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The most popular top down games

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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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lord-of-destruction-01

Lord of Destruction

DOS1994 Rebelsoft
frontline-v14-01

Frontline

DOS1990 Cases Computer Simulations
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
Dragons of Flame (1989) was SSI’s continuation of the Dragonlance saga, following up on Heroes of the Lance. Like its predecessor, it was a side-scrolling action RPG that tes...
scrabble-splash

The computer edition of Scrabble

DOS1989 Leisure Genius
legend-of-the-sword-03

Legend of the Sword

DOS1988 Silicon Software
Released in 1988, Legend of the Sword is a graphic adventure that tries to blend epic fantasy storytelling with the puzzle-solving spirit of early point-and-clicks. The result is a...
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows 10/11Linux2013
pinball-dreams-2-title

Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected 21st Century Entertainment
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
johnny-quest-02

Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 MicroIllusions
hole-in-one-02

Hole in One

DOS1995 Really Interesting Software Company
snack-attack2-01

Snack Attack 2

DOS1982 Funtastic
kings-table-01

King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
fooblitzsky-02

Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 Infocom
mortal-pong-02

Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware
Murder_on_The_Zinderneuf-03

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
slicks-n-slide-02

Slicks 'n' Slide

DOS1993
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
mission-mainframe-04

Mission: Mainframe

DOS1987
quest-for-the-unicorn-02

Quest for the Unicorn

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 Impressions Games
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986
turbo-gomoku-01

Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985
monday-night-football-04

Monday Night Football

DOS1989 Park Place Productions
unnecessary-roughness-01

Unnecessary Roughness

DOS1993 Accolade
super-battleship-03

Super Battleship

DOS1988
firezone-04

Firezone

DOS1988 Arcadia Systems
gazza2-02

Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
In Gazza 2, the legendary English footballer Paul Gascoigne lends his name to a soccer game that manages to be as unpredictable as his career. Released in 1991, it’s a curiou...
dawn-raiders-02

Dawn Raider

DOS1990 Softstar Entertainment
Released in 1990, Dawn Raider is one of those obscure DOS shooters that probably spent more time in floppy disk boxes than in actual computers. It’s a vertical shoot-’e...
xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
taking-of-beverly-hills-02

The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 Off The Wall Productions
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