Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware strategy games sorted by release date

Games based on strategy allow for reasoning and planning of one’s moves and actions. The gameplay may be based on player’s turns (Turn-based Strategy) or it may be in real time (Real-Time Strategy, RTS). These games focus on strategy and tactics rather than action, sometimes with the addition of financial or logistic features.
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Nuclear War

DOS19894.1/5 board game
Nuclear War is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by Eric Hyman and Jon Van Caneghem. Nuclear War was developed and released by New World Computing in 1989 for Amiga and, later, for DOS, and it's loosely based on a card game of the same name. Nuclear War took a satirical approach to the grim possibility of a global nuclear war and succe...
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Omega

DOS19894/5 real-time tactics
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
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Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw

DOS19893/5 board game
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Populous

DOS19893.9/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS and for a long list of other 16-bit and 8-bit systems, both console and PCs. Populos is a really unique game: it gave the name to the the whole god-game genre since, well, in the...
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Risk: the World Conquest Game

DOS19893.8/5 board game
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Scrabble

DOS19893.6/5 board game
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Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS19894.2/5 space exploration, space simulation
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Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS19893.9/5 board game
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Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected4.2/5 4x, kingdom simulation, turn-based tactics
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Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5
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The computer edition of Scrabble

DOS19893.2/5 board game
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS19893.4/5 trivia / quiz, board game
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from various categories in order to collect pie pieces that correspond to those categories. The goal is to collect all the pie pieces and complete a full pie before your opponents.
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Accordion

DOS19902.8/5 cards
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Bang! Bang!

Windows 3.x19903.9/5 artillery
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Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected3.7/5 chess
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Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.8/5 board game
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BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS19904.1/5 real-time tactics
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a fictional universe where noble houses and mercenary groups vie for power using giant robotic vehicles known as BattleMe...
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Betrayal

DOS1990protected4/5 kingdom simulation
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Centurion: Defender of Rome

DOS19904.1/5 4x
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll be a gladiator, race chariots, fight naval battles and more.
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Command HQ

DOS19904/5 wargame, real-time strategy
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Death by Backgammon

DOS19903.3/5 board game
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Dragon Lord

DOS19904.2/5 real-time strategy
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Frontline

DOS19903/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac19903.9/5 turn-based tactics, board game
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Imperium

DOS19903.8/5 4x