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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PlayStation 2PlayStationXboxGame Boy AdvanceCommodore 64ZX SpectrumBREWMSXGameCubeWonderSwan ColorN-GageJ2MEGame Boy ColorSymbianDOSApple IIPalm OSWindows MobileAcorn 32-bitAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2003
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
April 16, 2003
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
66/100
Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game
July 9, 2003
Players:
10/10
DotA is a team tactical and strategic game with role-playing game elements, which is a popular modification for Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos. In the game, each...
Role-playing game, Fighting, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics, Online
May 12, 2003
TibiaME — real-time role-playing fantasy fighting game with comic book elements. You have to become a legend and prove your skills against other players in...
Strategy, Horror, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk
October 3, 2003
Players:
7.4/10
Metacritic:
67/100
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view
July 24, 2003
Rollercoaster World is a first-person simulator with strategy and business simulation elements from Bimboosoft Co., Ltd., TAKARA Co. and Ltd.. The main publisher of...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Educational game (Education), Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical
July 22, 2003
Players:
5.5/10
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is an isometric simulation game with strategy, educational, fantasy and historical elements from the masters at Paradox...
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game
September 12, 2003
Players:
9/10
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game
June 5, 2003
Players:
5.5/10
Kasparov Chessmate is a strategy with an isometric view with elements of puzzles and chess games from developers from the studio Hexacto Games Inc.. The game is...