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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Beyond the Black Hole

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks
Beyond the Black Hole promises an interstellar voyage into mystery—and delivers... a disorienting 3D shooter that kind of feels like flying a cardboard spaceship through a kaleidoscope. The idea is noble: space combat meets ...
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Rally Championships

DOS1994 Flair Software
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Socrates

DOS1993
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Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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Super Bomber Blast Beta

DOS1997remake
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Felony!

DOS1984 BrainBank
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Flightmare

DOS1984freeware
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Battle for Atlantis

DOS1990
Fancy a war under the sea? Battle for Atlantis (1990) asks the age-old question: what if submarines had grudges? This top-down, action strategy title throws you into a deep-sea turf war with clunky controls and a soundtrack that f...
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Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS1990 Zigurat Software
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NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 Micro Sports
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Snack Attack 2

DOS1982 Funtastic
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Dragonfly

DOS1986
In 1986, Dragonfly emerged as one of those simple but strangely addictive action games. Picture a cross between a shooter and an abstract insect simulator. The graphics are blocky, the sound effects minimal, but the gameplay loop&...
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Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
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Final Frontier

DOS1989 Bubble Bus Software
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The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 Off The Wall Productions
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MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 Personal Software Services
Sorcerer Lord (1987, DOS) drops you into a fantasy world at war, with strategy rather than sorcery as your weapon. You command the forces of good against the evil Shadowlord’s army, and every move counts. Think of it as ches...
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows 10/11LinuxMac 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 Space. The game puts you in command of a sta...
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985
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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 6...
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8088 Othello

DOS1985
There’s something oddly poetic about 8088 Othello, a 1985 take on the classic board game that feels like it was programmed by someone who had a personal vendetta against flashy graphics. The visuals are almost nonexistent, t...
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Monday Night Football

DOS1989 Park Place Productions
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Robot Odissey

DOS1985 The Learning Company
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If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS1989 Emerald Software
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Zoom!

DOS1988
Zoom! is a puzzle game that desperately wants to be cool. You're a sunglasses-wearing smiley face cruising down psychedelic gridlines while dodging blobs and filling in tiles like Tron on a budget. It’s fast, weird, and occa...
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Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 Infocom
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Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware