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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Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Isometric genre of 2010 (Game released)
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS → 5 June 2009
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A life simulation set in an open world, where the player creates characters and guides their daily lives, relationships, and ambitions. Appearance...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
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...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 17 February 2010
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Simulation
Game released: Mac, PC → 8 November 2010
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
72/100
This real-time fantasy strategy game centers on ruling the kingdom of Ardania, where heroes decide for themselves where to go and what to do. The...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PSP → 24 May 2010
Metacritic:
68/100
This turn-based Japanese role-playing game is set in the fantasy world of Berge, created by the goddess Norvia using Force, the universe’s spiritual...
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, iOS, iPod Touch, PC, Wii, iPad → 8 October 2010
Players:
7.2/10
Metacritic:
81/100
FIFA 11 is an annual popular football simulator from the Canadian studio EA Sports. In the new part of the series, you can expect dramatic changes in...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox
Game released: PC, Mac → 26 March 2010
Players:
9.2/10
Metacritic:
79/100
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom is a continuation of the real-time management strategy with an isometric camera view in a medieval setting. The...
Game released: Android, BlackBerry, BREW, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, Wii U, Linux → 9 February 2010
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A retro-styled platformer with puzzle elements in which the player controls a cube and rolls through levels. Along the way, the cube collects prisms...
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Free game, Science fiction, MMO
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 2 February 2010
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
66/100
This massively multiplayer role-playing game is set in the Star Trek universe of the 25th century, where players explore space as captains of their...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, City Building, Simulation
Game released: PC → 31 March 2011
A strategy game about developing a Roman province during the Roman Empire, with the player taking the role of a governor responsible for its...
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Space, Science fiction
Game released: PC → 26 May 2010
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
97/100
Star Wars: Empire at War — Gold Pack is a strategy game with an isometric view from developers from the Petroglyph Games Inc. studio. The game...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Collection, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
Game released: PC → 3 December 2010
Players:
8/10
Stronghold Collection is a collection of the Stronghold game series, which includes: Stronghold, Stronghold 2, Stronghold Crusader, Stronghold...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Android → 3 October 2013
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
69/100
This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based tactical battles is set in Agarest, a world created after a war between the forces of light and...