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).
major-stryker-03

Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
windwalker-1

Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS19892.8/5 Origin Systems
apb-5

APB

DOS19894/5 Atari
lords-midnight-01

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom Games
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Conflict: Europe

DOS19894.2/5 Personal Software Services
Conflict Europe is an abandoned turn-based top-down strategy game set in Europe. The game was developed by Personal Software Services and released by Mirrorsoft in 1989 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
accordion-2

Accordion

DOS19903/5 Softdisk Publishing
kingdomkroz-1

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
firezone-04

Firezone

DOS19883.1/5 Arcadia Systems
machiavelli-1

Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Holistic Design
solidarnosc-03

Solidarnosc

DOS19913.4/5 P. Z. Karen Co. Development Group
global-effect-05

Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
keen4-1

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected4/5 id software
pharaoh-3

Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip
dogs-of-war-01

Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering
steel-panthers-3-06

Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
gengis-khan-1-03

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.7/5 KOEI
iron-lord-03

Iron Lord

DOS19903.5/5 UBI Soft
dark-legions-7

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
frogger-2

Frogger

DOS19834.1/5 Konami
felony-02

Felony!

DOS19844/5 BrainBank
tomenet-04

TomeNET

Windows XP/98/95Linux2003freeware4.3/5
cave-quest-05

Cavequest

DOS19853.3/5
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected4/5 Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where players take command of one of five different factions, each vying for control of the galaxy.In Star General, players comman...
bridge7-04

Bridge 7.0

DOS19923.3/5 Artworx Software
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS19923.7/5 PC Solutions
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS19923.8/5 German Design Group
atomix-1

Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 Softtouch
trafficdepartment-4

Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared
battle-for-atlantis-02

Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.8/5
xenon-1

Xenon

DOS19883.9/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Spectrum and Amiga.In Xenon, players control a futuristic tank-like craft and navigate through levels filled with enemy ve...