Abandonware DOS title

The best 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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Command & Conquer: Red Alert

DOS1996freeware4/5 real-time strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several seque...
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo4/5 real-time tactics
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
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Castles

DOS1991protected4/5 real-time strategy
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Midway Campaign

DOS19834/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS19944/5 chess
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Empire Deluxe

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

DOSWindows 3.x19924/5 board game
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation  of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 real-time tactics
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
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Command HQ

DOS19904/5 wargame, real-time strategy
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 shoot 'em up
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Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 4x
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Realms

DOS19914/5 real-time strategy
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Strip Poker 3

DOS1991NSFW4/5 cards
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221B Baker Street

DOS19864/5 board game
221B Baker Street is a turn-based strategy strategy game developed by Datasoft. 221B Baker Street is base on the tabletop game of the same name "221B Baker Street" and it plays in a very similar way, with dices, etc.
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Action in the North Atlantic

DOS19894/5 naval simulation
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Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 board game
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Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 real-time tactics
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Betrayal

DOS1990protected4/5 kingdom simulation
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 board game
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Felony!

DOS19844/5 board game
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Fooblitzsky

DOS19864/5 board game
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Gemfire

DOS19924/5 turn-based tactics
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Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 board game
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Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 turn-based tactics
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Liero

DOS1999freeware4/5 artillery
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MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware4/5 business simulation
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Scorched Earth

DOS1991protected4/5 artillery