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

Hotline Miami - a game in the Top-down view genre

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2011

Players: 5.6/10

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Dynamite Jack

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

Game released: PC → 10 May 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This top-down action-adventure follows Jack, a space marine trying to escape the Anathema Mines. He can sneak past guards or use bombs to eliminate enemies, while a...

Ashes of Immortality

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

Game released: PC → 30 March 2012

Steam: 70/100

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...

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...

Bit.Trip Core

Action, Music game, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 October 2012

Players: 5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A retro arcade action-rhythm game inspired by 1980s games, with a modern twist. In Bit.Trip Core, players control two axes, unlike the single-axis controls of its...

Scoregasm

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 February 2012

Steam: 85/100

This top-down arcade shooter sends the player through a galaxy connected by branching routes. Choosing a path reveals new levels and enemies, while encounters with...

Lair of the Evildoer

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

Game released: PC → 8 March 2012

Lair of the Evildoer is a third-person action game with shooter elements from Going Loud Studios. The main publisher of the game is Going Loud...

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...

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: 80/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

This space-based tower defense strategy game is about protecting the solar system from an alien invasion. The player places satellites in orbit around planets...

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...

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...

P3

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

Game released: PC → 17 July 2012

Players: 1/10

P3 is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter and indie game from the studio BatCat Games. The game is published by BatCat...

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Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2012 for PC (Game released)