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 2XboxPSPNintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceVideopac+ G7400Windows 3.xBREWGameCubeExEnAtari 8-bitWonderSwan ColorN-GageJ2MEAtari 5200ColecoVisionPalm OSWindows MobileAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2004
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, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
November 26, 2004
Players:
8.5/10
Space Rangers 2: Dominators — real-time strategy with an isometric view. The main events of the second part of the game take place 250 years after the end of...
Simulation, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction
November 3, 2004
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This real-time tactical space simulator follows a conflict between megacorporations at the dawn of the 22nd century. A discovery on the edge of the Solar System...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Text quest
February 22, 2001
Steam:
97/100
Rhapsody of Zephyr is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Softmax Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Softmax Co. , Ltd...
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...
Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Casual game
August 30, 2004
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
94/100
18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal is a realistic truck driver simulator with first and third person views. The game invites you to go to conquer America, where...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Tanks, Post-apocalyptic
June 1, 2000
Metacritic:
86/100
Ground Control — The main goal of the game is to destroy enemy troops and buildings using the terrain features and the strengths of your own army. Combat...
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, The Lord of the Rings, Japanese role-playing game
November 2, 2004
Players:
8.9/10
Metacritic:
74/100
Set in Middle-earth, this role-playing game follows a party of new characters whose journey intersects with the events of the film trilogy. They meet its heroes and...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
January 7, 1986
Metacritic:
68/100
An arcade shooter in which the player guides TwinBee through the clouds while shooting enemies. The game combines aerial combat viewed from above with 3D...
Arcade, Action, Football, Boxing, Golf, Music game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game, Olympics
December 30, 2004
Metacritic:
51/100
Ape Escape Academy is an arcade collection set in a school for monkeys, where winning minigames allows students to progress through the school years. Challenges...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Fighting, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga
January 28, 2004
Metacritic:
78/100
This role-playing game centers on collecting Pokémon, with creatures available from different entries in the series, including Pokémon Ruby, Pokémon Sapphire, and...
