The Best Top-down Games - Page 3

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Tunguska: The Visitation (2021)

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Xbox One j Xbox Series X PC Windows

Tunguska: The Visitation is a top-down survival RPG that brings you to the perilous Tunguska Exclusion Zone, where you'll face deadly traps, infectious mutants, bandits, and well-armed rogue military. Will you survive and thrive, or will you become Lost To The Zone?


  • top-down
  • survival
  • stealth
  • cold
  • post-apocalyptic
  • perk
  • rpg
  • shooter
  • survival-horror
  • crafting
  • conversation
  • zombies
  • action-adventure
  • character

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Unsighted (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Android

UNSIGHTED invites you into a post-apocalyptic world where you have a ticking clock before your own expiration. With Metroidvania-like gameplay, fully interconnected world, and an interesting story that allows for tough choices, the game provides a balanced mix of exploration, combat, and character progression. With additional modes like co-op and rogue-lite, UNSIGHTED guarantees a high replay value. A game that creatively brings several game designs together to make a fun and polished game.


What we like:
  • Balanced mix of gameplay elements
  • Interesting story with tough choices
  • High replayability with additional modes
  • Polished sound and graphics
  • Responsive controls
What could be improved:
  • Writing could be better
  • Characters feel one-dimensional
  • Dialogue interrupts gameplay

  • pixel
  • exploration
  • boss
  • top-down
  • robots
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • combat
  • puzzle
  • war
  • post-apocalyptic
  • souls
  • platform
  • rpg
  • crafting

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Die Again (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Die Again is an innovative top-down shooter game filled with action and strategy. If you die, you can possess the closest enemy's body to keep playing. But be careful: if no one is near you, game over!


  • top-down
  • shooter
  • blood
  • violent
  • post-apocalyptic
  • twin-stick
  • linear
  • military
  • fast-paced
  • stealth
  • gore
  • story
  • realistic
  • innovative

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Mokoko X (2022)

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j Playstation 5 PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Conquer the bigger portion of the screen and save the unlucky girls from the various absurd troublemakers.


  • dating-sim
  • top-down
  • arcade
  • boss
  • bullet-hell
  • anime
  • pirates
  • villain
  • shoot-em-up
  • cute
  • funny
  • story
  • 2d
  • naval

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Blaster Master Zero 3 (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Blaster Master Zero 3 is the ultimate mutant blasting action game that will leave you on the edge of your seat! This hybrid side-scrolling and top-down action game will take you on an epic journey through various dimensions. With a variety of new abilities and weapons at your disposal, you can travel through super-dimensional space and reverse the situation with the VRV system. Don't miss the epic conclusion of the Jason Saga!


What we like:
  • Continuation of the storyline from the first 2 games
  • Compatible with controllers
  • Retro graphics style
  • Retro music
  • Multiple endings
What could be improved:
  • High difficulty curve
  • Confusing storyline if the first 2 games are not played
  • PC version has weird technical issues

  • platform
  • top-down
  • retro
  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • dungeon
  • side-scrolling
  • pixel
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • anime
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • action
  • futuristic

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Space Scavenger (2021)

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85
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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.


  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • perma-death
  • building
  • shooter
  • space
  • twin-stick
  • 2.5d
  • cartoony
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • sci-fi

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Bloodroots (2020)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.

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What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

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JYDGE (2017)

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Playstation 43 october 2017Linux Android Playstation 5 Linux Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

Build your JYDGE. Enter Edenbyrg. Get out alive. JYDGE is a lawful but awful roguehate top-down shooter where you get to build your own cybernetic JYDGE and eradicate crime in the never-sleeping megacity of Edenbyrg.


  • top-down
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • crime
  • play
  • destruction
  • dystopian
  • cyberpunk
  • cooperative
  • futuristic
  • local
  • character

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Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (2022)

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Nintendo Switch l Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One

The original cute and hardcore shrine maiden shooter is now available on Steam! Completely new game, a sequel to the home original "Pocky&Rocky" (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)! The adventures of Pocky&Rocky begin once again.

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  • shooter
  • top-down
  • classic
  • multi-directional
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • run-and-gun
  • boss
  • retro
  • remake
  • local
  • multiplayer
  • high-paced
  • scrolling

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Hotline Miami Collection (2019)

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Xbox One

Hotline Miami Collection contains both legendary games in the neon-soaked, brutally-challenging Hotline Miami series from Dennaton Games.

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  • top-down
  • shooter
  • stealth
  • twin-stick
  • surreal
  • narrative
  • hyper-violent
  • violent

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