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).
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
tracon-for-win-01

Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x19933.8/5 Wesson International
tubular-worlds-04

Tubular Worlds

DOS19943.5/5
dominium-02

Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids
parlorbow-1

Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS19923.4/5 Sierra On-Line
stone-age-03

Stone Age

DOS19924.1/5
flying-tigers-2-04

Flying Tigers 2

DOS19943.3/5
incursion-04

Incursion

WindowsLinuxMac2007freeware3.8/5
backgammon-1

Backgammon

DOS19843.1/5 IBM
dragon-lord-01

Dragon Lord

DOS19904.2/5 Spotlight Software
bushbuck-04

Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter

DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
homey-d-clown-01

Homey D. Clown

DOS19933.5/5 Synergistic Software
power-drive-03

Power Drive

DOS19944.2/5 Rage Games
shard-of-spring-03

Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
8088othello-4

8088 Othello

DOS19853.5/5
conflict-europe-07

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.
xfighter-1

X-Fighter

DOS19873.1/5 Wordworks Software
hunt-for-red-october-01

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac19874.1/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
kingdom-of-kroz-2-1

Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS19903.2/5 Apogee Software
ballistix-05

Ballistix

DOS19893.8/5 Reflections Interactive
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS19933.6/5 Impressions Games
iron-cross-03

Iron Cross

DOS19943.5/5 New World Computing
omega-rpg-01

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware3.8/5
visual-star-trek-01

Visual Star Trek

DOS19903.7/5
crossfire-2

Crossfire

DOS19823.7/5 Sierra On-Line
pacgal-02

Pac Gal

DOS19823/5
castlekroz-3

Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.1/5 Apogee Software