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).

Sort by:

Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf

DOS1992 KOEI

Global Conquest

DOS1992 Ozark Softscape

Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games

Global Effect

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive

Gnome Alone

DOS1991

Goal!

DOS1993 Dini & Dini Productions

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software

God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...

Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Gone Fishing

DOS1989 Interstel Corporation

Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 Golden Goblins

Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The game is set in a fantasy world where players compete in a sport called Monster Slam. The sport involves two opposing player...

Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 Cybron corporation

Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 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.

Grand Theft Auto 2

Windows XP/98/951999 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 various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 Impressions Games

Gremlins

DOS1984 Atari

Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment

Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.

Gruntz

Windows XP/98/951999 Monolith Productions

Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Hack

DOS1984freeware

Hannibal

DOS1993 Starbyte Software

Hard Nova

DOS1990 Malibu Interactive

Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amiga, Atari ST. Hard Nova is set in a distant future where players navigate through various star systems. The player takes on the role of a mercenary leader in charge of a s...