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).
toobin-2

Toobin

DOS19894.1/5 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
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ZAngband

WindowsMacDOSLinux1999freeware4/5
Zangband is a variant of the popular roguelike game Angband. Zangband, short for Zelazny Angband, was developed by Chris Weisiger and first released in 1994. The game features a fantasy world with diverse races, classes, and monsters. Players explore dungeons, caves, and other environments in a quest to reach the bottom level of the dungeon, d...
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Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
over-the-reich-07

Over the Reich

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19963.9/5 Big Time Software
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Goal!

DOS19933.9/5 Dini & Dini Productions
omegacomplex-4

Omega

DOS19894/5 Origin Systems
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
stratego-02

Stratego

DOS19903.5/5 Accolade
felony-02

Felony!

DOS19844/5 BrainBank
epidemic-06

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
moebius-1

Moebius

DOS19873.4/5 Origin Systems
pinball-world-05

Pinball World

DOS19953.8/5 Spidersoft Limited
skifree-04

SkiFree

Windows 3.x19913.9/5
astro-dodge-1

Astro Dodge

DOS19823.6/5 Digital Marketing Corporation
donkey-bas-02

Donkey BAS

DOS19813.8/5 Microsoft
icon-ring-04

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels
bushbuck-04

Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter

DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
chess-psion-02

Psion Chess

DOSMac19853.9/5 Psion Software
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS19923.7/5 PC Solutions
tracon-for-win-01

Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x19933.8/5 Wesson International
encyclopedia-war-ancient-battles-03

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 Ozark Softscape
dragonfly-1

Dragonfly

DOS19863.2/5
beneath-apple-manor-04

Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware4.1/5
tubular-worlds-04

Tubular Worlds

DOS19943.5/5
rollo-1

Rollo and the Brush Brothers

DOS19833.6/5 Windmill Software
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

WindowsLinux20133.8/5
nobunaga-ambition-6-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI