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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Gapper

DOS1986
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gauntlet

DOS1986 Mindscape
In Gauntlet, four brave souls (or just you with an overworked space bar) hack, slash, and gobble food like medieval Pac-Men. This 1986 dungeon crawler is basically a family reunion gone wrong: everyone wants treasure, no one share...
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Gauntlet 2

DOS1989 Atari
Gauntlet 2 is proof that sequels sometimes mean “more of the same, but louder.” The 1989 upgrade takes the chaotic dungeons of the original and adds new enemies, nastier traps, and more opportunities to yell at your fr...
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Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
In Gazza 2, the legendary English footballer Paul Gascoigne lends his name to a soccer game that manages to be as unpredictable as his career. Released in 1991, it’s a curious mix of arcade fun and tactical frustration, wher...
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Gemfire

DOS1992 KOEI
If medieval politics, giant fire-breathing monsters, and backstabbing your allies sound fun, then Gemfire will keep you busy. Released in 1992, this Koei strategy game throws you into a kingdom divided into squabbling provinces. Y...
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Gengis Khan

DOS1989 KOEI
In Gengis Khan, you’re not just playing history—you’re rewriting it with pixelated armies. This 1989 Koei classic lets you lead the great Mongol conqueror (or other rulers) in your quest for world domination. You...
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Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf

DOS1992 KOEI
Bigger, deeper, and just as punishing, Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf (1992) expands the formula with more maps, more rulers, and more ways to fail spectacularly. Want to unify the Mongol tribes? Go for it. Want to marry off...
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Germ Nation

Windows XP/98/952000freeware
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Gertrude's Secrets

DOS1982 The Learning Company
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Get Medieval

Windows XP/98/951998 Monolith Productions
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Global Conquest

DOS1992 Ozark Softscape
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Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Global Effect

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
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Gnome Alone

DOS1991
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Goal!

DOS1993 Dini & Dini Productions
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God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth)...
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Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Gone Fishing

DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
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Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 Golden Goblins
Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The gam...
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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 Cybron corporation
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Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 DMA Design
In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the ar...
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Grand Theft Auto 2

Windows XP/98/951999 DMA Design
Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various p...
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Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 Impressions Games
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Gremlins

DOS1984 Atari
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
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Gruntz

Windows XP/98/951999 Monolith Productions
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation
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Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.