Games Game Genres Top-down view

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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Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2011

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Plants vs. Zombies

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

May 5, 2009

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A colorful strategy game in the tower defense genre, where an ordinary country house is under siege by an army of funny but extremely persistent zombies. The only...

The Binding of Isaac

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike

September 28, 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The Binding of Isaac is a hardcore action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. The plot is based on one of the biblical stories. She will tell the...

Grand Theft Auto 3

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view

October 22, 2001

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Chrono Trigger

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

March 11, 1995

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Gardenscapes

Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row)

October 1, 2009

Players: 6.7/10

Gardenscapes is a fun, top-down adventure with puzzle elements. You have to combine identical objects into one row while traveling through the garden. After each...

Corpse Party

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

August 12, 2010

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Corpse Party is a top-down adventure with horror, anime/manga and visual novel elements from the masters at Team GrisGris. The game is published by Marvelous USA...

Shadowgrounds

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

November 17, 2005

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadowgrounds is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter, horror and sandbox from the masters from the studio Frozenbyte, Inc.. The game is...

Panzer Corps

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

July 11, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Panzer Corps is a historical top-down turn-based strategy game. The game is dedicated to the Second World War, where you can play both a campaign for the Germans...

Battle for Wesnoth

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 2, 2005

Players: 5.5/10

Battle for Wesnoth is a top-down strategy game with a mix of fantasy and sandbox. Battle for Wesnoth is also known as Battle for Wesnoth...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

November 1, 2011

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another chance to live...

Kingdom Rush

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie, Adventure

July 28, 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view

April 8, 2011

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The goal is to kill...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

February 13, 1994

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire is an isometric strategy game with elements of a historical game from developers from the studio KOEI Co., Ltd.. The...

Luxor 2

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

October 10, 2006

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Luxor 2 is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and puzzle from MumboJumbo, LLC. The game's primary publisher is MumboJumbo, LLC. Luxor 2 HD is an...

Great Little War Game

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based

March 26, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Great Little War Game — turn-based strategy with action elements with unique and funny graphics. You have to control your army and fight enemies on land, sea...

Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

November 2, 1984

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Pac-Man is a top-down arcade action game. You have to guide Pac-Man through the maze and eat all the dots without being caught by the ghosts. You will find exciting...

Gatling Gears

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Combat robots

May 11, 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Gatling Gears is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter and robot simulator from the developers of Vanguard Games. The main publisher of the game is...

Spiral Knights

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

April 4, 2011

Players: 10/10

Renegade Ops

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Tanks, Cooperative (co-op)

September 13, 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Renegade Ops is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter. You have to go up against a madman named Inferno, who wants world domination. To destroy it, you can use...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view

October 5, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Fieldrunners is a top-down strategy game from the developers at Subatomic Studios. The game is published by Subatomic Studios. It seems that Fieldrunners turned out...

Twinkle Star Sprites

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

January 31, 1997

Twinkle Star Sprites is a classic Japanese-style top-down arcade shooter. By choosing one of the available characters, you will have to fight an AI opponent or...

iBomber Defense

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical

November 17, 2010

iBomber Defense is a top-down strategy game with a historical twist from Cobra Mobile Limited. The main publisher of the game is Chillingo...

Naval Warfare

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

May 19, 2010

Metacritic: 61/100

Naval Warfare is a dynamic top-down shooter in a steampunk setting. The game will take you to a fantasy world where a war is raging between industrial superpowers...

Legend of Zelda

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

February 21, 1986

Players: 10/10

Legend of Zelda is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of puzzle, anime/manga and fantasy games from the masters at Nintendo R&D 4. The game's main publisher...

Desktop Dungeons

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

October 17, 2010

Metacritic: 82/100

Atom Zombie Smasher

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view

January 23, 2011

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Crystal Defenders

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 22, 2008

Metacritic: 57/100

Final Fantasy III

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

April 27, 1990

Players: 8/10

Final Fantasy III is a fantasy anime-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The four main characters were completely redesigned and new scenarios...

Breath of Death 7

Arcade, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

April 22, 2010

Players: 8.2/10

Breath of Death 7 is a parody of the classic top-down RPG in a fantasy setting. Skeleton King Dam, ghost historian Sarah, vampire technician Lyta, and zombified...

Xevious

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

November 8, 1984

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Xevious is a third-person action game with shooter elements from developers from Namco Limited and Namco Bandai Games. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc. and...

Final Fantasy IV

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy

July 19, 1991

Players: 7.1/10

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...

We Rule

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

February 26, 2010

We Rule is an isometric simulation game with a mixture of strategy, business simulation and fantasy game from the masters of the studios Newtoy, Inc., ngmoco and...

Wild Arms

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 20, 1996

Wild Arms is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of fantasy from the masters at Media.Vision Entertainment Inc.. The game is published by Sony Computer...

New Star Grand Prix

Racing, Top-down view, Indie

December 22, 2011

Tropico 3

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sandbox

September 24, 2009

Metacritic: 77/100

Tropico 3 is a third-person strategy game with business simulator and sandbox elements from the developers of Haemimont Games AD. The main publisher of the game is...

Wasteland Angel

Action, Shooter, Top-down view

September 1, 2011

Wasteland Angel is a top-down action game with a dash of shooter from developers from the Octane Games studio. The game is published by Meridian4...

Flight Control

Action, Strategy, Top-down view

March 6, 2009

Metacritic: 82/100

Shadowgrounds: Survivor

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

November 14, 2007

Metacritic: 79/100

Ticket to Ride Europe

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Tactics

June 25, 2008

Players: 5.2/10

Ticket to Ride is an arcade board game with puzzle elements. Start your trip right now and get tickets by getting directions on the map. Each ticket specifies two...

TibiaME

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...

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