Abandonware strategy games sorted by year, newest first
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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Myth: The Fallen Lords
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997 real-time tactics, real-time strategy
NetStorm: Islands at War
Windows XP/98/951997 real-time strategy
Pacific General
Windows XP/98/951997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Total Annihilation
Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Windows XP/98/951997 real-time strategy, business simulation
Warheads
Windows XP/98/951997 artillery
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes
Windows XP/98/951997 4x, wargame
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroe...
Waterworld
DOS1997 real-time tactics
X-COM: Apocalypse
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected 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...
Battlestar
Windows 3.x1996freeware board game
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it mixes tactical combat and sci-fi storytelling like ...
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/951996 board game, kingdom simulation
Ever wanted to manage a kingdom, lead armies, go dungeon-crawling, and attend budget meetings? Birthright: The Gorgon’s Alliance makes all your fantasy micromanagement dreams come true. Released in 1996 for Windows XP (yes, ...
Blood & Magic
DOS1996 real-time strategy
From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems from magical “blood forges” because appa...
Cave Wars
DOS1996 real-time tactics
Chaos Overlords
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected board game
Chaos Overlords is a cyberpunk-themed strategy game developed by Stick Man Games and published by New World Computing in 1996. Set in a dystopian future, the game focuses on controlling the underworld of a city dominated by corrup...
Civilization 2
Windows XP/98/951996 4x
Civilization II is a turn-based strategy game developed by MicroProse and released in 1996. It's the second installment in the "Civilization" series, created by Sid Meier. The game builds upon the concept of its predecessor, Civil...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
DOS1996freeware 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...
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 4x
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-...
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected 4x
Dogs of War
Windows XP/98/951996demo wargame, board game
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/951996 4x
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected 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...
Genocide
DOS1996freeware artillery
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected turn-based tactics
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
DOS1996protected turn-based tactics
Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 4x
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage ...
Over the Reich
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 wargame
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected shoot 'em up
Star General
Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected 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 play...