Abandonware DOS title

The best top down games

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).
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Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Slicks 'n' Slide

DOS19934.2/5
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Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

DOS19884.2/5 Origin Systems
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Bad Blood

DOS19904.2/5 Origin Systems
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Warlords

DOS19904.2/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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NHL 96

DOS19954.2/5 Electronic Arts
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Holistic Design
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Space Crusade

DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS19864.2/5 The Software Toolworks
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Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected4.2/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
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Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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A-Maze

DOS19894.2/5 New Era Software
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Conflict: Europe

DOS19894.2/5 Personal Software Services
Conflict Europe is an abandoned turn-based top-down strategy game set in Europe. The game was developed by Personal Software Services and released by Mirrorsoft in 1989 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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Army Men

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 The 3DO Company
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SimCity

DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis
SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...
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Centurion: Defender of Rome

DOS19904.1/5 Bits of magic
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll be a gladiator, race chariots, fight naval battles and more.
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Face Off!

DOS19894.1/5 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
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Indenture

DOS1995remake4.1/5
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Infiltrator 2

DOS19884.1/5 Chris Gray Enterprises
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Jackal

DOS19894.1/5 Konami
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Joyous Rebel

DOS1996freeware4.1/5
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Monopoly

DOS19854.1/5
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Star Wars: Yoda Stories

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 LucasArts
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...
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Sensible Soccer

DOS19924.1/5 Sensible Software
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Raiden

DOS19944.1/5 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden follows the classic vertical scrolling shoot 'em up format. Players control a spaceship known as the R-9C "Red-Ray" and navigate vertically scrolling levels filled with wave...
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Carnage

DOS19934.1/5 Warped Minds