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 2021
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Free game, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Construction
May 29, 2019
Steam:
88/100
A minimalist strategy in the genre of "tower defense," where protecting the base from endless waves of enemies combines with technology development, resource...
Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
August 5, 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 7, 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy setting, where darkness becomes the main enemy of humanity. No one knows for sure what it is - the embodiment of...
Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Strategy, Free game
September 26, 2019
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
58/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Magic: The Gathering Arena is a fantasy collectible card multiplayer game with strategic elements and an isometric view based on the popular CCG Magic: The...
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...
Online, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Free game, Top-down view, Tactics, In real time, Indie
November 30, 2021
Steam:
83/100
Bloons TD Battles 2 is a continuation of the shareware arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre. In the game, you will engage in a...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, City Building, Casual game, Construction
May 8, 2020
Players:
5/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Before We Leave is a top-down real-time management strategy game. After a long period of imprisonment in the bowels of the earth, your people emerge to the surface...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
July 19, 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
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...
Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Crafting, Survival, Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 14, 2021
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The Riftbreaker is a sci-fi action game with real-time strategy elements. You will take on the role of Captain Ashley Novak — Riftbreaker, an elite commando...
Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, In real time, God Simulator, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Construction, Procedural generation
April 26, 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
70/100
Atlas Architect is a top-down city planning game that literally lets you create your own worlds. For this purpose, it provides several ready-made biomes. Each click...
Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike, Casual game
April 23, 2020
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 27, 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
