Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS1989 KOEI
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
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Tangled Tales

DOS1989 Origin Systems
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SkiFree

Windows 3.x1991
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MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United S...
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Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW
Caution: subtlety not included. Blue Angel 69, released in 1989 for DOS, is basically what happens when a programmer tries to mix erotic art with a tile-based puzzle game and ends up somewhere between genius and “please don&...
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Fountain of Dreams

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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Dragon Lord

DOS1990 Spotlight Software
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
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Shamus

DOS1984 Synapse Software
Shamus is a maze action game developed by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game became popular on various home computer platforms of the early 1980s. In Shamus, players control a detective navigating t...
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected Atomic Games
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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 MicroProse Software
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Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS1990 id software
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Bl...
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Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/951996 Holistic Design
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Ogre

DOS1986 Origin Systems
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 Colorado Computer Creations
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Reunion

DOS1994 Dinamic Multimedia
In Reunion, you return to a solar system that’s moved on without you—like showing up to your own birthday party two centuries late. Your mission? Rebuild civilization, survive political drama, and master a UI that seem...
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NetStorm: Islands at War

Windows XP/98/951997
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Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998
Here comes another bubble game—but this one packs a punch. Bubble Trouble is a frantic shoot-’em-up where you pop evil bouncing bubbles before they bounce you out of existence. It’s part arcade mayhem, part refle...
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Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks
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Gauntlet

DOS1986 Mindscape
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Uridium

DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a ...
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Xenon

DOS1988 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Sp...
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War in Middle Earth

DOS1989 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game i...
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Chess

DOS1981 International PC Owners
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UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware
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The Magic Candle 3

DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
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Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected MicroProse Software
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Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 Sega
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action at its finest—like Contra had a baby with Gau...