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.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 2PlayStationXboxGame Boy AdvanceMophunMSXGameCubeWonderSwan ColorGame Boy ColorDOSPalm OSWindows MobileVIC-20Atari 2600GP32
Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2002
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
July 12, 1990
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
July 19, 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based
December 27, 2002
Guren Tensho: Rasetsu is a first-person strategy game with a dash of adventure, anime/manga, fantasy, and adult games from developer Zone. The main publisher of the...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 17, 1988
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
68/100
A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks leave them...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Helicopters, Futurism (Future), Tanks
June 26, 1998
Incoming: The Final Conflict is a first-person action game with elements of a shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator and tank simulator from the masters...