Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective

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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Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS19883.1/5 Dolphine marine systems
dominium-02

Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids
donkey-bas-02

Donkey BAS

DOS19813.8/5 Microsoft
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Dragon Lord

DOS19904.2/5 Spotlight Software
dragonflight-01

Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
dragonfly-1

Dragonfly

DOS19863.2/5
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
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Dreamweb

DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Creative reality
Dreamweb is a top-down point and click adventure set in a dark, cyberpunk city. You play as Ryan who has strange, violent, dreams. A top down perspective and the sheer number of items your character can pick up are just two of the peculiarities of this game. Dreamweb was developed by Creative Reality and published by Empire Interactive for DOS in 1...
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Dune 2000

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Westwood Studios
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...
dune2-7

Dune II: The building of a dynasty

DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios
Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...
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Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
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Dungeon Explorer

DOS19903.5/5
dungshalan-2

Dungeon of Shalan

DOS19883.5/5
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Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5
dungeonkroz-1

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
dungeons_kroz2_003

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
egaroids-2

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software
emperor-fading-suns-04

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 Holistic Design
empire-deluxe-07

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
empire2-art-war-05

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
empire-soccer-03

Empire Soccer 94

DOS19942.8/5 Graftgold
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
entomorph-05

Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1995protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
enterpreneur-04

Entrepreneur

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Stardock Entertainment
epicpinball-1

Epic Pinball

DOSMac1993protected3.7/5 Digital Extremes
epidemic-06

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
escapefromhell-1

Escape from Hell

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
evets-5

Evets

DOS1988freeware3.5/5 SAck Enterprizes
exile2-04

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
exile3-03

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1997freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software