Isometric Video Games - A Comprehensive Compilation (1981-2023)

The isometric style is so visually satisfying to me, I don't know why.

The pre-rendered look was just amazing. The immersion in the late mid-late 90s / early 2000s was next level for these games.

This video was amazing, I saw a lot of my old favorites and a bunch of new games I really want to check out! Thanks for putting this together, this is one of my favorite perspectives, if not my favorite

Excellent video! Thanks.

23:18 - this game looks quite unique, can't say I've ever seen quite the same perspective and rendering style before.

Thank you for such a wonderful list of isometric game. As a indie game developer who is currently working on the isometric 3d game, this is great reference for the development. Hopefully my game would be a great addition in the future.

Awesome list thank you

Thank you. I found some new todo's. Life can wait.

90s to early 2000s was peak isometric graphics imo. Just the right balance between detail and stylization. The current fascination with attempting to make everything super realistic just doesn't hit the same.

great video man ty

A few omissions: 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe - Atari, 1978 (A2600) Crystal Castles - Atari, 1983 (arcade) Paperboy - Atari, Feb 1985 (arcade) Panther - Sculptured Software, 1986 (C64) Desert Falcon - General Computer Corporation, 1987 (A2600) Professional Ski Simulator - The Oliver Twins, 1987 (C64) H.A.T.E.: Hostile All-Terrain Encounter - Vortex Software, 1989 (ZX, C64, CPC, ST) Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road - Leland Corporation, 1989 (arcade) Globulus - Innerprise, 1990 (Amiga) Voodoo Nightmare - Zippo Games, 1990 (Atari ST) Murder! - Creative Materials, 1990 (Amiga) Brat - Foursfield, 1991 (Amiga) Escape from Colditz - Digital Magic Software, 1991 (Amiga) Shadowlands - Teque London, 1992 (Amiga) Shadoworlds - Teque Software, 1992 (Amiga) Rome A.D. 92 - Firstlight, 1992 (Amiga) Wizard Fire/Dark Seal 2 - Data East, 1992 (arcade) The Adventures of Pinocchio - Bit Managers, 1993 (GB) FIFA International Soccer - Extended Play Productions, 1993 (Genesis) Darkmere - Zero Hour Software, 1994 (Amiga) Dark Half - Westone, 1996 (Snes) Energy Breaker - Neverland Co., 1996 (Snes) Blast Corps - Rare, 1997 (N64) Ottos Ottifanten: Baby Brunos's Nightmare - Bit Managers, 1998 (GB) Sylvester and Tweety: Breakfast on the Run - Bit Managers, 1998 (GBC) Die Maus - Bit Managers, 1999 (GBC) Ogre Battle 64 - Quest, 1999 (N64) Radikal Bikers - Bit Managers, (unreleased) (GBC) Nox - Westwood Studios, 2000 (PC) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - Vicarious Visions, 2001 (GBA) Disney Sports Skateboarding - Konami, 2002 (GBA) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Eurocom, 2002 (GBA) Catwoman - Magic Pockets, 2004 (GBA) Racing Gears Advance - Orbital Media, 2004 (GBA) Juka and the Monophonic Menace - Orbital Media, 2005 (GBA) Back to Stone - Hidden Floor, 2006 (GBA) Monument Valley - Ustwo, 2014 (PC) Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - Crystal Dynamics, 2014 (PC) Immortal Planet - teedoubleuGAMES, Jul 2017 (PC) Monument Valley 2 - Ustwo, 2017 (PC) Melkhior's Mansion - BitGlint Games, 2020 (PC) Westen House - Santiago Ontañón, 2021 (MSX) Credit to Kieren Hawken and Ale Castañeda for pointing some of them out.

at least a video with isometric that is real isometric, and not 3D with camera on top

Some of those games are purely isometric. Some are 3d with an isometric camera, so I have no problem calling those isometric too (but it's a stretch, since many of those let you rotate the view, and they stop being isometric). But many games here are not even using an isometric projection, they're 3d with a perspective projection, they just use a similar camera angle. While they go for a similar style, I don't think the term is correctly applied to them.

20:07, that remainded me so much of Starcraft 1 terran missions!! It probably was part of their inspiration

I bought a game from Bookman's when I was 11 years old, a great age to be interested in barely-dressed people and also be unmedicated. I hated the game, it was unlike anything I've ever seen and was difficult to wrap my tiny brain around. Now, 20 years later, I have only a vague memory of the fantastical box art and a mental snapshot of some dumpy guy wielding a cudgel in a grassy field. I hope it's here and that I can recognize it so I can give it a second chance.

Era isso que eu estava procurando, para meu jogo no futuro

Awesome list and thanks for sharing. Saw a lot of cool games to try. I don't think the quiz sailor moon arcade game was listed though... But I could be wrong I didn't watch the whole video.

Blast Corp for the N64

I was looking for a game which I remember as Fairy tale, but it turned out it was actually Faery Tale Adventures. Google couldn't find anything about it. Thanks!

I'm always amazed at what early game developers were able to accomplish with the limited software and hardware they had. Now, it seems we have almost unlimited capabilities, but that kind of absolute freedom can be staggering and counter-productive, I feel like... but maybe I'm just making excuses.