Top-down view 2012 for PC — top best games in the Top-down view genre

Pro Evolution Soccer 2013

Football, In real time, Top-down view, Sports game

Game released: PC → 25 September 2012

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A football simulation focused on freedom of ball control, individual player styles, and teamwork. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 lets players choose how to pass and...

Football Manager 2013

Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Top-down view, In real time

Game released: PC → 2 November 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Football Manager 2013 — includes a faster version of the game called Football Manager Classic. The new mode allows players to complete the football season in...

Hotline Miami

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

Game released: PC → 23 October 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...

Crusader Kings 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Free game, Grand strategy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 14 February 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Crusader Kings 2 is a free-to-play sequel to the global real-time strategy game. Like the first part, Crusader Kings 2 simulates the system of feudal relations in...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 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...

Ticket to Ride Europe

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Tactics

Game released: PC → 24 May 2012

Players: 5.2/10

Ticket to Ride is an arcade board game with puzzle elements. Start your trip right now and get tickets by getting directions on the map. Each ticket specifies two...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 8 April 2011

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The goal is to kill...

Bang Bang Racing

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 8 June 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Bang Bang Racing is a dynamic racing arcade game with an isometric camera view. You have to be one step ahead of your rivals, find shortcuts, repair your car at the...

Disciples 3: Reincarnation

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

Game released: PC → 18 April 2012

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 69/100

This turn-based fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements is set in Nevendaar, where a new star appears above lands torn by war. Four powerful factions...

Oil Rush

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 23 March 2012

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...

Bluecoats: North vs South

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Side view

Game released: PC → 10 May 2012

Bluecoats: North vs South is an arcade strategy game with action elements. You have to lead one of the armies in a civil war. Your goal is to conquer US territory...

Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 29 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Death Rally (Classic)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 3 August 2012

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Death Rally (Classic) is a furious racing shooter with a top-down view, where you have to survive in battle against real death...

All Zombies Must Die!

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 12 March 2012

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This post-apocalyptic action shooter with role-playing elements follows four heroes—a gamer, a girl, a mad scientist, and an alien—as they face hordes of zombies in...

Beyond Oasis

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

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This top-down action-adventure with role-playing elements follows Prince Ali, who uncovers a gold armlet once belonging to a powerful sorcerer. When Ali puts it on...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC → 24 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A tower defense strategy game in which the player protects the field from waves of ground and air enemies. The defense relies on placing and upgrading towers...

Commander: The Great War

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

Game released: PC → 12 November 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 78/100

This turn-based global strategy game depicts the First World War, with a campaign spanning the conflict from the invasion of Belgium in 1914 to the Armistice in...

Spaceforce Constellations

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 23 July 2012

Steam: 5/100

Spaceforce Constellations is a top-down strategy game from developers from Dreamatrix studio. The game is published by...

Phantasy Star 4

Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 3 May 2012

Steam: 100/100

In 2284, the planet Motavia is attacked by evil creatures, and they are opposed by warriors from the hunters' guild. The story follows Chaz Ashley, who has just...

Realm of the Mad God

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 February 2012

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Realm of the Mad God is a free-to-play top-down multiplayer shooter in a fantasy setting. You have to team up with dozens of players and fight for the Kingdom of...

Retro City Rampage

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 9 October 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This top-down arcade action game takes place in the open city of Theftropolis, where the protagonist’s crime spree is interrupted by “evil” do-gooders protecting...

Gimbal

Simulation, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Construction, Online, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Gimbal is a top-down multiplayer shooter in which players build flying vehicles and fight in real time. Before taking off, pilots can customize weapons, engines...

Ashes of Immortality

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 March 2012

Steam: 69/100

Ashes of Immortality is a classic adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. Humanity lives in horror. The creatures that haunt our nightmares, hunt in the...

iBomber Attack

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 1 November 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This top-down arcade action game sends the player across Europe in a tank to complete combat missions and destroy enemy installations. Targets include naval...

Victoria 2: A House Divided

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

Game released: PC → 2 February 2012

Steam: 72/100

An expansion for Victoria 2 centered on the era of the American Civil War and the political changes of the 19th century. It adds an 1861 starting date and expands...

Sid Meier's Civilization 5: Gods and Kings

Strategy, DLC, Business / Management, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 19 June 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 5, adding systems for religion, diplomacy, and espionage to the turn-based strategy game. Players can found a...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 15 August 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...

War of the Human Tanks

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 10 January 2014

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 91/100

War of the Human Tanks is a unique top-down turn-based strategy game in which you will take part in the Japanese war, where the key units are the “tank people”. The...

Frozen Synapse: Red

Strategy, DLC, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 May 2012

Steam: 70/100

An expansion for Frozen Synapse, adding missions, co-op play and tactical options to the turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse. Its single-player campaign...

Cubemen

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC → 16 March 2012

Steam: 73/100

Cubemen is a third-person strategy game from the developers of 3 Sprockets Pty Ltd. The main publisher of the game is 3 Sprockets Pty Ltd.Cubemen is definitely not...

Sentinel 3: Homeworld

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC → 3 February 2014

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This sci-fi tower defense strategy game takes the battle to the aliens’ homeworld. Across a 20-level campaign, the player deploys turrets, orbital weapons, drones...

Dead Hungry Diner

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie, Zombies

Game released: PC → 16 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Dead Hungry Diner is an exciting arcade game with management elements and a top-down view. The game tells the story of two heroes, Gabe and Gabby, who feed...

Beware Planet Earth!

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 August 2012

Steam: 80/100

Beware Planet Earth! is a top-down strategy game from the developers at Lightmare Studio. The game is published by Lightmare Studio. It looks like Beware Planet...

Bomb Buddies

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Free game

Game released: PC → 25 May 2012

Bomb Buddies is a top-down arcade game with action and free-to-play...

Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 June 2012

Steam: 61/100

Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam is a top-down strategy game with a historical twist from Paradox Development Studio. The game is published by Paradox Interactive...

Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax

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

Game released: PC → 27 September 2012

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fantasy action RPG in which a hero must prevent the end of the world, with only 30 seconds to complete each mission. The hero explores dungeons, helps people...

Unstoppable Gorg

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC → 19 January 2012

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Unstoppable Gorg is a top-down strategy game from Futuremark Games Studio. The game is published by Futuremark Games Studio. Unstoppable Gorg is definitely not...

Humble Bundle Mojam

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Trains

Game released: PC → 19 February 2012

Humble Bundle Mojam is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy, fighting and railway simulator from Mojang AB studio. The game is published...

iBomber Defense Pacific

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 March 2012

Steam: 85/100

This tower defense strategy game is set in the Pacific, where the player faces enemy forces and fights to regain freedom. Across the campaign maps, turrets must be...

Top-down view

Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2012 for PC