The most popular top down games

Top down games

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  Dune 2000

  Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...

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  PC-Man

  DOS1982remake4.2/5 Orion Software

  PC-Man is an abandoned top-down Pac-Man clone in every regard: from the shape of the protagonist, to the cute ghosts. PC-Man was designed by Greg Kuperberg, developed by Orion Software and released in 1982 for DOS. As PC-Man, you have to move through a one screen maze to collect dots (pills? wafers?) and avoid being touched by one of the usual Pac-...

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  Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate

  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...

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  Civilization 2

  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 ...

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  Civilization

  DOSWindows 3.x19914.2/5 MicroProse Software

  Civilization is the critically acclaimed strategy game designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Campbell Shelley that became a staple in 4X turn-based strategy. Civilization was developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1991 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, etc. Civilization was followed by sequels, the last one being published recently. T...

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  Grand Theft Auto

  DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design

  In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

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  Chip's Challenge

  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.

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  Pipe Dream

  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.

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  Star Wars: Yoda Stories

  Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 LucasArts
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  Albion

  DOS19964.2/5 Blue Byte Software
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  Command & Conquer: Red Alert

  DOS1996freeware4.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a RTS developed by Westwood Studios, a sequel to Command & Conquer. Allies and the Soviet Union battle for control over Europe in an alternate history setting.

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  Grand Theft Auto 2

  Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 DMA Design

  Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for Windows. In GTA 2 you are a wannabe criminal roaming the streets of a fictional city, stealing and driving vehicles while escapin...

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  Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

  Windows 3.xMac19964.1/5 LucasArts
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  King's Bounty

  DOSMac19904/5 New World Computing
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  Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

  DOS19874.1/5 Origin Systems

  This is the first of the very popular RPG saga Ultima. The setting is the land of Sosaria, the enemy to defeat is Mondain. It's a classic cRPG. The wilderness and cities are represented from a top down perspective, while dungeons can be explored in a first person 3d view.

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  Pinball Fantasies

  DOS19944.2/5 Digital Illusions
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  Bomberman

  DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
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  Command & Conquer

  DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
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  Pirates! Gold

  DOSWindows 3.xMac1993protectedremake3.9/5 MicroProse Software

  Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...

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  Death Rally

  DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
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  Skate or Die

  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.

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  Soko-Ban

  DOS19844.1/5 ASCII Corporation
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  Princess Maker 2

  DOS19934.2/5 Gainax

  Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...

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  Heroes of Might and Magic II

  DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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  Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

  DOS19904.1/5 KOEI
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  SimCity

  DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis

  SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...

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  Hack

  DOS1984freeware3.8/5
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  Dune II: The building of a dynasty

  DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Dune 2 is a real time strategy game set on Arrakis, the planet made famous by the popular series of science fiction books written by Frank Herbert. Dune 2 established the classic RTS genre that later spawned games like Starcraft, Warcraft and Red Alert.

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  Colonization

  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...

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  Sensible Soccer

  DOS19924.2/5 Sensible Software