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 3PlayStation 2Xbox 360PS VitaPSPWiiNintendo 3DSNintendo DSWindows PhoneAmazon Fire TViPod TouchiPhoneWindows Mobile
Statuses
Best Games in the Isometric genre of 2012 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PS Vita, PSP, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, iOS → 28 September 2012
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
80/100
A football simulation focused on controlling a team and creating attacking chances. Precise dribbling lets players move with the ball in any direction, dodge...
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 becomes the...
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, iOS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Linux, Mac → 20 July 2011
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate, is gradually...
Online, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game
Game released: Browser, iOS, Android → 17 April 2012
Players:
5.7/10
Forge of Empires is a free-to-play management strategy game with an isometric camera view. You have to build the greatest city, leading it through millennia. Events...
Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Android, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 16 January 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is an expanded edition of the legendary 1998 role-playing game. In addition to improvements in graphics and gameplay, the re-release...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 17 February 2011
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...
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:
84/100
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 city inhabited by...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Historical, Free game, Simulation, Casual game
Game released: PC, Android, Amazon Fire TV, iOS → 1 December 2016
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
75/100
Townsmen is a free-to-play real-time management strategy for mobile platforms. The game will take you back to the time of the French Revolution of the 18th century...
Arcade, Strategy, Business / Management, Free game, Action, Sandbox, Isometric, In real time, Simulation
Game released: iOS, Android → 15 December 2011
Players:
5.9/10
The Sims FreePlay is a real-time arcade strategy game with business elements and an isometric view. From head to toe—and floor to ceiling—you can customize every...