogue is one of the first RPGs in the history of video gaming. It's a text-based dungeon crawler in which you have to fight your way in the dungeon to recover the Amulet of Yendor. Rogue became popular around 1980 on mainframes and later ported to various platforms, including DOS in 1984. Rogue is simply the father of all the roguelike games that c...

  • peoples-general-06
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • civilization2-4
    Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 MicroProse Software

    Civilization 2, later renamed Sid Meier's Civilization II, is a turn based 4X strategy game developed and published by MicroProse in 1996. The gameplay is similar to the first Civilization, many aspects were improved and new features were introduced: a new isometric perspective, hit points for units, new civilizations, new wonders of the world and ...

  • cannonfodder-4
    DOS1994protected4.3/5 Sensible Software
  • micromachines-1
    DOS19944.3/5 Codemasters

    Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.

  • carnage-04
    DOS19934.3/5 Warped Minds
  • microprose-soccer-05
    DOS1988protected4.3/5 Sensible Software

    MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United States it was known as Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer.

  • omega-rpg-01
    DOSLinux1988freeware4.3/5
  • outbound-02
    Windows XP/98/952001freeware4.3/5