Top Down, 2D?

So I’ve been playing with the editor for months now and am trying to construct a 3rd person, top down, 2D game and I have tried everything I can think of (the closest I’ve came is use the 2D side scroller preset and modifying it but it only moves along one axis) so im seeking help here as there are no youtube videos for this kind of thing. I’ve looked at other types or variations of games and tried modifying them but nothing works. if anyone has an answer or knows anything that could prove helpful please reply, any help is appreciated.

Have you tried using a 3D 3rd person project and adjusting the camera to be orthographic / top down?

I tried that but when I came to adding a 2D element it for some reason locks it on a vertical plane and is completely unchangeable

Hey,
I had this problem too, and I was able to find a little tutorial explaining how to create a 2d top down right on the documentation. I hope it will be useful to you: Documentation Page