Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective

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).
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Lords of the Realm 2

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1996protected Impressions Games
Lords of the Realm II is a medieval-themed real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Released in 1996, it is the second game in the "Lords of the Realm" s...
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Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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M.U.D.S. - Mean Ugly Dirty Sport

DOS1990 Golden Goblins
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MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected Holistic Design
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Mad Mix

DOS1988 Topo Soft
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Mad Paradox

DOS1994NSFW Queen Soft
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Maelstrom

DOS1992 Merit Software
Released in 1992 for DOS, Maelstrom is what happens when Asteroids grows up, joins the Navy, and gets a taste for chaos. You pilot a ship through frenetic fields of asteroids, enemy vessels, and laser fire, dodging everything that...
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Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/951997 Raven Software
Mageslayer is an action game developed by Raven Software and published by GT Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It stands out as a top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler inspired by games like Gauntlet, but with an original fantasy...
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
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Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Apogee Software
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
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Master of Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected SimTex
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race fro...
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Mech War

DOS1992
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Mega lo Mania

DOS1992 Sensible Software
Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for vario...
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MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTrav...
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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...
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Merchant Colony

DOS1991 Impressions Games
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 Holistic Design
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Meteors

DOS1989 Apogee Software
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Micro Machines

DOS1994 Codemasters
Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Maste...
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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

DOS1995 Supersonic Software
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MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its simplicity and the smooth controls. In the United S...
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Microsoft FreeCell

Windows XP/98/951991 Microsoft
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Microsoft Hearts

Windows XP/98/951992 Microsoft
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Mine Shaft

DOS1983 Sierra On-Line
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Mines of Titan

DOS1989 Westwood Studios
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS...
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Minesweeper

Windows 3.x1992 Microsoft
Microsoft Minesweeper is an iconic puzzle game that has been included with Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1. The game's objective is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any ...