Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by release date

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).
bravo-romeo-delta-01

Bravo Romeo Delta

DOS19934.2/5
burntime-01

Burntime

DOS19934.1/5 Max Design
capture-the-flag-01

Capture the Flag

DOS19932.5/5
carnage-04

Carnage

DOS19934.1/5 Warped Minds
castleofthewinds-3

Castle of the Winds

Windows 3.x1993freeware4.2/5 SaadaSoft
Castle of the Winds is a fantasy roguelike role-playing game developed by SaadaSoft in the early 1990s. It was designed for Windows 3.x and is notable for being one of the earliest graphical RPGs for that platform. The game features a top-down perspective and incorporates elements of dungeon crawling, exploration, and character development.The game...
clash-of-steel-07

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
daemonsgate-05

Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1993protected3.8/5 Imagitec Design
darksun1-4

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
empire-deluxe-07

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
epicpinball-1

Epic Pinball

DOSMac1993protected3.7/5 Digital Extremes
fantasy-empires-07

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Silicon Knights
fields-of-glory-05

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
flixmix-02

FlixMix

DOS19933.5/5 Celeris
gary-grisby-war-in-russia-08

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
global-domination-02

Global Domination

DOS19933.5/5 Impressions Games
goal-07

Goal!

DOS19933.9/5 Dini & Dini Productions
godofthunder-2

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Adept Software
God of Thunder is a free computer role-playing game designed by Ron Davis, developed by Adept Software and released by Software Creations in 1993 for DOS and Windows platforms. God of Thunder is an action oriented RPG (sort of...) with strong puzzle elements with a norse mythology theme.
hannibal-01

Hannibal

DOS19933.5/5 Starbyte Software
hexxagon-1

Hexxagon

DOS19934.1/5 Argo Games
hexxagon2-1

Hexxagon 2

DOS19934/5 Argo Games
homey-d-clown-01

Homey D. Clown

DOS19933.5/5 Synergistic Software
jurassic-park-04

Jurassic Park

DOS19934.1/5 Ocean Software
kasparovgambit-3

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
kings-table-01

King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Imagitec Design
major-stryker-03

Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware3.9/5 Apogee Software
merchantprince-1

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design
nanotank-3x-03

Nanotank

Windows 3.x19933.7/5
nhl_94-06

NHL Hockey

DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
pinballdreams-5

Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Digital Illusions
piratesg_006

Pirates! Gold

DOSWindows 3.xMac1993protectedremakedemo4/5 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, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...