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).
astrofire-3

Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake3.8/5 ORT Software
astro-dodge-1

Astro Dodge

DOS19823.6/5 Digital Marketing Corporation
aspargpmaster-1

Aspar GP Master

DOS19893.8/5 Dinamic Multimedia
ascii-sector-02

Ascii Sector

WindowsLinuxDOS2007freeware3.8/5
arrakis-05

Arrakis

DOS20003.9/5
arnhem-01

Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
army-men-2-01

Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 The 3DO Company
army-men-1-01

Army Men

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 The 3DO Company
archon-3

Archon: the Light and the Dark

DOS19844.2/5 Free Fall Associates
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
apb-5

APB

DOS19894/5 Atari
antix-05

Antix

DOS1985remake4.2/5
antattack-1

Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 Dataware
annalsofrome-1

Annals of Rome

DOS19883.8/5 Personal Software Services
angband-03

Angband

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5
adom1.1-05

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware3.9/5
ambush-at-sorinor-02

Ambush at Sorinor

DOS19933.7/5 Mindcraft Software
amberstar-08

Amberstar

DOS19924/5 Thalion
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...
amazingmaze-2

Amazing Maze

DOS19833.1/5
alphaman-02

AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5
allan-border-cricket-01

Allan Border's Cricket

DOS19934.2/5 Audiogenic
alien-syndrome-07

Alien Syndrome

DOS19894.3/5 Sega
tower-assault-03

Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Team 17
alienbreed-1

Alien Breed

DOS1993protected3.6/5 Team 17
alf-03

ALF: The First Adventure

DOS19873/5 Box Office
alexsnooker-1

Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS19863.8/5 Lindensoft
aleshar-05

Aleshar World of Ice

DOS19973.8/5
albion-4

Albion

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.2/5 Blue Byte Software
Albion is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by German studio Blue Byte Software. It was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and later for Amiga. Albion is notable for its blend of traditional RPG elements with a unique setting and storyline.The game takes place on the planet Albion, a world with a rich history and diver...
alqadim-5

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected3.8/5 Cyberlore studios
akalabeth-4

Akalabeth: World of Doom

DOS1981freeware3.7/5 California Pacific Computer
Akalabeth is a RPG game allegedly developed in just one summer by the Ultima franchise creator Richard Garriott. It's a dungeon crawler with wire-frame black and white graphics. Akalabeth is played in both first person 3d and top down view points.