Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by release date

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).
lordrings1-2

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

DOS19904/5 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings I was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1990. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien and it's focused on the f...
keysmaramon-2

Keys to Maramon

DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software
khalaan-04

Khalaan

DOS19903.6/5 Chip
kickoff2-8

Kick off 2

DOS19904.1/5 Anco Software
kingsbounty-1

King's Bounty

DOSMac19903.9/5 New World Computing
kingdom-of-kroz-2-1

Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS19903.2/5 Apogee Software
kurtan-1

Kurtan

DOS19903.4/5 TbiliSoft
logo-1

Logo

DOS1990NSFW3.8/5 Starbyte Software
loopz-3

Loopz

DOS19903.8/5 Audiogenic
lost-adventures-kroz-1

Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.3/5 Apogee Software
muds-6

M.U.D.S. - Mean Ugly Dirty Sport

DOS19904/5 Golden Goblins
mcarthur-war-02

MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
megatraveller1-4

MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS19903.9/5 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTraveller 1 takes place in the Traveller universe's Third Imperium, a vast interstellar empire. The plot revolves around a c...
mystical-04

Mystical

DOS1990protected3.5/5 Infogrames
northandsouth-2

North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
number-munchers-04

Number Munchers

DOS19903.6/5 MECC
panzer-battles-05

Panzer Battles

DOS19903.1/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels
puzznic-2

Puzznic

DOS19904.2/5 Taito
railroadtycoon1-6

Railroad Tycoon

DOSMac1990freeware4.1/5 MicroProse Software
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
castlekroz-3

Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.1/5 Apogee Software
rings-of-medusa-01

Rings of Medusa

DOS19903.9/5 Starbyte Software
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac19903/5 Activision
sim-earth-3

SimEarth

DOSWindows 3.x19904.2/5 Maxis
SimEarth is a simulation in which you can shape and mold a planet in almost every way you can imagine. In SimEarth our planet is simulated as a whole: life, climate, atmosphere are all aspects of a single Gaia-like Earth. SimEarth can be played in two modes: game and experimental. In game mode, you have to to develop (and preserve) Earth with limit...
sitopons-500cc-04

Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS19903.9/5 Zigurat Software
skiordie-3

Ski or Die

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
Ski or Die is a winter sports-themed video game that was originally released in 1990 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and was a follow-up to their earlier title, "California Games". Ski or Die features a collection of winter sports events: downhill blitz, acro aerials, s...
soviet-04

Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
space-1889-06

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.