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).

Most popular top down games

Dune 2000
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Civilization 2
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto 2
action-adventureWindows XP/98/95

Top down games

  • unchartedwaters-1
    DOS19904.1/5 KOEI
  • visual-star-trek-01
    DOS19903.7/5
  • war-lance-03
    DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • warlords-1-3
    DOS19904.2/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
  • savageempire-6
    DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems

    After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...

  • xenon2-4
    DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers

    Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...

  • 7colors-1
    DOS19913.4/5 Gamos
  • atomino-1
    DOS19913.9/5 Play Byte
  • battleisle1-1
    DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software
  • battlemaster-06
    DOS19913.7/5 Personal Software Services

    Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.

  • bostonbomb-1
    DOS19914/5 Silmarils
  • bushbuck-04
    DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
  • champion-of-the-raj-02
    DOS19914.1/5 Personal Software Services
  • chips-challenge-win3-01
    DOSWindows 3.x19914.3/5 Epyx

    Chip's Challenge is an abandoned top-down puzzle game designed by Chuck Sommerville, developed and released by Epyx in 1991. Chip's Challenge was released on DOS, Windows 3.x and many other home computers such as Atari ST, Amiga, C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

  • civ1-7
    DOSWindows 3.x19914.2/5 MicroProse Software

    Civilization is the critically acclaimed strategy game designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Campbell Shelley that became a staple in 4X turn-based strategy. Civilization was developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1991 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, etc. Civilization was followed by sequels, the last one being published recently. T...

  • keen4-1
    DOS1991protected4/5 id software
  • keen5-4
    DOS1991protected4/5 id software

    Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.

  • conancimmerian-3
    DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
  • daffy-duck-pi-02
    DOS19913.6/5 Riedel Software Productions
  • defendercrown-16
    DOS1991protected3.9/5 Cinemaware

    Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.

  • dragonflight-01
    DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
  • gazza2-02
    DOS19913.5/5 Empire Interactive
  • gnome-alone-02
    DOS19913.9/5
  • hillstreetblues-2
    DOS19914/5 Krisalis

    Hill Street Blues is an old DOS "driving" game developed by Krisalis in 1991. The gameplay it's similar to a Grand Theft Auto clone (we're talking about GTA 1 or 2) in which you are the police and you have to apprehend criminals. Hill Street Blues is a rare example of game based on a TV series.

  • joensfastlane-1
    DOS19914/5 Sierra On-Line

    Jones in the Fast Lane is the kind of game that you don't see often these days. It's a mix between a digital board game and a modern day life simulation. The goal of the game is to live the life of Jones, making choices about school, work, your home, etc. Graphics is a mix of cartonish and digitized characters, very reminishent of some of the best ...

  • lempereur-02
    DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
  • la-grande-armee-03
    DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
  • megatraveller2-1
    DOS19913.6/5 Paragon Software
  • merchant-colony-07
    DOS19914.2/5 Impressions Games
  • moraff-world-03
    DOS19913.5/5 Moraffware