Abandonware DOS title

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).
qixtaito-2

Qix

DOS19894.1/5 Taito
Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
machiavelli-1

Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
time-bandit-08

Time Bandit

DOS19894.3/5 MichTron
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
infiltrator-2-01

Infiltrator 2

DOS19884.1/5 Chris Gray Enterprises
dark-legions-7

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
house-of-cards-04

House of Cards

DOS19893.3/5
pinball-dreams-2-01

Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected3.1/5 21st Century Entertainment
a-line-in-the-sand-03

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
gengis-khan-1-03

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI
xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS19914.2/5 Paragon Software
wayne-gretzky-hockey-1

Wayne Gretzky Hockey

DOS19893.9/5 Bethesda Softworks
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
logo-1

Logo

DOS1990NSFW3.8/5 Starbyte Software
warmiddleearth-1

War in Middle Earth

DOS19883.9/5 Synergistic Software
5th-fleet-07

5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware3.7/5
froggerjr-2

Frogger Jr.

DOS19843.6/5
blitzardennes-2

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 Command Simulations
challenge-of-the-five-realms-5

Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected3.7/5 MicroProse Software
black-moon-chronicles-09

Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected4.2/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
b24-combat-sim-04

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
super-zzt-05

Super ZZT

DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames
beneath-apple-manor-04

Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware4.1/5
cave-quest-05

Cavequest

DOS19853.3/5
demons-winter-2

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
warp-rogue-01

Warp Rogue

WindowsLinux2004freeware3.9/5
kickoff2-8

Kick off 2

DOS19904.1/5 Anco Software
motor-city-1

Motor City

DOS19944/5 Max Design