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).

Most popular top down applications

Dune 2000
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Top down applications

  • risk-3
    DOS19893.8/5 Mastertronic
  • buckcountdown-04
    DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • panzerl-general-2-08
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • bloodstone-3
    DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
  • keen5-4
    DOS1991protected4/5 id software

    Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.

  • cannonfodder-4
    DOS1994protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
  • starcommand-4
    DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • command-conquer-sole-survivor-04
    Windows XP/98/9519973.9/5 Westwood Studios
  • total-annihilation-03
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Cavedog Entertainment
  • skateordie-5
    DOS19884.3/5 Electronic Arts

    Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.

  • gengis-khan-2-02
  • darksun1-4
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • marble-cooking-05
    DOS1994NSFW3.5/5 Negative
  • ancient-art-of-war-01
    DOS19843.9/5 Evryware

    The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...

  • nhl_96-07
    DOS19954.2/5 Electronic Arts
  • xonix-1
    DOS1984remake4.1/5
  • dark-reign-2-06
    Windows XP/98/952000protected4.3/5 Pandemic Studios
  • colorlines-3
    DOS19923.9/5 Gamos
  • it-came-from-the-desert-06
    DOS1990freeware4/5 Cinemaware

    It Came from the Desert is an abandonware action-adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1990 for PC (DOS) and Amiga. It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game with a peculiar flavor: it's set in the 50s, in the USA, and it's based on those old monster movies like Them! (also involving killer ants).

  • magiccandle3-5
    DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
  • packman-1
    DOS1983remake3.4/5 Magicom Multimedia
  • martiandreams-9
    DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

    Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.

  • moria-5
    DOS1992freeware3.9/5
  • populous-beginning-03
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
  • masterofmagic-6
    DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.2/5 SimTex

    Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race from a small settlement to a bursting empire. To do so, you can produce military units to fight other computer controlled p...

  • airborne-ranger-04
    DOS19884.3/5 MicroProse Software
  • auto-duel-05
    DOS19853.8/5 Origin Systems

    Autoduel is an abandoned top-down open world post apocalyptic RPG/driving game hybrid designed by Chuck Bueche and Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. Autoduel was developed by Origin Systems and was released in 1985 for DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, Apple II, Macintosh, Amiga. Autoduel is based on a board game designed by Steve Jackson himself.

  • xenon-1
    DOS19883.9/5 Bitmap Brothers

    Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Spectrum and Amiga.In Xenon, players control a futuristic tank-like craft and navigate through levels filled with enemy ve...

  • megatraveller2-1
    DOS19913.6/5 Paragon Software
  • jurassic-park-04
    DOS19934.3/5 Ocean Software