Best Free Top-Down View Games for PC and Browser in 2024!

Listen up all of you 8­bit lovers out there! As the name would suggest, 8BitMMO is a free to play retro­style 2D massively multiplayer game!

Adventure, magic, and fantasy await you in Aberoth, a free-to-play MMORPG crafted in the retro graphics of days gone by! Don’t let the graphics fool you, though, for Aberoth offers much to players who dare to embark on the path it offers.

AirMech is a 3D sci-fi RTS by Carbon Games, available in the browser (Chrome) and through Steam With DotA-style gameplay players control a transforming mech, that can take flight at a moments notice in this strategy based game. Combat on the ground or switch to air to fly around and pick up units to transport.

Taking its cues from its predecessor, Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a free-to-play action shooter with a top-down view and tons of extra-terrestrial baddies to exterminate. Reactive Drop includes an extensive campaign mode, PvP, and a vast array of deadly weapons to mince and mangle with.

Angels Online is a free to play 2D Fantasy MMORPG with great anime style graphics and lots of classes. Players can fight for 1 of 4 realms in Angels Online.

Build up your lands and wage war against all comers in Armor Valor, a Norse-inspired strategy RPG from R2Games! The elves and the dwarves have allied against the humans, and in a far-off land, orcs have also risen up and declared war.

Valve's Dota 2 CCG Artifact is now free-to-play, coming in two different versions: Classic and Foundry. Artifact Classic plays like the game when it launched, offering wilder, more chaotic battles, while Artifact Foundry puts more emphasis on heroes and reduces the game's overall randomness.

Astral Heroes is a free-to-play collectible card game that offers some unique twists and variations on the classic CCG formula. The follow-up to Apus Software's Astral Masters, Astral Heroes offers many different game modes, including a PvE campaign, draft tournaments, and random deck matchups, as well as the ability to track your progress on leaderboards to see how you match up against other players from around the world.

From the same dev team that brought you Bloodline Champions comes Battlerite, a free-to-play MOBA with a cast of colorful characters and a focus on skill-based gameplay. With a focus on short matches and fast action, Battlerite plays at a frenetic pace and offers spectator mode so you can cheer on your favorite players.

Battlerite Royale is a free-to-play battle royale game based on the popular gameplay from Stunlock Studios' Battlerite. Join in the action on a map that's 30 times larger than your typical Battlerite map but watch out for the encroaching Death Vortex, which will spell your doom!

Goodgame's Big Farm has you taking over for Uncle George after he's left his farm “in pretty bad shape.” You'll need to plant crops, raise livestock, and get a little help from your neighbors to get the farm back in shape! You'll start with some basic crops, but as you progress, you'll be able to unlock more labor-intensive and financially rewarding crops.

Lead your armies to victory in YC Games' free-to-play medieval battle simulator Blood of Steel! Take on the role of a famous general from history, from Julius Caesar to Joan of Arc to Lyu Bu and charge into battle at the head of an elite core of warriors.

Bloodline Champions is a free to play 3D arena-based PvP MMO game published by Funcom, and has been compared to Defense of the Ancients and World of Warcraft Arena. But instead of relying on killing creeps or grinding for the best set of gear, Bloodlines is a more skill-based game.

Merge classic bomber action with modern battle royale in Bombergrounds: Battle Royale, a free-to-play game from Gigantic Duck Games. Place your bombs to forge new paths or eliminate your enemies, but beware -- your opponents are looking to do the same, and only one animal can come out on top!

Bombtag is a free-to-play multiplayer Bomberman-inspired game. Game rounds support up to 8 players and last just a few minutes, allowing for quick matches when you only have a little time.

Rewrite the course of World War II in Call of War, a free-to-play browser-based strategy game from Bytro Labs.

Card Hunter is a 2D browser-based game that combines elements of a trading card game and table-top gaming. Developed and published by Blue Manchu, Card Hunter gives players the experience to play as a person, playing a role-playing game.

Explore, build, and trade in Catan Universe, an online free-to-play version of the legendary Settlers of Catan board game! You start with just a pair of small settlements on a randomly generated island.

Experience a rich fantasy world and strategic gameplay in Chroma: Bloom And Blight, a free-to-play CCG from Clarity Games. Choose a hero to build a deck around, and choose from the game's four factions with no limits.

Take over the world in free-to-play strategy game Conflict of Nations from Dorado Games and Bytro Labs.

Crystal Clash is a free-to-play fantasy castle siege RTS from Crunchy Leaf Game. Form your armies from dozens of strong units and powerful spells and take on both PvE bosses and competitive matches against other players.

Crystal Saga is a free-to-play 2.5D browser MMORPG with a vast virtual world. Players may choose from five available classes: Mage, Paladin, Priest, Ranger and Rogue.

Cubic Castles is a 3D voxel-based adventure MMO from Cosmic Cow. Jump into a destructible world that is yours to mine, terraform, build, and destroy with as you please, all so your realm can grow.

Become a devil hunter and challenge the forces of evil in Dark Knight, a free-to-play browser MMOARPG from Fortune Game Ltd. Start off as a sorcerer or slayer and summon a goddess to fight by your side as you ascend to become the ultimate devil-fighting machine!

Take part in huge intergalactic battles and take on the whole galaxy in DarkOrbit, the free-to-play browser-based space combat MMO from Bigpoint -- now in 3-D! Choose your faction and your ship, each with their own strengths, and take off into adventure!

Take on the zombie hordes in Dead Maze, a free-to-play 2-D massively multiplayer cooperative game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players will have to work together to hunt and survive and to rebuild society.

Hop into PvP card battles that minimize RNG and allow skill to shine.

Diablo Immortal is an all-new massively multiplayer online action RPG and Blizzard’s long advertised mobile Diablo experience (that totally was not coming to PC) comes to PC complete with all the demon slaying and looting you could want.

Dofus is a 2D free-to-play MMORPG from Ankama Games. With a detailed art style, tactical battles, and ever expanding world, players will have no shortage of battle, exploration, or crafting options to partake in.