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).
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Swap

DOS1992 Microids
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Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Frontline

DOS1990 Cases Computer Simulations
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993
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PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 LucasArts
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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Acquire

DOS1989 IBM
Acquire (1989, DOS) brings boardroom drama to your DOS screen, turning you into a hotel tycoon in a game where the real enemy is... math. It's a faithful adaptation of the classic board game, complete with mergers, hostile takeove...
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Night Mission Pinball

DOS1982 subLOGIC
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Cyrus

DOS1985
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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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Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS1988 Dolphine marine systems
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Boxer Rebellion

DOS1982
Before realistic fighting games, there was Boxer Rebellion—a 1982 title so primitive, it makes Pong look flashy. It’s boxing with fewer rules and more pixels per punch. The controls are stiffer than a week-old baguette...
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Moraff's Revenge

DOS1988 Moraffware
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
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O-Pong

DOS1996
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Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware
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Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware
Yes, this exists. Blues Brothers RPG (2004, Windows XP) is what happens when someone looks at a legendary blues duo and says, “What if they fought zombies with saxophones?” Set in a world that’s part dungeon craw...
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Rescue Rover

DOS1991protected id software
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B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll take off, navigate, bomb targets, and hopefully land,...
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Carnage

DOS1993 Warped Minds
The name Carnage says it all—this top-down racer is less about precision driving and more about smashing into your enemies until they resemble digital roadkill. It’s fast, chaotic, and honestly looks like a game a 14-y...
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Blitz Draughts

DOS1992 PC Solutions
Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the classic board game into a high-speed duel of wits...
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 TigLon Software
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Backgammon

DOS1986
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Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group