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.![]() |
Commodore 64 (1987) and BBC Micro (1987) Pirates took possession over a part of space and founded eight colonies. The player's mission as Earth's delegate is to... |
PlayStation (1998) and PC-FX (1996) The protagonist of this game is an exchange student who just got transferred to the Shirosagi high school. Upon his... |
Windows (2005) Fireworks Extravaganza is a unique inlay puzzle game, in which the player should correctly assemble different shapes of various colors... |
DOS (1988), Amiga (1989), Atari ST (1988), Commodore 64 (1988) and Amstrad CPC (1987) 2160. Beam technology, energy shields, and ground-skimming propulsion systems have revolutionized ground combat into high-speed, wide-ranging battles. World powers like... |
Atari ST (1992) First Dominoes is a computer implementation of the classic game dominoes. The game uses a double nine set of dominoes... |
DOS (1989) and Commodore 64 (1988) First Over Germany is a simulation of a B-17 bomber group in World War II. The simulation covers the actual... |
PC-98 (1993) Out of Chaos, Earth and Heaven were born. The spirits were the first sentient race to appear in the Heaven,... |
Windows (2004), PC-98 (1990) and Sharp X68000 (1992) The second entry in First Queen series is set in a pseudo-historical environment, based on real world countries at the... |
PlayStation (1996) and PC-98 (1994) The land of Logris was originally inhabited by elves, dwarves, and other magical creatures. When the humans arrived, the cultural... |
SNES (1994) Ornic Senki is a remake of First Queen. The game retains the basic gameplay and the story of the original.... |
Commodore 64 (1986) With the death of the Emperor of the Kohdan System, the once peaceful alliance between them and the Rilos System... |
WonderSwan (2000) Following in the footsteps of the fishing simulation/rpg Bass Rise this portable remake. Although one can no longer select the... |
Windows (2002) Fish's Revenge is a parody fishing game in which the player take the role of a fish, fishing humans. The... |
Amiga (1998) Football Glory gets a makeover in this recreation of five-a-side football. The basic game engine is much the same, with... |
Arcade (1992) FixEight is a vertical scrolling science fiction themed shoot 'em up game where you take control of one of eight... |
Commodore 64 (1985) and Apple II (1985) Fix It is a puzzle game where the player assembles various machines out of a kit of spare parts. The... |
Atari 2600 (1978) Flag Capture is an action/strategy game for one or two players. Your goal is to locate a flag hidden somewhere... |
DOS (1992) In Flagger the player must reveal the location of mines by marking them. This is done by revealing cells which... |
Nintendo DS (2010) In Flåklypa Grand Prix one of the many activities is for the player to help Sonny and Lambert find and... |
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: