Games Game Genres Isometric

Isometric

Isometry is the most popular way of viewing in the dawn of the gaming industry. Initially, such games used isometric projection to display the world. The camera is positioned at an angle above the game world. All projection axes maintain a single scale, which helps conserve system performance resources. Nowadays, games with this type of camera are still called isometric, even though they use full 3D with scaling of models, sprites, and textures. This view is most commonly used in strategy and role-playing games.

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Best Games in the Isometric genre of 2004

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Sims 2

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

September 14, 2004

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Sims 2 — a real life simulator in which the player controls little people (sims) and arranges their homes. Sims need to go to work, furnish their home...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Online

September 20, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Set in the grim future of the 41st millennium, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a real-time strategy game about humanity and alien races fighting for control of the...

Command & Conquer: Generals

Action, Strategy, Online, In real time, Isometric

February 10, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Command & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy game with an isometric view. The plot takes place in 2020. Global Liberating Army (GLA) troops stage a terrorist...

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure

November 22, 2004

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete (Collector's Edition)

Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game

June 17, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 50/100

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete (Collector's Edition) is a turn-based fantasy strategy game with an isometric view. The set includes the original “Heroes of...

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Tactics

April 18, 2001

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A real-time tactical strategy set on the American frontier, where Cooper and his gang track down bandits responsible for a train robbery. Hired to find the...

Space Rangers 2: Dominators

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

November 26, 2004

Players: 8.5/10

Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Action, Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Tactics

September 20, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a real-time tactical action and strategy game about an elite commando unit operating behind enemy lines during World War II. The team...

Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

June 30, 2004

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

This real-time tactical action game, played from a third-person perspective, follows a special forces squad on the battlefields of World War II-era Europe. The...

The Bard's Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Comedy

October 26, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Bard's Tale is a fun role-playing adventure with an isometric camera view in the fantasy universe of The Bard's Tale. In the game you will try on the role of an...

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Stealth

November 14, 2002

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a real-time tactical strategy game with an isometric camera dedicated to the legendary Robin Hood. England, Anno Domini 1190...

Transport Giant

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains

June 9, 2004

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 61/100

An economic strategy game about building a transport company from 1850 onward, as cities grow and industrial production expands. The player lays out routes and...

Sacred

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher

February 27, 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this is an isometric action RPG about a land threatened by evil. The hero travels through an open world populated by orcs...

Knights of Honor

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

September 30, 2004

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Knights of Honor is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The main task in the game is the economic development...

Catwoman (2004)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Comics

July 20, 2004

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 49/100

Catwoman (2004) - The game is a third -person platform in which the player should use the cat’s cats and dexterity to travel along various locations and defeat...

Alexander

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Historical

November 23, 2004

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

This real-time historical strategy game follows the conquests of Alexander the Great. Its campaigns have distinct characteristics and resource-management...

Sid Meier's Civilization 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

February 29, 1996

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 2 — Compared to the first game, new units, civilizations, wonders of the world, technologies appeared, graphics took on an isometric...

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings

December 6, 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth is an isometric real-time strategy game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. The player will have to manage the army...

Tropico 2: Pirate Cove

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric

April 8, 2003

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tropico 2: Pirate Cove — the gameplay is very similar to that in the original Tropico, but with its own specifics. Here the player controls a pirate island...

Mortal Kombat: Deception

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Chess game

October 4, 2004

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, featuring matches that combine hand-to-hand combat with weapon use. Mortal Kombat: Deception includes secret and...

Chicago 1930

Action, Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

November 17, 2003

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 70/100

A real-time tactical game about a war between the Mafia and the police in 1930s Chicago. Don Falcone seeks control of the city’s districts, while a special task...

OpenTTD

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Construction

March 14, 2004

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 90/100

OpenTTD is an economic simulation game about running a transport company. Players earn money by carrying passengers and cargo over road, rail, water, and air...

Tenshō Gakuen Gensōroku

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

May 27, 2004

Tenshō Gakuen Gensōroku is a first-person role-playing game with strategy, adventure, anime/manga and fantasy elements from the masters of...

Beyond Divinity

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

April 2, 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Beyond Divinity is a fantasy role-playing game about a paladin whose soul has been bound to that of a Death Knight. To avoid spending eternity beside this creature...

Two Thrones

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical

January 23, 2004

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game about the struggle for power in medieval Europe between 1337 and 1490. Noble families in England and France compete for the thrones of the...

Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

August 26, 2004

Metacritic: 57/100

This medieval city-building strategy focuses on developing settlements into prosperous kingdoms while defending them from invasions by neighbouring powers and...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8

Strategy, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

January 1, 2002

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This historical strategy game is set during China’s Three Kingdoms period and lets players shape their own version of history. The player chooses from more than 700...

Crusader Kings

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Grand strategy

April 23, 2004

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This historical strategy game focuses on the feudal kingdoms of medieval Europe from 1066 to 1453. The player leads a dynasty and seeks to expand its lands and...

The Legend of Mir 3

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

February 1, 2012

The Legend of Mir 3 is a continuation of the popular multiplayer role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. A large open world, improved...

Cubis 2

Strategy, Isometric, Puzzle

November 12, 2004

A puzzle game played on an isometric board, where the goal is to make matches from cubes of different colors. The player shoots new cubes toward those already on...

MX Unleashed

Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

February 17, 2004

Metacritic: 81/100

MX Unleashed is an off-road motorcycle racing game featuring a career mode and a free-roaming world. Players tackle difficult terrain, take part in minigames, and...

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Action, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Historical

October 21, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This real-time historical strategy game spans the period from the Middle Ages to World War II. Players command one of several civilizations, including China...

Warlords: Battlecry 3

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

May 19, 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A real-time fantasy strategy game with role-playing progression unfolds in Etheria, where persistent heroes and their retinues fight in large-scale battles. Heroes...

Codename: Panzers - Phase One

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Simulation, Online

June 16, 2004

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, in which the player commands combat units and uses tactical manoeuvres to defeat the enemy. Battles take place in...

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation Battle Chip Gate Pack

Role-playing game, Shooter, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

August 6, 2004

Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation Battle Chip Gate Pack is a third-person role-playing game with shooter, strategy, puzzle and anime/manga elements from the developers...

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

August 13, 2003

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 57/100

This role-playing game is set in a dark fantasy version of Europe, where a supernatural catastrophe unleashed spirits and magic, altering the course of history. The...

Kasparov Chessmate

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game

June 5, 2003

Players: 5.5/10

Kasparov Chessmate is a strategy with an isometric view with elements of puzzles and chess games from developers from the studio Hexacto Games Inc.. The game is...

Medieval: Total War

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Action

August 19, 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Medieval: Total War is a legendary global historical strategy in a medieval setting. From the lush grasslands of Western Europe to the arid deserts of North Africa...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Comics

October 21, 2003

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 57/100

An action game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, in which the turtles battle The Shredder and his Foot Ninjas. Players choose a turtle and...

Disciples 2: Rise of the Elves

Strategy, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

November 25, 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game follows the elves as they seek to reclaim the forests of Nevendaar from the world’s four main powers. Driven to battle by the...

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