The most popular abandonware strategy games

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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Lords of Conquest

DOS19873.6/5 board game

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Battle Master

DOS19913.5/5 real-time tactics

Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.

Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 real-time tactics

Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 board game

Syndicate

DOS1993protected4.2/5 real-time tactics

Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS19953.7/5 4x

Heirs to the Throne

DOS19923.8/5 kingdom simulation

Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 turn-based tactics, wargame

V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Rules of Engagement

DOS19913.6/5 real-time tactics

Bicycle Bridge

DOS19924.2/5 cards

Castles 2: Siege and Conquest

DOSMac OS1992protected4.2/5 real-time strategy

StarCraft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protecteddemo4.1/5 real-time strategy

StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...

Star Control 2

DOS1992protected4.2/5 shoot 'em up

Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 wargame, board game

Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy

Chess

DOS19813.9/5 chess

Mega lo Mania

DOS19924.2/5 god game, real-time strategy

Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later on other systems like the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). The ...

Archon: the Light and the Dark

DOS19844.2/5 board game

Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...