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Best Top Down Shooter Games

Initially, the idea of creating a top-down shooter seemed like a crazy experiment. It looks unrealistic and strange, however, the very first titles with such a fixed camera on top turned out to be quite fun.

Now, top-down shooters are a separate genre of shooters, which includes many popular and not-so-popular games. Isometric shooters also belong to this category of games.

Hatred
Hatred
Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric
June 1, 2015
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 43/100
Hatred is an isometric action game with shooter and horror elements from the studio Destructive Creations. The main publisher of the game is Destructive Creations...
Tiny Rogues
Tiny Rogues
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school
September 23, 2022
Tiny Rogues is a hardcore action roguelike with RPG elements and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. As you progress, you will have to create your own unique...
Brotato
Brotato
Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy
September 27, 2022
Players: 8.9/10
Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...
Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic
December 5, 2019
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Action-slasher with RPG elements, Darksiders Genesis is a prequel to the Darksiders trilogy. The events start decades before the first game, and the main character...
Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike
April 5, 2016
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...
The Ascent
The Ascent
Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk
July 29, 2021
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 73/100
The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in which the main...
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics
November 4, 2020
Players: 7.7/10
A top-down tactical real-time strategy game about special forces conducting operations against terrorists in the Middle East. The game offers full squad deployment...
Police Stories
Police Stories
Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike
September 19, 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
March 10, 2015
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view
October 23, 2012
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
April 20, 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a free-to-play top-down cooperative shooter set in the Alien Swarm universe. The events of the game will take you and your friends to...
X-Morph: Defense
X-Morph: Defense
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics
August 30, 2017
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 75/100
X-Morph: Defense is a tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre with top-down shooter elements. You will play as an alien race that has invaded Earth in...
20 Minutes Till Dawn
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Roguelike
June 8, 2022
Players: 8.6/10
A minimalist action roguelike where heroes fight against countless hordes of monsters straight out of the pen of H. P. Lovecraft. With a wide variety of characters...
RUINER
RUINER
Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk
September 26, 2017
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 76/100
RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a cyber psychopath...
Helldivers
Helldivers
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
March 3, 2015
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Helldivers is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and beat 'em up from the masters at Arrowhead Game Studios AB. The game is published by Sony Computer...
Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
December 5, 2015
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with an arsenal of...
Halo: Spartan Assault
Halo: Spartan Assault
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Isometric, Futurism (Future)
July 18, 2013
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 62/100
A dynamic shooter set in the year 2554, between Halo 3 and Halo 4. Some 30 missions against the Covenant reveal the early operations of Sarah Palmer and Edward...
Slaycation Paradise
Slaycation Paradise
Action, Shooter, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Zombies
August 18, 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Slaycation Paradise is a post-apocalyptic isometric shooter with tower defense elements. The game tells the story of a family who was offered an unusual vacation...
Crimsonland
Crimsonland
Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
June 11, 2014
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Crimsonland is an isometric action game in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting. You have to destroy huge numbers of enemies, pick up weapons and destroy enemies...
Door Kickers
Door Kickers
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics
October 20, 2014
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Alien Swarm
Alien Swarm
Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
July 19, 2010
Players: 7.1/10
Alien Swarm is a top-down action game with shooter and horror elements from the developers of the Black Cat Games studio. The game is published by Valve...
Tesla vs Lovecraft
Tesla vs Lovecraft
Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
January 26, 2018
Metacritic: 73/100
Tesla vs Lovecraft is a fast-paced top-down shooter that combines the dark horror of Lovecraft and the sci-fi inventions of Tesla. The events of the game will tell...
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
November 17, 2005
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Shadowgrounds is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror and sandbox from the masters from the studio Frozenbyte, Inc.. The game is...
Livelock
Livelock
