Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
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War of the Lance

DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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War in Middle Earth

DOS19883.9/5 Synergistic Software
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS19883.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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Volfied

DOS19914.3/5 Taito
Volfied is an abandoned action heavily inspired by the classic Qix (draw rectangles in a fixed screen to trap and destroy enemies). Volfied was designed by Fukio Mitsuji, developed by Taito and released by Empire Interactive in 1991 for DOS.
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Vlad Tepes Dracula

Windows XP/98/9519973.3/5 ComputerHouse
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Visual Star Trek

DOS19903.7/5
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Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS19883.4/5 Mindscape
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Aftermath is one of the few early examples of games involving survival in a post-apocalyptic environment.
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Virtual Pool

DOS19954.2/5 Celeris
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Vengeance of Excalibur

DOS19913.9/5 Synergistic Software
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V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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Uridium

DOS19883.9/5 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 spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
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UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac1992freeware4.1/5
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Unnecessary Roughness

DOS19933.4/5 Accolade
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Unnatural Selection

DOS19933.9/5 Maxis
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Uncover It

DOS1994NSFW4/5
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Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons

DOS19954.2/5 KOEI
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is an abandoned simulation game, sequel of Uncharted Waters, developed and released by KOEI in 1995. The Uncharted Waters series is set in the Age of Discovery and gives the player the freedom to set sail with their ship and go wherever you want exploring, fighting, trading, privateering, etc.
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Uncharted Waters

DOS19904.1/5 KOEI
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Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

DOS19914/5 Origin Systems
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.
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Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

DOS19934/5 Origin Systems
After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...
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Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate

DOS19924.3/5 Origin Systems
Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken by mysterious earthquakes, a new religion (the Fellowship) is spreading and is replacing the old virtues, and who is th...
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Ultima 6: The False Prophet

DOS1990protected4.2/5 Origin Systems
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Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

DOS19884.2/5 Origin Systems
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Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

DOS1985freeware4.1/5 Origin Systems
Ultima IV is remembered as one of the best Ultima games ever released, designed as usual by Richard Garriott. Garriott took the Ultima series to a whole new level by introducing the eight virtues: honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality, humility. Ultima IV started the trilogy known as "Age of Enlightenment".
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Ultima 3: Exodus

DOS19854.2/5 Origin Systems
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Ultima 2: Revenge of the Enchantress

DOS19834/5 Origin Systems
The second chapter of the Ultima saga is much similar to the first one (same top down visual, same dungeon 3d visual, same gameplay), although there are many small improvements. The series begins to take the shape of the detailed, deep, rpg saga that gamers will always remember.