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).
pacpc-04

Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake
pac-girl-splash

Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
pacman-atari-02

Pac-Man

DOS1983 Namco
Pac-Man is a classic arcade game created by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It was later released in North America by Midway Games. The game was designed by Toru Iwatani and has become one of the most famous and...
pacific-general-03

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
packman-splash

Pack-Man

DOS1983remake Magicom Multimedia
pango-02

Pango

DOS1983remake
panzer-battles-05

Panzer Battles

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
panzer_004

Panzer General

DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
panzerl-general-2-08

Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protecteddemo SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
pattonvsrommel-splash

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts
pcpool-01

PC Pool

DOS1984
pcman-1

PC-Man

DOS1982remake Orion Software
PC-Man is an abandoned top-down Pac-Man clone in every regard: from the shape of the protagonist, to the cute ghosts. PC-Man was designed by Greg Kuperberg, developed by Orion Software and released in 1982 for DOS. As PC-Man, you ...
peoples-general-06

People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
phantasie1-2

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
phantasie_3-1

Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

DOS1987 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 LucasArts
pictionary-01

Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw

DOS1989 Oxford Mobius
pinballdreams-5

Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected Digital Illusions
pinball-dreams-2-title

Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected 21st Century Entertainment
pinball-fantasies-03

Pinball Fantasies

DOS1994 Digital Illusions
pinball-illusions-02

Pinball Illusions

DOS1995 Digital Illusions
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS1990 Loriciels
pinball-world-05

Pinball World

DOS1995 Spidersoft Limited
pipedreams-2

Pipe Dream

DOSWindows 3.x1989 The Assembly Line
Pipe Mania (also known as Pipe Dream is a tile-matching (sort of) puzzle game about flowing liquids developed by The Assembly Line in 1989. You must build a path made of pipe pieces to let a green liquid (sewer goo?) flow. It's si...
piratesg_006

Pirates! Gold

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protectedremakedemo MicroProse Software
Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates,...
pizza-tycoon-5

Pizza Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected Software 2000
planetsedge-8

Planet's Edge

DOS1991protected New World Computing
18holeminiature-1

Poko Memorial: 18 Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1987 Gold Hill Software
pong-kombat-03

Pong Kombat

DOS1994freeware
populous-beginning-03

Populous: The Beginning

Windows XP/98/951998protected Bullfrog