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.![]() |
Atari 8-bit (1982) Action Quest is an action adventure game akin to Venture. The player controls a ghost whose objective is to traverse... |
Browser (2013), iPhone (2013), Android (2014), iPad (2013) and Windows Apps (2014) This unique game starts the player in a cold shack, challenging them to stoke the embers of a fireplace with... |
Atari ST (1993) Adarod is a board game inspired by the board game Dorada from Ravensburger. All players starts with four game pieces... |
ZX Spectrum (1983) Adder Attack is a simple arcade game. The player must collect golden nuggets and avoid deadly snakes. The dangerous lethal... |
Amiga (1988), Atari ST (1987), Commodore 64 (1987) and MSX (1987) Addicta Ball is a Breakout clone with a twist. Players control a paddle to break down a wall of different... |
Terminal (1974) Add-to-13 Solitaire is a solitaire card game also known as Pyramid Solitaire. Cards are placed in a pyramid shape of... |
Xbox 360 (2009) The Adhara War is a turn-based strategy game with action combat. It is set in the Clamshell Expanse where the... |
NES (1986) Adian no Tsue features two educational math games.The first game involves controlling a sorcerer named Lucian who is armed with... |
Commodore 64 (1990), ZX Spectrum (1990) and Amstrad CPC (1990) Adidas Championship Football is a soccer game with 24 national teams. The only playing mode is a championship which mimics... |
PlayStation 2 (2008) and PlayStation 4 (2017) ADK Tamashii is a compilation of five classic NeoGeo games (four of which have never been available on other platforms)... |
Commodore 64 (1984), ZX Spectrum (1983), Amstrad CPC (1984) and ZX81 (1982) In this early naval simulation the player assumes the role of the captain of the Admiral Graf Spee, one of... |
Windows (1996) Admiral: Sea Battles is a naval warfare turn-based strategy game but with the emphasis on action rather than accuracy. Instead... |
Windows (2008) Ad Nauseam 2 (Latin for to a sickening degree 2) is a fast-paced shooter played on a single screen. The... |
Xbox 360 (2010) Adrift is a modern day pirate game that puts the player in the role of a nameless Somali pirate operating... |
DOS (1995) Based on the board game with the same name this game places you as a nation in the Mediterranean to... |
Genesis (1991) Advanced Daisenryaku is one of the many titles in SystemSoft's long-running war strategy simulation series. This version is one of... |
Commodore 64 (1989), Atari 8-bit (1988), ZX Spectrum (1988) and Amstrad CPC (1988) Part of Codemasters' original budget-price range, this pinball game aimed to put fast & furious action first.The table design features... |
PC-98 (1996) Advanced Power Dolls 2 is, like other installments in the series, a sci-fi mecha-themed turn-based tactical game. Visually and gameplay-wise... |
Commodore 64 (2006) Advanced Space Battle is a turn based space strategy game for 1 to 4 players. Your aim is to build... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Chrono Trigger
- 95 Radiant Silvergun
- 94 Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
- 94 Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX
- 94 Ms. Pac-Man
- 94 Metal Gear Solid
- 94 Metal Gear Solid
- 94 Chrono Trigger
- 93 Tecmo Super Bowl
- 93 Shadowfire
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)
- 4.61 Aleste 2 (1989)
- 4.60 Ultima: The Second Trilogy (1992)
- 4.55 Digidrive (2006)
- 4.51 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (2008)
- 4.49 Xak: The Art of Visual Stage (1989)
- 4.47 Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon (1998)
- 4.46 Smart Games Puzzle Challenge 2 (1997)
- 4.45 SD Snatcher (1990)
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: