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).
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Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware Apogee Software
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Flightmare

DOS1984freeware
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Fort Apache

DOS1992 Impressions Games
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Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
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Hannibal

DOS1993 Starbyte Software
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Command Adventures: Starship

DOS1995 Future Vision
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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 Lindensoft
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Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
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Number Munchers

DOS1990 MECC
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Dawn Raider

DOS1990 Softstar Entertainment
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
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Kurtan

DOS1990 TbiliSoft
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 Avalon Hill
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Color Buster

DOS1992
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Night Mission Pinball

DOS1982 subLOGIC
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World tour golf

DOS1985 Electronic Arts
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8088 Othello

DOS1985
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Meteors

DOS1989 Apogee Software
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7 colors

DOS1991 Gamos
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Temple of Apshai Trilogy

DOS1985 Epyx
The Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a series of classic role-playing games developed by Automated Simulations (later known as Epyx) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These games were among the earliest examples of computer-based RPGs and were influential in shaping the genre.The "Temple of Apshai Trilogy" was notable for its depth of gameplay and intr...
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Battle Master

DOS1991 Personal Software Services
Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.
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Capitalism Plus

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Enlight Software
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 Realism Entertainment
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SSN-21 Seawolf

DOS1994 Electronic Arts