Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

Top down games were very popular in the 80s and the 90s, when graphic cards were not capable of supporting 3D, and even when 3D started to become popular, 2D games continued to be easier to develop, at least in the infancy of 3D gaming. 2D game offered the player a viewpoint that helped keeping things easily under control (think about top down party-based RPGs or hex-based strategy games).

Most popular top down games

Dune 2000
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Railroad Tycoon
simulationDOS, Mac
Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Top down games

  • zzt-2
    DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
  • zoop-03
    DOS19953.2/5 Hookstone
  • zoom-02
    DOS19884.2/5
  • z-01
    DOS1996protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
  • ancient-land-of-ys-03
    DOS19894.1/5 Nihon Falcom

    Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.

  • yatch-racing-simulator-02
    DOS19863.4/5
  • xquest-03
    DOS1994remake3.5/5
  • xonix-1
    DOS1984remake4/5
  • xenopods-02
    DOS19913.3/5 Softdisk Publishing
  • xenon2-4
    DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers

    Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...

  • xenon-1
    DOS19883.9/5 Bitmap Brothers

    Xenon is an abandoned vertical scrolling classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released in 1988 for DOS. It was also published for ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, C64. Xenon was followed by the much acclaimed Xenon 2: Megablast.

  • xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03
    DOS19914.3/5 Paragon Software
  • xfighter-1
    DOS19873.1/5 Wordworks Software
  • savageempire-6
    DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems

    After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...

  • wtgolf-2
    DOS19853.7/5 Electronic Arts
  • wizcrown-6
    DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • witchhavenRL-01
    WindowsLinux20133.8/5
  • winrisk-01
    Windows 3.x19924.1/5
  • windwalker-1
    DOS19892.8/5 Origin Systems
  • wild-west-world-02
    DOS19914.1/5 Software 2000
  • when2worldswar-2
    DOS19933.5/5 Impressions Games
  • wembley-rugby-league-03
    DOS19963/5 Denton Designs
  • wayne-gretzky-hockey-1
    DOS19894.1/5 Bethesda Softworks
  • warriors-of-legend-07
    DOS19934/5 Synergistic Software
  • warp-rogue-01
    WindowsLinux2004freeware3.9/5
  • warlords-3-07
    Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

    Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is part of the Warlords game series and features quite a few multiplayer modes: from LAN to PBEM.

  • warlords-1-3
    DOS19904.2/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
  • warcraft-1
    DOS1994protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment

    Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...

  • warcraft2tides-4
    DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
  • war-lance-03
    DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.