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 (Early Access)
Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Early Access: PC → 7 October 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...
Futurism (Future), Action, Arcade, Logic, Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Indie
Early Access: PC, Mac → 29 April 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Goose Goose Duck is a free arcade multiplayer online social deduction game that clearly resembles Among Us, but with ducks and geese. Some control a spaceship...
Adventure, Simulation, Top-down view, Business / Management, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Steampunk, Construction, Survival
Early Access: PC → 3 March 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Scrapnaut is a fun top-down survival simulator in a steampunk setting. In the game you will explore a dangerous open world with different biomes. As you progress...
Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 14 December 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Noble Fates is a management strategy with elements of a colony simulator with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In a land far, far away, mortals vie...
Roguelike, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Top-down view, Shooter
Early Access: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 2 December 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
61/100
In the game, you can choose a destroyer hero and go to conquer the galaxy, destroying various monsters. As they progress, players will be able to profit from...
Slasher, Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Dungeons
Early Access: PC → 6 April 2021
Steam:
87/100
The Slormancer is a top-down adventure slasher role-playing game in a fantasy setting. In the game you will lead a brave squad of heroes and fight hordes of deadly...
Arcade, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Shooter, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
Early Access: PC → 16 December 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
86/100
The Crackpet Show is a dynamic top-down scrolling shooter with roguelike elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will join the most violent TV show...
Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons
Early Access: PC → 2 November 2021
Steam:
67/100
Usurper: Soulbound is a top-down cooperative action RPG with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting, inspired by the cult Dark Souls series. At the center of the...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Slasher, Dungeons
Early Access: PC → 20 July 2021
Steam:
50/100
Renova is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game uses a tactical combat system, and also has a multiplayer mode (you...
Free game, Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Online, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, MOBA
Early Access: PC → 16 March 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
65/100
Smash Legends is a fast-paced action fighting game where you fight against live opponents in a 3v3 arena or battle royale mode. The game offers customization...
