Abandonware DOS title

The best 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).
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 TigLon Software
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Gruntz

Windows XP/98/951999 Monolith Productions
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Incursion

Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2007freeware
iron-cross-03

Iron Cross

DOS1994 New World Computing
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Llamatron 2112

DOS1992 Llamasoft
omega-rpg-01

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware
robbo-02

Robbo

DOS1993freeware xLand Games
stratego-02

Stratego

DOS1990 Accolade
tracon1-02

Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 Wesson International
magiccandle2-6

The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 Mindcraft Software
nobunaga-ambition-2-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS1989 KOEI
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Lawn Mower

DOS1987
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Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware
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Ms. Pac-Man

DOS1984 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
mychess-splash

Mychess

DOS1984 The Software Toolworks
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Pinball Illusions

DOS1995 Digital Illusions
risk-3x-02

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 Azeroth
sarakon-01

Sarakon

DOS1991 Starbyte Software
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The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
colorlines-3

Color Lines

DOS1992 Gamos
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War in Middle Earth

DOS1989 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
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Rampart

DOS1992 Atari
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
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International Soccer

DOS1994 Zeppelin Games
sensible-world-of-soccer-01

Sensible World of Soccer 96/97

DOS1996protected Sensible Software
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
ballistix-05

Ballistix

DOS1989 Reflections Interactive
football-glory-04

Football Glory

DOS1995freeware Croteam
global-domination-02

Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games
homey-d-clown-01

Homey D. Clown

DOS1993 Synergistic Software
ivan-rl-04

IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)

DOSWindows 10/11LinuxMac OS2001freeware