Abandonware DOS title

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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Powermonger

DOS19923.9/5 god game, real-time strategy
Powermonger is a real time strategy game where the player must defeat the opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in his/her favor. This is done by giving orders to soldiers and captains and by accumulating enough resources (food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected3.7/5 real-time strategy
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X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
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Fantasy General

DOS1996protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 wargame, board game
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Hoyle Classic Card Games

DOS19933.9/5 cards
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 board game, wargame, turn-based tactics
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Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance

Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 board game, kingdom simulation
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5
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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 turn-based tactics, board game
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Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware3.7/5 board game
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Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 shoot 'em up
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Pacific General

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

DOS19944.1/5 wargame
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X-COM: Terror from the Deep

DOS1995protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game, the sequel of one of the most popular DOS games in history X-COM Ufo Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Stephen Gross (the X-COM original being designed by Julian Gollop) and was published by MicroProse Software back in 1995. Terror from the deep doesn't change ...
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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...
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 real-time tactics, wargame, board game
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Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS19934/5 turn-based tactics
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Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected3.7/5 board game
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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected4.1/5 4x
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Burntime

DOS19934/5 action RPG, real-time strategy
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 board game
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Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 first-person party-based RPG
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Space Crusade

DOS19924.2/5 turn-based tactics