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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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Traders

DOS1992 Linel
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Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 Artworx Software
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Cave Wars

DOS1996
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Dominium

DOS1992 Microids
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Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 General Quarters Software
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18th Airborne

DOS1993
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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Iron Lord

DOS1990 UBI Soft
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware Spiderweb Software
Exile: Escape from the Pit is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Spiderweb Software. It is part of the Exile series, originally released in the mid-1990s. This game was later remade and re-released as Avernum: Escape from the Pit. The game is set in a massive underground world called Exile, where the Empire banishes criminals, p...
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Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Stratego

DOS1990 Accolade
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Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 Denton Designs
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Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 Personal Software Services
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Trivial Pursuit Deluxe

DOS1992 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue

DOS1992 Alternative Software
Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. In Postman Pat 3, players take on the role of Pat Clifton, the friendly postman from the show. Unlike earlier ga...
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The Civil War

DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 LucasArts
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Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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Pack-Man

DOS1983remake Magicom Multimedia
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Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake Magicom Multimedia
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Shawl

DOS1986 AcademySoft
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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 Cybron corporation
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Highway Fighter

DOS1995 Safari Software