Best Top-Down Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated top-down games.

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iBomber Defense Pacific iBomber moves to the Pacific as you fight a whole new enemy across the Pacific rim to regain freedom.

Price -86% 0.85€
Rating 7.8
Release 01 Mar 2012
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!

Price 9.49€
Rating 7.4
Release 02 Dec 2011
Waves Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 16 Nov 2011
Renegade Ops Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.

Price -63% 4.82€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Oct 2011
The Binding of Isaac Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

Price -50% 2.49€
Rating 9.3
Release 28 Sep 2011
Nuclear Dawn Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.

Price -96% 0.46€
Rating 7.6
Release 26 Sep 2011
Cossacks: Art of War Cossacks: The Art of War continues the history of the great battles of XVII–XVIII centuries

Price -84% 0.82€
Rating 7.5
Release 26 Aug 2011
Space Pirates and Zombies Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Aug 2011
Breath of Death VII Resurrect the classic era of RPGs with the retro parody RPG, Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. Join Dem the Skeleton Knight, Sara the ghost historian, Lita the vampire techie, and Erik the zombie prince as they explore an undead world in search of the secrets of the past. Laugh! Cry! Laugh some more!

Price -85% 0.46€
Rating 8.0
Release 13 Jul 2011
Dungeons of Dredmor Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.

Price -43% 4.46€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Jul 2011
Solar 2 Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.

Price -91% 0.88€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Jun 2011
Frozen Synapse Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Price -98% 0.62€
Rating 8.0
Release 26 May 2011
Dwarfs!? Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!

Price -98% 0.24€
Rating 7.4
Release 04 May 2011
Anomaly: Warzone Earth Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Price -96% 0.48€
Rating 8.4
Release 08 Apr 2011
HOARD YOU ARE THE DRAGON in this award-winning arcade strategy game. Burn villages, collect gold, and level up your dragon while playing 10 minute matches in single player or up to 4 player co-op and competitive modes. Over 30 levels and multiple game modes ensure you'll be burning for a long time!

Price -80% 0.80€
Rating 7.7
Release 04 Apr 2011
Revenge of the Titans The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Price -62% 5.65€
Rating 7.8
Release 16 Mar 2011
Atom Zombie Smasher The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.

Price -44% 5.69€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Mar 2011
Alien Breed 3: Descent Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

Price -92% 0.88€
Rating 7.1
Release 17 Nov 2010
Alien Breed 2: Assault Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

Price -92% 0.88€
Rating 6.7
Release 22 Sep 2010
Alien Swarm Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.3
Release 19 Jul 2010
Alien Breed: Impact Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Price 8.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 03 Jun 2010
Avencast: Rise of the Mage Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 17 Mar 2010
Zombie Shooter 2 Just choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute.

Price -79% 2.10€
Rating 7.5
Release 18 Nov 2009
Gratuitous Space Battles The first ever auto-battler game, from way back in 2009Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.

Price 14.79€
Rating 6.9
Release 16 Nov 2009
Torchlight Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

Price -95% 0.84€
Rating 8.8
Release 27 Oct 2009
Nation Red Nation Red is an ultra fast infinite play arena-based shooter providing an exceptional close-quarter battlefield experience. Fight thousands of zombie mutants and their bosses in frantic bloody gameplay while earning close to 100 perks. Fight in Barricade, Survival or Free Play mode.

Price -79% 0.60€
Rating 8.5
Release 03 Sep 2009
Alien Shooter The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. About 1,000 monsters on each map, showing up to 100 monsters simultaneously on one playing screen.

Price -5% 4.78€
Rating 9.2
Release 27 May 2009
Larva Mortus Larva Mortus is a fast-paced hack and slash top-down shooter. As an agent specializing in exorcism, you are tasked to hunt monsters of the supernatural in a dark, ominous, and randomly generated atmosphere full of undead, terrifying and demonic nightmares.

Price -81% 0.97€
Rating 7.2
Release 19 Mar 2009
Multiwinia Multiwinia is a fast-paced, retro-inspired RTS that blends arcade action with strategic depth. Command armies of Multiwinians in multiplayer battles across vibrant, nostalgic environments. With simple controls and dynamic gameplay, it offers endless fun and challenge for players of all skill levels.

Price -82% 2.19€
Rating 7.7
Release 19 Sep 2008
Empires Mod Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 28 Jul 2008
Act of War: Direct Action Tomorrow's War Is NOW Ripped from today's headlines, Act of War: Direct Action™ is a frightening tale of suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict. This real-time strategy experience puts you squarely in control of counterterrorist forces and delivers a first look at tomorrow's war.

Price -72% 0.85€
Rating 8.4
Release 12 Mar 2008
DEFCON Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.

Price -91% 1.08€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Sep 2006
Shadowgrounds Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Price -90% 0.52€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 May 2006
Dangerous Waters S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.

Price -97% 0.46€
Rating 7.4
Release 07 Feb 2006
POSTAL Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 14 Nov 1997
Mini Motor Racing EVO Little Cars, BIG Fun! Start your engines!

Price -72% 2.79€
Rating 6.3
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Rating 9.3

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Rating 8.6

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Rating 8.6

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Rating 7.4

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Rating 8.2