Top-down perspective

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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Dungeons of Kairn

DOS1989

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware Apogee Software

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS1989 Apogee Software

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake Designer Software

Elona

Windows XP/98/952007freeware

Elona (short for Eternal League of Nefia) is a free roguelike RPG developed by Japanese indie developer named Noa in 2007. Its gameplay combines elements of open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, and life simulation. It has complex gameplay mechanics, and high replayability. Elona offers a sandbox world where players can pursue various role...

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/951996 Holistic Design

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x1993 White Wolf Productions

Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and published by New World Computing, it is a successor to the game Empire, which was created by Walter Bright in the late 1970s. The game is set on a world map, where pl...

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 White Wolf Productions

Empire Soccer 94

DOS1994 Graftgold

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations

England Championship Special

DOS1991 Tiertex Design Studios

Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Entrepreneur

Windows XP/98/951997 Stardock Entertainment

Epic Pinball

DOSMac OS1993protected Digital Extremes

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Escape from Hell

DOS1990 Electronic Arts

Evets

DOS1988freeware SAck Enterprizes

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware Spiderweb Software

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software

Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware Spiderweb Software

Exile: Escape from the Pit is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Spiderweb Software. It is part of the Exile series, originally released in the mid-1990s. This game was later remade and re-released as Avernum: Escape from the Pit. The game is set in a massive underground world called Exile, where the Empire banishes criminals, p...

Extreme Pinball

DOS1995 Epic MegaGames

Face Off!

DOS1989 MindSpan

Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected Silicon Knights

Fantasy General

DOS1996protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.