What would you love to see in a top-down game?

Hey folks!



I’m working on a top-down game (Unity-based), and I’d love to hear your thoughts. I’m keeping things lightweight and simple to start, but I want to build something players would actually enjoy.



So here’s the question:



What do YOU want in a top-down game?



Not visuals or polish — I’m talking gameplay:



What kind of style do you enjoy?
What’s the “fun thing” that keeps you coming back?
What sort of features or systems do you wish more games like this had?
Or even—what top-down games have really stuck with you and why?





Just brainstorming with the community and hoping to build something cool

Appreciate any ideas or insight you’re down to share!

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And this is the error

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I am developing a 2d rpg game in unity 6(6000.0.45f1) which uses TCP/UDP for connecting to a dedicated server made in .net core
while I'm using debugger, login workflow works fine, it connects to my server and shows my prefab character fine, I'm going to show evidence below

https://preview.redd.it/k20xwf0t2bwe1.png?width=1532&format=png&auto=webp&s=81a1cf0b65829f1dcf5b0b6da304dd0ec39b15c4

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stays there forever, no errors
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