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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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
gemfire-03

Gemfire

DOS19924/5 turn-based tactics
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 board game
joan-of-arc-03

Joan of Arc

DOS19894/5 turn-based tactics
liero-04

Liero

DOS1999freeware4/5 artillery
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MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware4/5 business simulation
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Scorched Earth

DOS1991protected4/5 artillery
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Socrates

DOS19934/5 chess
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Sorcerer Lord

DOS19874/5 turn-based tactics
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected4/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where players take command of one of five different factions, each vying for control of the galaxy.In Star General, players comman...
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Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

Windows XP/98/9519994/5 4x
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation is a turn-based strategy video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game was developed by MicroProse Software and published by Infogrames for Windows in 1999. Players take on the role of one of five major Star Trek races: the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Ca...
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Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 chess
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Stronghold

DOS1993protected4/5 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
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Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware4/5 cards
Triple Triad is a card game that originated in the Final Fantasy series, specifically in Final Fantasy VIII. The game is played on a 3x3 grid, and each player has a deck of cards featuring different characters, monsters, or other elements from the Final Fantasy universe. When a card is placed adjacent to an opponent's card, and the rank of the...
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected4/5 chess
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...
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Nectaris

DOS19954/5 turn-based tactics
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Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS19874/5 wargame
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Rampart

DOS19924/5 artillery
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
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Cover Girl Strip Poker

DOS1991NSFW4/5 cards
starcommand-4

Star Command

DOS1988protected4/5 space exploration, turn-based tactics
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Chess88

DOS19844/5 chess
siege-06

Siege

DOS19924/5 turn-based tactics
gorilla-bas-01

QBasic Gorillas

DOS1991freeware4/5 artillery
roadwar2000-3

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected4/5 turn-based tactics
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Alpha Centauri

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 4x