Abandonware DOS title

Top-down perspective sorted by title, from Z to A

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).
magiccandle-1

The Magic Candle

DOS19894/5 Mindcraft Software
The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The whole Magic Candle series is very similar to some of the early Ultima games in every aspect: turn-based combat, top-down v...
lost-patrol-03

The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.7/5 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
hunt-for-red-october-01

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac19874.1/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
great-war-14-18-02

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
gunsbutter-1

The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter

DOS19903.8/5 Mindscape
finalcrusadekroz-2

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
scrabble-1

The computer edition of Scrabble

DOS19893.2/5 Leisure Genius
thecivilwar-empire-02

The Civil War

DOS19953/5 Dagger Interactive Technologies
civilwar-1

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
chessmaster-2000-02

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS19864.1/5 Software Toolworks
chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
tigersinsnow-4

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
basket-master-07

The Basket Manager

DOS19913.4/5 Simulmondo
ancient-art-war-skies-01

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 Evryware
ancient-art-of-war-at-sea-06

The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS19874.1/5 Evryware
ancient-art-of-war-01

The Ancient Art of War

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...
aethra_game_006

The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19943.9/5
The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...
templeofkroz-4

Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.8/5 Apogee Software
templeapshai-4

Temple of Apshai Trilogy

DOS19853.5/5 Epyx
Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a compilation of three remade abandoned (very) old school RPGs. Temple of Apshai Trilogy was developed by Epyx and released in 1985 for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, C64. All the games included in Temple of Apshai Trilogy are part of the Dunjonquest game series.
tempest-2000-03

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake4.1/5 Atari
telengard-2

Telengard

DOS1985freeware3.4/5 Avalon Hill
tangled-tales-03

Tangled Tales

DOS19893.5/5 Origin Systems
sword-of-samurai-06

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5 MicroProse Software
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
swap-microids-01

Swap

DOS19923.5/5 Microids
Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
super-zzt-05

Super ZZT

DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames