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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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Galaxy

DOS19814.1/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS19944/5 Mission Studios
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Blasteroids

DOS19893.8/5 Atari
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Locomotion

DOS19924.2/5 Prestige Softwareentwicklung
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Clue Master Detective

DOS19894.3/5 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
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Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
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Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW3.6/5
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ZZT

DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
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Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS19893.4/5 Activision
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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

DOS19954.1/5 Supersonic Software
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Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Gray Design Associates
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240 Racing

DOS19984/5
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Keys to Maramon

DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software
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Moraff's World

DOS19913.5/5 Moraffware
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The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.7/5 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
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Space 1889

DOS19903.9/5 Paragon Software
Space 1889 is an abandoned top down RPG developed by Paragon Software and released in 1990 for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga. Space 1889 setting is classic science fiction, but is set in the Victorian. It's worth noting that Space 1889 is loosely based on the tabletop game of the same name.
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Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design
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House of Cards

DOS19893.3/5
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L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
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Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Perfect General

DOS19914.2/5 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5
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Superhero League of Hoboken

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
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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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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
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Alien Syndrome

DOS19894.3/5 Sega
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B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.