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 (Game released)
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2011
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
95/100
Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, Android → 25 April 2003
Players:
8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PC → 12 July 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
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
83/100
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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android → 17 December 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
Game released: Dreamcast, Mac, PC → 30 November 1999
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 22 February 2002
Metacritic:
91/100
This fantasy role-playing game takes place in a world threatened by forces of darkness seeking the lost art of Alchemy. The hero and their companions must stop the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 10 December 2002
Metacritic:
79/100
A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world, following a hero’s quest to become a legend. Battles and exploration are presented from an overhead or...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
Game released: Mac, PC → 6 September 2006
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
87/100
This historical strategy spans four centuries, beginning in 1419 during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England and ending in the era of Napoleon. The...
Game released: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, J2ME, SEGA Master System, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360 → 1994
Metacritic:
64/100
A futuristic sports game built around a violent contest in which teams try to drive a steel ball into the opposing goal, with few rules and almost anything allowed...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots
Game released: Game Boy Advance → 26 February 2002
Metacritic:
71/100
Set in a futuristic 2173, this tactical role-playing action game follows a young boy named Cage, who gains control of an armed prototype mech and tries to stop the...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, Platformer, Top-down view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: Mac, PC, Windows 3.x → 2002
Fast Action Paq is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer and robot simulator from Dreamers Guild, The. The game is published by...