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 AdvanceCommodore 64ZX SpectrumBREWMSXGameCubeWonderSwan ColorN-GageJ2MEGame Boy ColorSymbianDOSApple IIPalm OSWindows MobileAcorn 32-bitAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2003 (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:
82/100
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...
Game released: PC, J2ME, Mac, Palm OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Mobile, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 8 December 2003
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Zuma Deluxe is a fun logic puzzle game with match-3 elements and a top-down view. Simple and interesting gameplay awaits you. While controlling the frog, you need...
Role-playing game, Strategy, DLC, Hack and slash, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game
Game released: PC → 9 July 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, 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...
Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BREW, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Dragon 32/64, Game.Com, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, Mac, MSX, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, ZX81 → 16 December 2010
Metacritic:
61/100
Frogger (2010) is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the developers of Konami Industry Co. Ltd.. The game's primary publisher is Misosys, Inc.. In...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2003
Players:
8.7/10
Metacritic:
66/100
Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with RPG elements, pitting the player against aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and other enemies. The goal is to survive the...
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk
Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PC → 28 October 2004
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Third-person view
Game released: Mac, PC → December 2001
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
89/100
This fantasy real-time strategy game focuses on combat rather than resource gathering. Mana and souls are the two resources used to summon units; capturing enemy...
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Chess game
Game released: Mac, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → January 2004
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...
Role-playing game, Fighting, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Comics, Online
Game released: Android, Browser, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Symbian → May 2011
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...
Game released: Amiga, Atari 5200, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 128, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, J2ME, Lynx, NES, Nintendo 3DS → 1989
QIX is an arcade puzzle game about claiming sections of a playfield as an abstract entity moves through it. Each level begins with an empty rectangle, and the...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots
Game released: PlayStation 2 → 15 June 2004
Players:
9.8/10
Metacritic:
75/100
A turn-based tactical role-playing game about mech warfare in 2096. After an unidentified group of wanzers attacks an E.C. base in Germany, the story follows two...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Puzznic (1990) is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Taito Corporation. The game is published by Taito Corporation. Puzznic...
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...