Top-down
Description
These games use a top-down view, also called an overhead view or a helicopter view. A top-down view is strict and cannot have any angle at all. Game Title |
 SNES (1994) Konami's game based on the 90s animated series starring the Caped Crusader sends him against his most famous enemies in... |
 Genesis (1995) Based on the award-winning TV series, The Adventures of Batman and Robin pits the player against the diabolical Mr. Freeze... |
 Windows (1999) The Adventures of Bouapha: Spooky Castle is a single-player, top-down monster bashing adventure game.The story behind this game is that... |
 PlayStation 2 (2000) Cookie and Cream are two cartoon bunnies who are on their way home on the night before their clan's yearly... |
 NES (1987) Somewhere in the land of dinosaurs, a hero known as Dino-Riki sets out to battle against the beasts of the... |
 NES (1989) Tom Sawyer's famous literary exploits come to life in this adventure where you play Tom Sawyer (or Huck Finn in... |
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 Windows (2014), Xbox 360 (2014), PlayStation 3 (2014), Nintendo 3DS (2014) and PS Vita (2014) All the princesses of the Nameless Kingdom have been kidnapped. Princess Bubblegum sends you, Finn, along with Jake to rescue... |
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 Neo Geo (1994), Neo Geo CD (1994), PlayStation 4 (2017), Arcade (1994) and Nintendo Switch (2017) Aero Fighters 2 is a vertically-scrolling shooter in the same vein as 1942 and similar games. It supports up to... |
Neo Geo (1995), Neo Geo CD (1995) and Arcade (1995) Aero Fighters 3 is a vertically-scrolling shooter in the same vein as 1942 and similar games. It supports up to... |
Windows (2009) AeroNuts is a free 2D click-and-point adventure game. It features an inventory. The game can be controlled via mouse. It... |
 PSP (2010), Xbox 360 (2009), PlayStation 3 (2010) and PS Vita (2012) Formerly known as Rocket Racing, Aero Racer is a single-player top-down arcade-like futuristic speed racer entailing a competition between colored... |
Game Boy (1991) Aerostar is a top-down, vertically-scrolling shooter. The player controls an aircraft, but instead of going all across the screen, it... |
DOS (1994) The small kingdom of Celystra was prosperous under it's old king, "Korros the Wise". The prince, Lythare has ascended to... |
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Commodore 64 (2008) Affili8! was developed for the annual Mini Game Competition and was an entry for the 2k size category. A clone... |
 Commodore 64 (1985) A bounty hunter must explore the desert looking for buildings – which include a bank, a cemetery, a saloon, an... |
 Windows (2004), PlayStation 2 (2004) and Xbox (2004) Following on AFL Live 2004, AFL Live: Premiership Edition boasts the latest team lists, added gameplay features, and unlockable content... |
 Windows (2006) A Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Strategy is a game about strategic nonviolent struggle. In each scenario, the... |
Amiga (2006) Africa is a strategy game where the world powers (played by up to five human or CPU players) compete for... |
DOS (1986) The Allied forces take on the forces of Germany to gain control of the Suez Canal in African Desert Campaign.... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Gauntlet
- 96 Chrono Trigger
- 95 Radiant Silvergun
- 94 Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
- 94 Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX
- 94 Metal Gear Solid
- 94 Metal Gear Solid
- 94 Chrono Trigger
- 93 Tecmo Super Bowl
- 93 Sid Meier's Civilization II
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.78 Napalm: The Crimson Crisis (1998)
- 4.69 Summer Carnival '92: Recca (1992)
- 4.67 Arc the Lad Collection (2002)
- 4.66 Crystal Defenders (2008)
- 4.66 Pac-Man: Championship Edition (2007)
- 4.61 Aleste 2 (1989)
- 4.60 Ultima: The Second Trilogy (1992)
- 4.59 SD Snatcher (1990)
- 4.55 Digidrive (2006)
- 4.51 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (2008)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Perspective
Top-down is part of Perspective. This group of genres contain:
