Best Top-Down Games Ever Made
There are many games in the world where the gamer views their character from above: these games are called isometric (if the camera is placed diagonally) or top-down. Unfortunately, in these games, it is often not possible to examine everything you encounter in detail, which is why recently this type has mostly been released only by indie developers (though there are exceptions).
And yet, many games used to be released where the main character was viewed from above: these include tactical strategies, RPGs, shooters, and simulators. In all of them, the large-scale action took center stage, while the graphics were not as important.
This list features the best top-down games (as well as isometric ones), without regard to the release date or genre.
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike, Survival, Sandbox
October 17, 2018
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...
Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy
February 17, 2022
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the familiar world with...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Free game, Slasher
November 7, 2018
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
7/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Lost Ark is a multiplayer hack-and-slash action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Unforgettable journeys of heroes both by land and by sea...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 11, 1995
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
92/100
This role-playing game follows Crono, a young hero who sets out to save the planet’s future after his companion Marle vanishes through a rift in space and time. The...
Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Strategy, Free game
September 26, 2019
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Magic: The Gathering Arena is a fantasy collectible card multiplayer game with strategic elements and an isometric view based on the popular CCG Magic: The...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Cyberpunk, Science fiction
May 20, 2014
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Transistor is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of a girl named Red. She is going to take...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival, Top-down view, Crafting
January 21, 2016
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Subterrain is an action-horror adventure with RPG elements and a top-down view. In the game you will play as one Doctor West, apparently the only survivor of an...
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