Top-down view
One of the types of camera in video games is top-down view. It is very similar to isometric view but differs slightly. In top-down view, developers do not strive to make the world three-dimensional and deep. Everything is depicted either in two-dimensional space or they create a pseudo "volume" from several rows of two-dimensional spaces. For example, a character can go behind a "flat" house. Sometimes the camera is completely vertical, and the player looks at the flat world from above, as in the first game of the GTA series. Scaling in such games is used very rarely. This method can be used in quests, role-playing games, hack and slash, beat 'em up, strategy games, and many others.
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Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op)
November 4, 2014
Players:
8.7/10
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to...
Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy
February 17, 2022
VGTimes:
8.4/10
Players:
8.4/10
Metacritic:
86/100
Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the...
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Top-down view, Isometric, Role-playing game
October 11, 2022
Players:
9.1/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Coral Island is a classic top-down farm simulator with management and role-playing game elements. You will go to the colorful Coral Island, where you...
Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator
March 8, 2022
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
86/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game
July 9, 2013
Players:
6.2/10
Metacritic:
90/100
Dota 2 is a continuation of the legendary team tactical and strategic game with role-playing game elements, in which each player controls one hero...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
September 4, 2008
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy
April 6, 2023
Players:
7.9/10
Metacritic:
78/100
A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on...
