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Top Down View

Top Down View

Play Minecraft from a top-down perspective inspired by ARPGs like Path of Exile 2 or Diablo.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.1
1.20.1

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Client-side
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Licensed MIT
Published 7 months ago
Updated 6 days ago
Top Down View lets you play Minecraft from a top-down perspective inspired by action RPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo. Experience combat and exploration from a completely new angle.

Requirements

  • Minecraft: 1.20.1
  • Forge: 47.4.10+
  • Dependencies: Embeddium (Required)

Controls

Action Key / Input Details
Toggle View F4 Switch perspective
Rotate Camera R Rotate based on cursor position:
• Screen left: Counter-clockwise
• Screen right: Clockwise
• Screen bottom: 180° flip
Zoom Left Alt + Scroll Adjust camera distance
Free Camera Unbound Hold to rotate freely (double-click to reset angle)
Rotate Camera (Hold) Unbound Rotate camera horizontally while holding
Align to Movement Unbound Align camera to moving direction
Mining Mode Unbound Experimental mode for mining
Toggle Culling Unbound Toggle culling on/off

Compatibility & Settings

FOV & Camera Distance

This mod uses a narrow FOV (default: 30) to flatten perspective for an isometric look.

  • Performance: Extreme zoom-out with low FOV increases render load.

Embeddium & Shaders

The smooth Fade Transition is enabled by default:

  • Recommended: Keep Graphics on "Fancy" (and Embeddium Performance: "Always Defer Chunk Updates" Off).
  • If playing on "Fast" Graphics: Please disable Fade in this mod's config to prevent visual glitches.
  • Shaders: Fade is incompatible with most major shaders (disable Fade when using shaders). (Compatible shaders: MakeUp - Ultra Fast / Karma Shader Cartoon Style).

Other Mods

  • Entity Culling: Incompatible (causes entities and tile entities to vanish).
  • Sound Physics Remastered: Audio calculates from the camera rather than the player.
  • Epic Fight: Set camera_mode = "ALWAYS_BACK" in config/epicfight-client.toml.
  • Flerovium: Distant sound culling may mute audio when zoomed out.

Known Issues & Limitations

  • Elytra Flight: This mod does not support elytra. The top-down perspective is designed for ground-based gameplay, and camera tracking or controls will not function correctly during flight.

Recommended Mods

⚠️ Note on Cramped Structures:
Navigating tight, cramped vanilla structures (such as default village houses) is not recommended. We suggest using structure mods with larger interiors.

  • Better Villages: Overhauls and expands villages with larger buildings.
  • Passable Foliage / Traversable Leaves: Allows walking through leaf blocks.
  • Countered's Terrain Slabs / slab topographic: Places slabs to flatten the terrain.