Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

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).
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Auran Games
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Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected Pandemic Studios
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected Silicon Knights
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Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 Riedel Software Productions
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Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected Imagitec Design
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D-Zone

DOS1992
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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Cyrus

DOS1985
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Crusade in Europe

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
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Crossfire

DOS1982 Sierra On-Line
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Cosmic Crusader

DOS1982 Funatics Software
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Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 Impressions Games
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Conflict: Europe

DOS1989 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.
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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 MicroProse Software
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Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic
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Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS1991 Synergistic Software
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 Avalon Hill
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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Mach...
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Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected id software
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Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS1990protected id software
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Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes

DOS1990protected id software
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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS1990 id software
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Bl...
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Command HQ

DOSMac OS1990 Ozark Softscape
Command HQ was developed by Microplay Software. It was one of the early real-time strategy (RTS) games and focused on global warfare, allowing players to control armies, fleets, and economies in various historical and futuristic s...
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Command Adventures: Starship

DOS1995 Future Vision
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Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

DOS1996freeware Westwood Studios
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history...
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Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware Westwood Studios