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
August 30, 2016
Players: 6.1/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Livelock is a co-op action game about mechs in which players will control iron monsters and fight together against entire armies. The plot of the game will take you...
Postal Redux
Postal Redux
Arcade, Beat them all, Isometric
May 20, 2016
Players: 6.1/10
Metacritic: 54/100
Postal Redux — re-releases of the original Postal for modern platforms. You can expect improved and expanded models of characters and the game world...
Blazing Beaks
Blazing Beaks
Indie, Roguelike, Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)
May 10, 2019
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Blazing Beaks is a dynamic action game with bagel elements and a top-down view. In the game you have to go to an amazing and colorful world where warlike birds...
The Hong Kong Massacre
The Hong Kong Massacre
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
January 22, 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 65/100
The Hong Kong Massacre is a brutal shooter in the spirit of Asian action films. The game tells the story of a former police detective who intends to kill all the...
Subterrain
Subterrain
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie
January 21, 2016
Players: 9.7/10
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...
Alien Shooter 2
Alien Shooter 2
Arcade
September 8, 2006
Players: 8.9/10
Alien Shooter 2 is an arcade game from developers from the Sigma Team studio. The game is published by CDV Software...
Remedium: Sentinels
Remedium: Sentinels
Arcade, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Combat robots, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Casual game
February 28, 2023
Players: 10/10
The epidemic has turned most people into evil mutants. Only a few cities are trying to hold on. The player controls a golem created by alchemists with the sole...
Super Animal Royale
Super Animal Royale
Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view
December 12, 2018
Players: 7.1/10
Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of the...
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)
September 7, 2006
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 67/100
Alien Shooter: Vengeance — in 2030, the MAGMA Energy Corporation sends its mercenaries to a top-secret facility. Horrible and dangerous experiments were...
Foxhole
Foxhole
Strategy, MMO, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
July 27, 2017
Players: 7.5/10
Multiplayer tactical real-time strategy. The events take place during the Second World War, where you will have to unite in squads with hundreds of other players...
Zombie Shooter
Zombie Shooter
Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric
December 29, 2007
Players: 7.5/10
Zombie Shooter is an isometric action game with shooter and horror elements from the Sigma Team studio. The game is published by...
Snake Force
Snake Force
Free game, Shooter, Top-down view, Action, Tactics, Indie
November 19, 2021
Players: 10/10
Snake Force is a free-to-play top-down shooter inspired by the classic Snake. Over the course of five levels, the main character kills bad soldiers and frees good...
Intravenous
Intravenous
Shooter, Top-down view, Stealth, Tactics, Indie
July 26, 2021
Players: 7.6/10
Intravenous is a tactical indie shooter with a top-down view and stealth elements. In the game you will go to conquer a dark world as Steve Robbins, who decides to...
Zombie Shooter 2
Zombie Shooter 2
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic
September 23, 2009
Players: 6.1/10
Zombie Shooter 2 is a furious shooter with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. In the game you can choose the...
12 is Better Than 6
12 is Better Than 6
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie
November 20, 2015
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 59/100
12 is Better Than 6 is a hardcore top-down action game from indie developers from the studio Ink Stains Games. The game will tell the story of a Mexican who lost...
BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre
BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Indie
October 10, 2019
Players: 4.4/10
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a satirical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view. You will play as the son of Satan named Lou, who will have to...
Yet Another Zombie Defense
Yet Another Zombie Defense
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
February 3, 2010
Players: 6.8/10
Yet Another Zombie Defense is a top-down cooperative shooter in which the player — alone or in co-op mode with up to 4 players — must build...
Alien Shooter 2. Захват
Alien Shooter 2. Захват
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, Isometric, Indie
July 3, 2010
Players: 7.3/10
Alien Shooter 2. Capture is an isometric arcade game with elements of a role-playing game, action, shooter and indie game from developers from the Sigma Team...
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
June 2, 2016
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — improved version of the original Brigador with refined controls, lighting, and revised mechanics. The main character is a heavily...
Living Dead
Living Dead
Indie, Shooter, Zombies, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
March 6, 2020
Players: 6.3/10
The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where you need to destroy as many zombies as possible. Each wave becomes more difficult than the previous one, so...
Alien Shooter: The Experiment
Alien Shooter: The Experiment
Arcade, Action, Shooter, DLC, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
2004
Players: 8.5/10
Alien Shooter: The Experiment is an arcade game with an isometric view mixed with action and shooter from developers from the Sigma Team studio. The game is...

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