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).
froggerjr-2

Frogger Jr.

DOS19843.6/5
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS19873.6/5 Eon Software
alienbreed-1

Alien Breed

DOS1993protected3.6/5 Team 17
alphaman-02

AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5
capman-01

Cap Man

Windows XP/98/9519993.6/5
caverns-of-kroz-2

Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
khalaan-04

Khalaan

DOS19903.6/5 Chip
astro-dodge-1

Astro Dodge

DOS19823.6/5 Digital Marketing Corporation
cloud-kingdoms-05

Cloud Kingdoms

DOS19903.6/5 Logotron
color-buster-03

Color Buster

DOS19923.6/5
demon-stalkers-04

Demon Stalkers

DOS19893.6/5 Micro Forté
dragonflight-01

Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
dungeonkroz-1

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
flightmare-04

Flightmare

DOS1984freeware3.6/5
silly-master-blaster-03

Silly Master Blaster

DOS19853.6/5
diplomacy-1

Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.6/5 Avalon Hill
battleantietam-1

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
ikari-warriors-2-03

Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS19883.6/5 SNK Corporation
number-munchers-04

Number Munchers

DOS19903.6/5 MECC
blue-angel-69-02

Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW3.6/5
dungeons-of-kairn-02

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5
icon-ring-04

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
mirror-magic-2-02

Mirror Magic

Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware3.6/5
scrabble-01

Scrabble

DOS19893.6/5
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS19933.6/5 Impressions Games
minesoftitan-3

Mines of Titan

DOS19893.6/5 Westwood Studios
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.
starshipinv-6

Command Adventures: Starship

DOS19953.6/5 Future Vision
rollo-1

Rollo and the Brush Brothers

DOS19833.6/5 Windmill Software