Top-down view
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Statuses
Best Games in the Top-down view genre for PC
Strategy, Simulation, DLC, Top-down view, Historical, Medieval era, Grand strategy, Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 30 September 2026
Steam:
45/100
The expansion focuses on the religious side of medieval politics. New mechanics let you gain priestly authority and act independently of secular rulers, govern...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view
Game released: PC → 5 June 2009
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Corsairs: City of Lost Ships — The game begins on January 1, 1665. Two of the characters have the usual beginnings, left over from KVL (Corsairs Return of the...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 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...
Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: PC → 4 December 2008
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
84/100
DEFCON is a real-time strategy game simulating global nuclear war during the Cold War. From an underground bunker, a general must destroy the enemy population while...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Slasher
Game released: PC → 23 September 2014
Players:
2.3/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
70/100
This top-down fantasy action game brings cooperative dungeon crawling from the classic Gauntlet series into a new adventure. Players choose one of four heroes—the...
Online, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy
Game released: PC → 28 November 2018
Players:
2.4/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Artifact: The Dota Card Game is a card tabletop game set in the fantasy universe of Dota 2. The game features three lanes, characters, minions, and even neutral...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 4 December 2025
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
The new installment of the Octopath Traveler series invites you to Orsterra — a world where destinies intersect and where legends of divine rings become the...
Online, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Free game, Top-down view, Tactics, In real time, Indie
Game released: PC → 30 November 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...
Tactics, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Strategy, Sandbox
Early Access: PC → 13 April 2022; Game released: PC → 28 February 2023
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
75/100
The events of the game take place back in 2221. More than two centuries ago, the surface of the planet became uninhabitable. The remnants of humanity are struggling...
Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Collectible card game (CCG), Indie
Game released: PC → 24 May 2022
Steam:
80/100
Turn-based card strategy in the world of retro technology and magic. Young inventor Phoebe is trying to save enough money to finally move out from her parents...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 15 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
10/10
Steam:
75/100
Monsters have escaped from the Dark Abyss, which has nearly exterminated humanity. The remnants of people have created the Phantom Train — a unique vessel capable...
Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Fantasy, Construction
Game released: PC → 22 October 2025
Steam:
94/100
Pixelated "tower defense," where magic, strategy, and a fantastic adventure come together in the story of the summoned hero Fran. Setting out on a journey through a...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Tanks, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PC → 21 October 2005
Metacritic:
86/100
Ground Control — The main goal of the game is to destroy enemy troops and buildings using the terrain features and the strengths of your own army. Combat...
Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Chess game
Game released: PC → 25 September 2008
Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games is a first-person strategy game with puzzle, card and chess elements from developers Dynamix, Inc., Encore Software, Inc., Freeverse...
