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...
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
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk
January 24, 2003
Baldr Force EXE is a top-down action game with elements of a shooter, an anime or manga game, a game for adults, a robot simulator and a visual novel from the...
Shooter, Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks
February 6, 2004
Players:
10/10
WWI: The Great War is a third-person shooter with elements of strategy, warship simulator, flight simulator, historical game and tank simulator from developers from...
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...
