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).
aspetra-jrpg-02

Aspetra

DOS19963/5
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.5/5 Avalon Hill
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Astro Dodge

DOS19823.6/5 Digital Marketing Corporation
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Stone Age

DOS19924.1/5
rollo-1

Rollo and the Brush Brothers

DOS19833.6/5 Windmill Software
motor-city-1

Motor City

DOS19944/5 Max Design
fountain-of-dreams-01

Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts
mechwar-2

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
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Lords of Conquest

DOS19873.6/5 Eon Software
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Oubliette

DOS19833.3/5
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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.
donkey-bas-02

Donkey BAS

DOS19813.9/5 Microsoft
Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
power-drive-03

Power Drive

DOS19944.3/5 Rage Games
bombuzal-4

Bombuzal

DOS19893.5/5 Image Works
allan-border-cricket-01

Allan Border's Cricket

DOS19934.2/5 Audiogenic
mine-shaft-01

Mine Shaft

DOS19834.1/5 Sierra On-Line
speedball-1

Speedball

DOS19884.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
major-stryker-03

Major Stryker

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

Grand Slam Bridge

DOS19863.4/5 Cybron corporation
tubular-worlds-04

Tubular Worlds

DOS19943.5/5
questron2-1

Questron 2

DOS1988protected3.8/5 Westwood Studios
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS19894/5 Cornerstone Software
overkill-04

OverKill

DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
shard-of-spring-03

Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
conflict-korea-05

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
roadwareuropa-1

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
conflictmiddleeast-1

Conflict

DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic