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Best Games in the Top-down view genre for NES

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Galaga

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

Game released: NES → September 1988

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This arcade space shooter and sequel to GALAXIAN pits a fighter craft against waves of invading aliens. The player moves the ship left and right, shoots down...

Metal Gear

Action, Stealth, Top-down view

Game released: NES → June 1988

Players: 7.8/10

Metal Gear is a stealth action game. The main character of the game is a special forces soldier nicknamed Solid Snake, who is tasked with infiltrating the fortress...

Final Fantasy III

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

Game released: NES → 27 April 1990

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

1942

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

Game released: NES → 1986

Players: 7.1/10

1942 is a dynamic top-down shooter with the ability to play together with a friend on the same screen. The year is 1942, you have to try on the role of a fighter...

Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness

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

Game released: NES → 21 December 1991

Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness is a top-down strategy game with a dash of history from the developers at KOEI Co., Ltd.. The game's main publisher is KOEI...

Commando

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: NES → November 1986

Players: 7/10

Commando — a dynamic arcade shooter with a top-down view. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades, you must fight endless hordes of...

Final Fantasy II

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: NES → 17 December 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...

Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

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

Game released: NES → December 1990

A turn-based role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Britannia, it focuses on the hero’s moral development rather than defeating a central villain. After...

Nobunaga's Ambition

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

Game released: NES → June 1989

Steam: 90/100

Nobunaga's Ambition is a top-down turn-based historical strategy game. The game takes place in Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. You have to...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

Game released: NES → October 1989

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks to unite the...

North & South

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Comics

Game released: NES → 21 September 1990

North & South is a third-person action game with a dash of strategy and history from the masters at Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by Infogrames...

Star Force (1985)

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

Game released: NES → 1987

In this vertically scrolling shooter, the player pilots the Final Star, shooting enemies and destroying enemy structures to score points. Its weapon has two power...

TwinBee

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: NES → 7 January 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...

Stinger

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: NES → September 1987

Stinger is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the Konami Industry Co...

Battle Chess

Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Chess game, Turn-based

Game released: NES → 1990

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...

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

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

Game released: NES → 1990

Players: 10/10

Nobunaga's Ambition 2 is a top-down strategy game with historical game elements from the masters at KOEI Co., Ltd.. The game is published by KOEI Corporation. In...

Bokosuka Wars

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: NES → 14 December 1985

Bokosuka Wars is a top-down strategy game with fantasy game elements. The game is published by ASCII Corporation. There has still been no announcement of Bokosuka...

Ys: The Vanished Omens

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: NES → 26 August 1988

Ys: The Vanished Omens is a classic top-down RPG set in the Ys fantasy universe. In the game, you will try on the role of Adol, a red-haired adventurer and...

Ms. Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: NES → 1990

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This top-down arcade game follows Ms. PAC-MAN through mazes as she collects dots and avoids ghosts. Clearing a maze advances to the next stage. Power Pellets...

Legend of Zelda: Breath of NES

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Legend of Zelda

Game canceled: NES → 30 April 2017

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of NES is a fan-made 2D remake based on the popular action-adventure action RPG Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In this version you...

Pac-Man

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: NES → 1990

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Shi-Kin-Joh

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: NES → 26 April 1991

Shi-Kin-Joh is a top-down strategy game with puzzle and fantasy elements from the masters at Scap Trust. The game is published by Scap Trust. Sometimes the game is...

Final Fantasy

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: NES → 12 July 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...

Exodus: Ultima 3

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

Game released: NES → February 1989

Ultima III: Exodus is a fantasy role-playing game about a threat to the world of Sosaria: Exodus, the offspring of Mondain and Minax, endangers its inhabitants. The...

Image Fight

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

Game released: NES → July 1990

A vertically scrolling shooter in a futuristic setting, Image Fight follows an OF-1 fighter pilot battling alien invaders who attacked Earth after destroying its...

M.U.L.E.

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game

Game released: NES → September 1990

Set on the fictional planet Irata, this strategy game combines economic simulation with competition over a colony’s prosperity and survival. Up to four players can...

Xevious

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

Game released: NES → September 1988

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...

Front Line

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

Game released: NES → 1 August 1985

Steam: 100/100

This overhead run-and-gun arcade game follows a lone soldier advancing through enemy territory toward a fortified compound. The route pits the soldier against...

Battle City

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Sandbox, Tanks

Game released: NES → 9 September 1985

Players: 9.2/10

Battle City is the legendary tank arcade with a view of the top and a worked out level editor. Your main task is to defend the base from gradually appearing tanks...

Spy Hunter

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: NES → September 1987

Spy Hunter — The player takes on the role of a spy driving a sports car that speeds along an endless road, destroying enemies and avoiding danger. The main...

Shanghai (1986)

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

Game released: NES → 4 December 1987

Shanghai (1986) is a top-down strategy game from developers at Activision. The game is published by Activision. Shanghai (1986) for PC has not yet been...

Venus Senki

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Racing, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

Game released: NES → 14 October 1989

Venus Senki is a third-person role-playing game with elements of action, shooter, racing, strategy and an anime or manga game from developers from the studio Human...

Bishōjo Control

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game

Game released: NES → 1990

Bishōjo Control is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, anime or manga game and adult game from the HARD studio. The game is published by HARD...

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: NES → 29 December 1991

Dai-2-ji Super Robot Taisen is a top-down RPG with a mix of strategy, anime/manga and robot simulator from the masters at Winky Soft Co., Ltd. . The game is...

1943: The Battle of Midway

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: NES → October 1988

A vertically scrolling shooter set over the Pacific during World War II. Flying an American P-38 Lightning, the player takes on Japanese air and naval forces, with...

Dragon Ball 3: Gokūden

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

Game released: NES → 27 October 1989

Dragon Ball 3: Gokūden is a top-down role-playing game with a mixture of strategy, fighting and anime/manga games from Tose Co., Ltd.. Main publisher game is...

Super Sprint

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: NES → 3 August 1991

Super Sprint is a top-down arcade game with a dash of racing from Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Electric Dreams Software. The PC version of...

Pipe Dream

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

Game released: NES → September 1990

A real-time puzzle game with strategy elements about building a pipe route for a flow of slime across a grid. The player places randomly supplied pipe pieces in...

Rampart

Action, Shooter, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view

Game released: NES → January 1992

Rampart is a top-down action game with shooter and strategy elements from the masters at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Tengen Inc.. The...

Simpsons: Bart vs. the World

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game, Card game

Game released: NES → December 1991

Players: 4.5/10

Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a first-person arcade game with elements of simulation, action, strategy, platformer, puzzle, sports game and card game from...

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