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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Flightmare

DOS1984freeware
Flightmare turns the simple act of flying into a slightly mischievous obstacle course. Instead of grand realism, it opts for arcade charm, challenging you to navigate tight spaces ...
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite...
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Bicycle Bridge

DOS1992
Ready to get your heart racing with the world’s slowest competitive sport? Bicycle Bridge brings the thrill of bidding, trick-taking, and utter confusion straight to your DOS...
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Rotox

DOS1991 Creative Materials
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Gold of the Americas: The Conquest of the New World

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Trivial Pursuit Deluxe

DOS1992 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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Cosmic Crusader

DOS1982 Funatics Software
Cosmic Crusader is proof that sometimes simple is perfect. You’re a lone pilot defending space against endless waves of enemies, in a game that’s basically a love lette...
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Lords of the Realm

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected Impressions Games
Released in 1994, Lords of the Realm is medieval strategy with a distinctly hands-on attitude. This isn’t just about moving armies; it’s about managing land, people, an...
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Risk

Windows 3.x1991 Azeroth
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Hat Trick

DOS1984 Bally Sente
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Vengeance of Excalibur

DOS1991 Synergistic Software
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Modem Wars

DOS1988 Ozark Softscape
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Iron Lord

DOS1990 UBI Soft
Iron Lord (1990, DOS) is the medieval fantasy game that tried to be everything at once—and somehow pulled it off. It’s part RPG, part action, part strategy, and part &l...
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Designasaurus 2

DOS1990 Visual Concepts Entertainment
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Kurtan

DOS1990 TbiliSoft
Little-known but oddly captivating, Kurtan (1990, DOS) feels like someone’s ambitious homebrew fantasy experiment gone right. You play a wandering warrior exploring a pixelat...
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Battleship

DOS1983 Mirror Images Software
Released in 1983, this is your grandpa’s Battleship—minus the plastic pegs, but with all the tension of blind naval warfare. There are no fancy graphics, no Hollywood e...
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Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue

DOS1988 GameTek
Bright colors, friendly faces, and zero existential dread: Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue knows its audience and delivers exactly what it promises. Designed for younger players, it ...
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HanaFuda

Windows XP/98/951999
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Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected Wisdom Tree
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Aspetra

DOS1996
Welcome to Aspetra, a 1996 DOS game that tried to cram an epic sci-fi RPG into your beige box PC — and mostly succeeded! Think “Star Trek meets budget constraints.&rdqu...
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IBM 9-Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1983 SoftSide Magazine
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Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis
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Toobin

DOS1989 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game...
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The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 Off The Wall Productions
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Subbuteo

DOS1990 Goliath Games
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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS1990 Hitech Productions
Strategy fans with a taste for sci-fi and logistics will find something special in Full Metal Planete. Released in 1990 for DOS and Mac, the game is essentially a futuristic board ...
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Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest:...