Abandonware DOS title

The best 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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Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS1988 Dolphine marine systems
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ALF: The First Adventure

DOS1987 Box Office
Remember ALF? The sarcastic alien who really had it in for cats? Well, in ALF: The First Adventure, you get to live the dream—or nightmare—of controlling the furry menace himself. Released in 1987 for DOS, this Pac-Man-esque maze game tasks you with dodging angry dads, catching pizzas, and avoiding the law. (Yes, really.) It’s lik...
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Backgammon

DOS1986
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
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First Expedition

DOS1988 Interstel Corporation
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IBM 9-Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1983 SoftSide Magazine
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Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware
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Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw

DOS1989 Oxford Mobius
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Pong Kombat

DOS1994freeware
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Subbuteo

DOS1990 Goliath Games
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985
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Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 Denton Designs
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Lord of Destruction

DOS1994 Rebelsoft
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Batalia

DOS1986 The Right Brothers
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggle to impress a calculator. But don’t be fooled—it’s deeper than it looks. Planning, resource management, and an iron will are essential. It's not pretty...
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Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS1989 Origin Systems
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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Final Frontier

DOS1989 Bubble Bus Software
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Gremlins

DOS1984 Atari
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Alien Olympics

DOS1994 Dark Technologies
Released in 1994, Alien Olympics answers the age-old question: “What if the Olympics were hosted by Martians on acid?” This wacky collection of mini-games has you competing in events like laser javelin and rocket racing, all while controlling gelatinous blobs and bug-eyed freaks. It’s not balanced, it’s barely controllable, ...
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Empire Soccer 94

DOS1994 Graftgold
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If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS1989 Emerald Software
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Quest for the Unicorn

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware
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Storm

DOS1987 Mastertronic
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Poko Memorial: 18 Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1987 Gold Hill Software