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).
eightball-deluxe-02

Eight Ball Deluxe

DOSMac OS1993 Littlewing
Eight Ball Deluxe is digital pinball with a swagger, the kind that wears mirrored sunglasses indoors and dares you to beat its high score. Based on the famous Bally table, this 199...
acquire-splash

Acquire

DOS1989 IBM
Acquire (1989, DOS) brings boardroom drama to your DOS screen, turning you into a hotel tycoon in a game where the real enemy is... math. It's a faithful adaptation of the classic ...
faceoff-3

Face Off!

DOS1989 MindSpan
Face Off! (1989) wastes no time telling you exactly what it wants to be: fast, noisy, and slightly unhinged. This DOS arcade sports game throws subtlety out of the window and repla...
billy-the-kid-01

Billy The Kid

DOS1990 Level 9 Computing
Saddle up, pardner. Billy The Kid puts you in the dusty boots of the infamous outlaw himself. This is the Wild West, DOS-style — pixel pistols, wanted posters, and dialogue t...
flying-tigers-1-03

Flying Tigers

DOS1994 Ticsoft
Flying Tigers (1994, DOS) throws you into the Pacific theater with a grin and a trigger finger that never quite rests. It’s loud, brash, and unashamedly action-oriented, the ...
prophecy-trinadon-6

Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS1989 Activision
aspargpmaster-splash

Aspar GP Master

DOS1989 Dinamic Multimedia
Aspar GP Master is a 1989 motorcycle racing game that invites you to tear up the track with the same grace and control as a caffeinated squirrel on rollerblades. Loosely inspired b...
icon-ring-04

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
astro-dodge-1

Astro Dodge

DOS1982 Digital Marketing Corporation
Astro Dodge (1982) is basically Frogger — in space. You control a tiny spacecraft tasked with dodging endless waves of meteors, space debris, and possibly your own questionab...
air-traffic-controller-02

Air Traffic Controller

DOS1985 Cascoly Software
Welcome to the most stressful job in the world - rendered in glorious 1985 DOS graphics! Air Traffic Controller lets you experience the thrill of herding aircraft without the luxur...
over-the-reich-07

Over the Reich

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 Big Time Software
star-general-combo-02

Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected 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 ga...
fastfooddizzy-2

Fast Food Dizzy

DOS1989 Codemasters
Fast Food Dizzy, released in 1989 for DOS, is exactly as chaotic as the title suggests. Starring the famously round egg hero, the game drops Dizzy into a world where food falls fro...
moraffrevenge-2

Moraff's Revenge

DOS1988 Moraffware
tracon1-02

Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 Wesson International
fountain-of-dreams-01

Fountain of Dreams

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Fountain of Dreams is a post-apocalyptic RPG that feels like a distant, slightly sunburned cousin of more famous wasteland adventures. Set in a radioactive Florida, it sends you sc...
pac-girl-splash

Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 German Design Group
Heirs to the Throne is one of those strategy titles that feels like it was designed by someone who truly enjoys watching players sweat over decisions. Set in a vaguely medieval pol...
cyrus-04

Cyrus

DOS1985
Cyrus is a chess program that doesn’t just play well—it plays with personality. The AI adjusts to your skill level, offering a challenge whether you’re a beginner...
b24-combat-sim-04

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll tak...
tigersinsnow-4

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
reaping-the-dungeon-06

Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 Frontline Software
fort-apache-02

Fort Apache

DOS1992 Impressions Games
Fort Apache drops you into the Old West with the subtlety of a saloon door kicked off its hinges. Strategy and action mingle as you defend your frontier outpost from relentless att...
carriers-at-war-v2-02

Carriers at War

DOS1992 SSG Strategic Studies Group
bridge7-04

Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 Artworx Software
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding s...
pango-02

Pango

DOS1983remake
laxius-power-1-02

Laxius Power

Windows XP/98/952002NSFW
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 Activision