A very fast, tight, mobile-friendly, robust and extendable engine
built with quality and game feel at its core to start creating
your own 2D or 3D game with a top-down perspective right now with Unity.
The TopDown Engine has been out for more than a year now, and it's already been downloaded by thousand of people, and a lot of games using it have already been released on Steam, the App Store, Google Play or other places. Here are some of them, as well as testimonials from people using it.
The asset comes packed with more than a dozen examples, in different game styles, handcrafted by More Mountains to act as examples of how you can build your own game. But the asset is also being used right now by tons of happy game developers, working on their own unique games. Here are a few of them. Don't hesitate to send yours and we'll feature it here!
Everafter Falls :
Rediscover the simple life. Farm, fish, forge and fight to restore the peace in an all-new farming adventure.
Features split-screen coop, a pet with useful skills, automated drones,
resource-harvesting pixies, a card-eating progression system, and dangerous dungeons to explore!
It's available on Steam.
X-Invader
lets you hack into the digital world. Utilize various weapons and hacking add-ons to create your own combat build. Wipe out the incoming enemies with exhilarating hack and slash action!
You can get it on Steam.
Rainbow 6 Smol :
Defuse bombs, free hostages and crush enemies in this unexpected spin on the Rainbow Six franchise. Assemble the best squad, save the (smol) world!
It's available on iOS and Android via Netflix.
03
is a Top-down bullet-hell rogue-like shooter. Set in a surreal world inspired by the art of H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
You can follow its development on YouTube.
The Moon 2044 :
Explore a secret NCIS facility and discover its dark secret. Take on the role of the XV-11 unit and face hundreds of enemies in a dark sci-fi shooter inspired by old school hits!
It's available on Steam.
Blood Purge: Releaseburg
is a Top-down bullet-hell rogue-like shooter. Set in a surreal world inspired by the art of H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
Get it on Steam.
Qubolis
is a fast-paced top-down-shooter where you have to survive as long as possible to become the number one in a global high score fight.
It's available on itch.io.
Demon Spore:
Blast your way out of tentacle hell as a failed lab experiment gives birth to a rapidly growing viral horror in this intense action rogue-lite
inspired by 80s Monster movies. Use the lab to your advantage and improvise an escape plan before this constantly evolving life form spreads out of control.
Grab it on Steam.
Fury Dough
is an action roguelite where donuts are everywhere, and you will hate them. Break through mazes, fight with a crowd of zany doughy adversaries, find and destroy Dough Mixers. This is not a sweet dream, but a real nightmare.
It's available on Steam.
Nestheads
is an open-world, adventure game that takes place in your head. Hunt unwanted thoughts, blow up bad habits, harvest beliefs and much more!
You can follow its development on Kickstarter.
Bullets & Brains
is an adrenaline-pumping arcade top-down 3D shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by brain-hungry hordes of zombies. Prepare yourself for an intense battle against the never-ending onslaught of the undead.
It's available on Steam.
To Idle or Not:
Embark on an epic adventure in 'To Idle or Not: Hunter Clicker'! Team up with powerful pets, battle menacing monsters, and upgrade your gear to become a legendary hero. Unleash ultimate skills,
challenge epic bosses, and immerse yourself in a captivating storyline. Experience addictive gameplay with idle progression, strategic upgrades, and thrilling combat.
Get it on Google Play.
Carnage :
Battle other bloodthirsty players on alien planets filled with brutal weapons and terrified local population. If you cause the biggest bloodbath, you will be crowned the master of Carnage.
It's available on Steam.
Ballad of D
is a beautiful and promising top down shooter.
You can get follow it on YouTube.
Sneaky Seekers
lets you neak into the shadows and, using your pickaxe, try to find the treasure hidden around the map, but beware: you're not alone, and your friends will do anything to get in your way! So be the smartest, and strike first.
It's available on Steam.
AK-xolotl
is the cutest, deadliest and ONLY top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls.
Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls.
You can get it on Steam.
Ratomon
is a medieval top-down adventure to stop the Plague. Investigate random generated dungeons, eliminate rat hordes and other villains, who stand behind the disease.
It's available on Steam.
Space Chef
lets you conquer the final frontier with nothing but your grandma’s recipe book and your trusty spatula! Space Chef is a
2D open-world action adventure where you’ll get to explore alien planets, harvest exotic ingredients, and cook cosmic cuisine.
You can get it on Steam.
Gunslinger
is a top-down Shooter game. Your mission is to Liberate World from the army of "Mad Scientists". Our world is attacked by a ruthless killer "mad Scientist". his aim is to drop 300 nuclear bombs on 200 targets in the world, So now it's up to you to go and save the world.
It's available on Steam.
My Dream School
gives you the chance to change your school however you please?
In this light-hearted Top-Down Pixel Game you get to experience one answer to that question through the dream of a queer teenager.
You can get it on itch.io.
Survivor Mercs
lets you take control of a cloned commander with over 1000 combinations of unique traits. Lead your merc squad against a
relentless robot army. Test your skill in this roguelite, bullet-heaven extraction shooter. Lock, load & loot, Commander!
