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).
rings-of-medusa-01

Rings of Medusa

DOS19904/5 Starbyte Software
Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...
antix-05

Antix

DOS1985remake4.3/5
alexsnooker-1

Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS19863.7/5 Lindensoft
mspacpc-1

Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia
super-pacman-01

Super Pac-Man

DOS19823.5/5 Namco
wayne-gretzky-hockey-1

Wayne Gretzky Hockey

DOS19893.9/5 Bethesda Softworks
tempest-2000-03

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake4.2/5 Atari
Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was released in arcades in 1981.In Tempest 2000, players control a claw-shaped ship that moves around the edges of geometric sh...
exile3-03

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
superspeed-04

Super Speed

DOS19953.9/5
icon-ring-04

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
b24-combat-sim-04

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected3.5/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
annalsofrome-1

Annals of Rome

DOS19883.8/5 Personal Software Services
trafficdepartment-4

Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared
legendsilvertalisman-1

Legend of the Silver Talisman

DOS1996freeware3.9/5 Inter-Active Arts
flying-tigers-2-04

Flying Tigers 2

DOS19943.3/5
dragonflight-01

Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
billy-the-kid-01

Billy The Kid

DOS19903.9/5 Level 9 Computing
decisive-civil-war-1-03

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
color-buster-03

Color Buster

DOS19923.6/5
battle-isle-93-03

Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software
scavengersmutant-1

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS19883.9/5 Interstel Corporation
mageslayer-07

Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Raven Software
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
siege-06

Siege

DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
carrier-strike-south-pacific-04

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
dday-beginning-02

D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS19943.5/5 Impressions Games
atomino-1

Atomino

DOS19913.9/5 Play Byte
hunt-for-red-october-01

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS19874.1/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware3.8/5