It’s such an overcrowded genre isn’t it? I mean it’s ridiculous how many top down games there are out there… I’ve played so many now, they just blend into each other.
Are there any top down games that do something different (or the same but really really well). For example, my last really positive experiences with this format were Desperados 3 and Shadow Gambit The Cursed Crew.
It’s such an overcrowded genre isn’t it?
Well it’s not really a genre, just a mode of perspective.
Disco Elysium ditched combat for an everything-is-dialogue-approach and it is really really good.
Played the hell out of DE and I agree! :D
Heat Signature - https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/Heat_Signature/
That looks amazing! Wishlisted :) I love the mechanic of intentionally blowing yourself out into space to escape an imminently exploding ship and then remote controlling your own ship to then rescue you lol
What actual genre do you like to play? Might get some more relevant recommendations. Otherwise, top-down is just a POV and there are a ton of genres that have been made this way.
- Factorio - Factory Building
- Door Kickers - Tactical CQB
- Dwarf Fortress - Roguelite Town Management
- The Battle for Wesnoth - Turn-based RPG
- GTA1/2/London 1969 - The best GTAs
- FTL - Roguelite space adventure. Real-time with pause.
Minesweeper
Solitaire - classic top down perspective.
Come to think of it, so was that Space Pinball game too.
played hundreds of hours of both lol
I could never get on with Minesweeper. I bet it’s something to do with my ADHD and Discalculia.
“Can’t live without electricity”
Basically routing a pcb with extra dopamine
Oh I like that one, it’s like a really colourful version of Power to the People.
Rimworld?
Factorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies.
How is this genuinely different?
That’s a really great question. I will leave it to other people in the comments to answer.
I took OP’s question to mean, “Give me some top-down game suggestions”.
Now that I read it again, I see your point. But also, I can’t think of any of the suggestions in this thread as being unique.
The game defined the factory builder genre. Everything that followed (Dyson sphere project, satisfactory, shapez, etc etc etc) came after factorio (nicknamed cracktorio because of its addictive qualities) was released.
Gameplay wise it’s a top down with some vehicles and weapons, which is not unique at all, but the core of the gameplay loop was unique and spawned an entire sub genre of build games.
For the akshuallys in the room, it is possible that there were factory line builders before factorio that I’m not aware of, but none had the depth and breadth and definitely none were as popular/iconic.
Sunless Sea
Try Cogmind, Caves of Qud or Dwarf Fortress maybe?
Maybe this is not what you are looking for but I like Creeper World 3!
Ooh it wasn’t but I like the look of that one! the 2D representing a 3D world thing is really interesting.
Sorry for the source, but this list is gold: https://www.reddit.com/r/CRPG/wiki/recommendations/
Ooh thanks :)
20 minutes till dawn and disfigure are my go-to topdowns
I’m not really into manic shooters but I do enjoy watching other people play them.
Kenshi. There is really not a single game out there that I can really compare it to and they have a very strong community, showing the game has a high replayability value
Dreamweb.
90’s cyberpunk point’n’click with a dark mature story and a rocking soundtrack.
RTS like AoE or Warcraft
Bullet Hells like Assault Android Cactus
Hotline Miami
every 4X game
V Rising, Diablo or Baldurs Gate
