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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Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2017 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Linux → 15 September 2015
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
92/100
An RPG with a unique combat system, where each battle can be completed without a single blow. Instead of the usual violence, there are conversations, mercy, and...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, iOS → 4 November 2014
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to sacrifice him. To...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 17 August 2017
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 5 April 2016
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 6 July 2012
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
95/100
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 21 August 2017
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The Escapists 2 is a continuation of the top-down prisoner management simulator. The game is a direct continuation of the original. You will be able to immerse...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 14 July 2017
Players:
6.1/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
66/100
An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...
Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Construction, Zombies, Strategy
Game released: PC, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 26 August 2017
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
45/100
Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down cooperative zombie shooter for multiple players. Every night you have to defend yourself from hordes of undead. This...
Game released: PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2016
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Death Road to Canada is a top-down action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. You will go to the center of a full-scale invasion of the living dead. Having taken...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2017
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down time, just like...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2016
Players:
7/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
85/100
NeuroVoider is a top-down cooperative arcade shooter with procedurally generated levels. Players will take on the role of preserved human brains, whose task is to...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival, Top-down view, Crafting
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 21 January 2016
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Subterrain is an action-horror adventure with RPG elements and a top-down view. In the game you will play as one Doctor West, apparently the only survivor of an...
Game released: 3DO, Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, CDTV, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, NES, PC-98, Sharp X68000, Windows 3.x, PC, Linux → 16 September 1994
Steam:
81/100
A chess strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world, where battles on the checkered board unfold as duels between animated pieces. Players can compete against the...
Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies, Action
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017
Steam:
57/100
The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 4 October 2017
Metacritic:
75/100
Jydge is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter where you create your own cybernetic Judge. You will go to eradicate crime in the never-sleeping metropolis of...
Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Simulation
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 October 2017
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Dungeons 3 is an isometric real-time strategy game with elements of a management game in a fantasy setting. You will witness the conquest of the upper world by the...
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 2 June 2016
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Sky Force Reloaded is an arcade scrolling shooter in which players pilot a combat aircraft through futuristic environments and battle enemy forces. Stages feature...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2016
Players:
1/10
Steam:
63/100
Dungeon Rushers is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat where you go on a dungeon exploration. All levels are generated randomly and are fraught with...
Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, City Building, Casual game
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 29 February 2020
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
81/100
SimAirport is a real-time business strategy with a top-down view. You have to manage your own airport. Expand, invest in the purchase of new aircraft and new...
Strategy, DLC, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Simulation, City Building
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 18 May 2017
Players:
8/10
Steam:
82/100
Cities: Skylines — Mass Transit is an add-on for the city-planning simulator Cities: Skylines. The add-on introduces many new types of public transport into...
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...
