Abandonware DOS title

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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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 shoot 'em up
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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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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 real-time tactics
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

DOSMac1996protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy, city building
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Z

DOS1996protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...
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4Play

Windows 3.x1995NSFW3.9/5 board game
4Play is a multi-player board-like strategy party-game for adults released for Windows 3.1 in 1995. 4Play is a board-game very similar to Monopoly in which players have to perform certain (adult) actions in response to events happening on the board.
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Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 board game
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Ascendancy

DOS19954.2/5 4x
Ascendancy is a science fiction themed turn-based strategy game developed by The Logic Factory and released in 1995 for DOS. Ascendancy is a classic 4X game (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate), similar to Master of Orion, yet with a few differences such as a technology tree.
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Black Crown

DOS19953.8/5 board game
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Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware4.1/5 real-time strategy
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Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
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Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 first-person party-based RPG
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Mario's Game Gallery

DOSMac19953.8/5 cards, board game
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Nectaris

DOS19954/5 turn-based tactics
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Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW3.9/5 cards
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Steel Panthers

DOS19954.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...
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The Civil War

DOS19953/5 real-time strategy
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Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

DOS1995protected4.2/5 real-time strategy
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Worms

DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 artillery
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X-COM: Terror from the Deep

DOS1995protected4.2/5 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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5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5 turn-based tactics, wargame, board game
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Alien Legacy

DOS19944/5 4x
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Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected3.7/5 board game
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Battle Bugs

DOS19944.2/5 real-time tactics
battle-isle-2-01

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
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Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS19944/5 chess
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Cannon Fodder

DOS1994protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
colonization-6

Colonization

DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac1994protected4.2/5 4x
Colonization is a turn-based strategy 4x game developed and published by MicroProse in 1994 for DOS, Windows 3.1, Linux and Mac. The setting is the European Colonization of the New World. Colonization gameplay and interface are similar to Civilization, another Sid Meier game. However, there are some differences between Civilization and Colonization...
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS19943.5/5 wargame