It's available on Steam.
Bunny Overdrive
is one of the most challenging top down 2D shooters in terms of fun and exciting gameplay,
featuring fast-paced movement and unhinged combat that delivers a high octane experience to its players.
You can get it on itch.io.
Tank Battle TD
is a crazy fun Tower Defense game inspired by a retro game “Battle City” released in the 80s.
You control one of the three tanks to protect your base and to destroy enemy tanks.
You can get it on Google Play.
Forgescape
is a 2D TopDown Survival game that revolves around fighting enemies and bosses, mining minerals, crafting powerful gear, upgrading your forge and exploring biomes in a procedurally generated world!
You can follow it on YouTube.
Tile Tower
has been described as "into the breach" meets "hex-a-gone" from fall guys.
Get pushed around, find items, create a build that brings you to the top!
And don't fall off!
It's available on itch.io.
Can't Have Too Many :
Making friends can be fun, but is more really always better? Take risks, meet new peoples, make beautiful music together. But don't take on too much pressure, learn to walk away when it's getting too much.
You can get it on itch.io.
Smoking Kills
was made over a 48 hour period for the 2022 CDG Jam by a team of 4 student developers.
The Theme was "It was there, and then it wasn't." We took this theme literally, and if you play well, no one should see you at all.
It's available on itch.io.
The Nexus
lets you kill demons and save some souls in this rogue-like top down shooter.
You can get it on itch.io.
Sharded World
is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression.
Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs.
Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
It's available on Steam.
Gokyo Blade Of Dragon
is a mobile top down shooter inspired by Archero.
You can get it on Google Play.
Heist Force
is a single-player 3rd-person action heist game. Infiltrate banks, outmaneuver enemies, execute high-stakes heists. Engage in intense shootouts, utilize diverse weapons, navigate dynamic environments. Can you become the ultimate Heist Force?
It's available on Steam.
Inspector Detective: Private Eye :
Everyone in town has their version of what happened at Timmons Manor.
None of them were there. Everyone has their theories about why a Timmons relative has not set foot on the property in 100 years. None of them are correct...
You can get it on Steam.
Dunjunguy
is a roguelike RPG centered around young heroes who enter into the depths of the DUNJUN to claim their fortune, power, and glory.
You can check it on YouTube.
Intermediate Coders Wet Dream.
I am a seasoned coder who has written stuff in the web world (PHP, ASP.NET, React, Angular) as well as apps in things like Dart (Flutter) but never really made something like "A Game Engine".
I started to work on a top down shooter of my own from scratch and I started realizing that a large portion of my time was going to be devoted to stuff I didn't really want to do, even though I knew my game would need it (weapon management or even things like inventory). What I really wanted to do was work on weapons, levels, characters, enemies, things that were actually the creative process of the game. Top Down Engine freed up my time to let me focus on the things I want and not worry about the things like Item Management, Weapons, Character Rotation, etc. You still need to understand Unity, if anything this added layers and layers of more features (complexity) but those layers once figured out are very powerful and you can do basically anything you want.
- ZurielA
Honestly the best asset I've used on the asset store
I'm a developer, but certainly not a seasoned game developer, and not even a C# Developer (I know Java, PHP, etc so it really isn't a huge learning curve). I built a couple 2D games back in college, but overall I'm your typical software engineer, not a seasoned game developer, but I can code. This asset is so easy to understand, well documented, easy to extend and modify, and very feature rich, especially for a V1 product.
What other assets are like:
When it comes to assets on the unity store, many are written without solid object oriented principals. They are usually just scripts attached to objects in a scene, which I get is how Unity works, but its often a hot mess.
What this asset is like:
This is a real framework. The code is clean. It is very modular and very extensible. Need an inventory engine? Use the one that comes with the asset. Don't like it? Swap it out. I've already integrated a few different assets in (Unity Dialogue Engine works really well with this, note that there is some overlap in class naming conventions so you will need to fully namespace).
Moreover:
The customer service is phenomenal. I've never seen someone more responsive in supporting their product. The value you get out of this package is crazy! Can't say enough good things about it.
Final thoughts:
My top down shooter is coming together so well because of this asset. I've spent maybe 30-40 hours learning and tweaking it for my needs (integrating other extensions, implementing dual joysticks for mobile, extending classes for my own custom weapons, etc), maybe another 20 hours working on the menus and save systems, and now I've got all the building blocks to building out what's important, my actual game. Maybe another 200-300 hours and I'll have something ready for alpha testing. This would easily have taken 2-3,000 hours all in if I built it from scratch I'm sure. That's the value that MoreMountains is offering for $60. You won't regret the purchase.
- eboxrocks
Fantastic engine
I have been using this for prototyping and the more I get into it the more I like it. The code is really well commented and easy to understand and there are lots of documentation and videos. I have been able to easily make changes where needed mostly by just inheriting from some base class and then tweaking things a bit. I can't speak to support as I have not had the need for any. The solution is so complete that I would suggest users view buying and using this as a similar process to learning Unity itself, slow going at first, but once you figure out where everything is, pure awesomeness.
- MisterAndersun