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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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Action Soccer

DOS19954.2/5 UBI Soft
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations
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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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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
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Hack

DOS1984freeware3.8/5
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
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Chess

DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners
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Capitalism Plus

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Enlight Software
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
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Settlers of Catan

DOS19984.1/5
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Night Mission Pinball

DOS19823.5/5 subLOGIC
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts
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The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
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Vengeance of Excalibur

DOS19913.9/5 Synergistic Software
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Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
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Knightmare

DOS19863.6/5 Konami
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI
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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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B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.6/5 Avalon Hill
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Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
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NHL Hockey

DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
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Super Pac-Man

DOS19823.5/5 Namco
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The Civil War

DOS19953/5 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein

DOS19854/5 Muse Software
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MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected4.2/5 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 States it was known as Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer.