The best top down games
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Chess88
DOS19844/5
Siege
DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Amberstar
DOS19924/5 Thalion
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...
Highway Fighter
DOS19954/5 Safari Software
Fast Food Dizzy
DOS19894/5 Codemasters
Star Control
DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol
Windows 3.x1995protected4/5
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...
Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos
DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software
Omega
DOS19894/5 Origin Systems
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
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.
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected4/5 MicroProse Software
Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...
Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale
DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
International Soccer
DOS19944/5 Zeppelin Games
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
Rings of Medusa
DOS19904/5 Starbyte Software
Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...
Moria
DOS1992freeware3.9/5
Acquire
DOS19893.9/5 IBM
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man
DOS1994remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers
DOS19923.9/5 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings II was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1992. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tol...
Exile: Escape from the Pit
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Psion Chess
DOSMac OS19853.9/5 Psion Software
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
DOS19893.9/5 Bethesda Softworks
Austerlitz 1805
DOS19893.9/5 Cornerstone Software
The Ancient Art of War
DOS19843.9/5 Evryware
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...
5th Fleet
DOS19943.9/5
Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club
DOS19903.9/5
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 Pandemic Studios