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).
bostonbomb-1

Boston Bomb Club

DOS1991 Silmarils
champion-of-the-raj-02

Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 Personal Software Services
chips-challenge-win3-01

Chip's Challenge

DOSWindows 3.x1991 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

Civilization

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1991 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-splash

Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected id software
keen5-4

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected 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

Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS1991 Synergistic Software
daffy-duck-pi-02

Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 Riedel Software Productions
defendercrown-16

Defender of the Crown

DOS1991protected 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

Dragonflight

DOS1991 Thalion
england-football-01

England Championship Special

DOS1991 Tiertex Design Studios
gazza2-02

Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991
great-napoleonic-battles-01

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 Impressions Games
hillstreetblues-2

Hill Street Blues

DOS1991 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

Jones in the Fast Lane

DOS1991 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-01

L'Empereur

DOS1991 KOEI
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS1991 SDJ Enterprises
megatraveller2-1

MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients

DOS1991 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...
merchant-colony-07

Merchant Colony

DOS1991 Impressions Games
moraff-world-03

Moraff's World

DOS1991 Moraffware
no-greater-glory-04

No Greater Glory

DOSMac OS1991protected
planetsedge-8

Planet's Edge

DOS1991protected New World Computing
rescue-rover-1-04

Rescue Rover

DOS1991protected id software
rescue-rover-2-04

Rescue Rover 2

DOS1991protected id software
risk-3x-02

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 Azeroth
rodent-revenge-01

Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x1991 Microsoft
Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle video game originally released in 1991 as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows. Developed by Christopher Lee Fraley, the game is simple, with gameplay revolving around a small mouse character attempting to outwit cats by trapping them using movable blocks. The primary goal is to trap the cats by pus...
rotox-06

Rotox

DOS1991 Creative Materials
sarakon-01

Sarakon

DOS1991 Starbyte Software