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.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 2Xbox 360XboxPSPNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceBREWDoJaGameCubeExEnN-GageJ2MESymbianPalm OSAcorn 32-bit
Statuses
Best Games in the Isometric genre of 2005 (Game released)
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
Game released: PC → 3 February 2011
Players:
8.6/10
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...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BBC Micro, BlackBerry, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1989
Players:
2.7/10
Metacritic:
71/100
Paperboy (1989) is an isometric arcade game with action and sports elements from the masters at Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting, Flight Simulator, In real time, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 23 May 2005
Metacritic:
88/100
WarioWare Twisted! is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, fighting game, flight simulator, platformer, music game and arkanoid from...
Simulation, Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Isometric
Game released: PC → 25 August 2006
Metacritic:
64/100
Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species is a first-person simulation game with elements of strategy, business simulation and educational game from the masters at Blue Fang...