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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Galaxy

DOS19814.1/5 board game
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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.
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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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Rings of Medusa

DOS19904/5 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...
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Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected4.1/5 chess
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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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Imperium

DOS19903.8/5 4x
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Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/9519973.8/5 real-time strategy
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Cultures

Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
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Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.6/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 first-person party-based RPG
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Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 kingdom simulation
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MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Castles

DOS1991protected4/5 real-time strategy
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 board game
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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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Blood & Magic

DOS19963.9/5 real-time strategy
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Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 real-time tactics
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Legions

Windows 3.xMac OS19943.7/5
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Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected3.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Castles 2: Siege and Conquest

DOSMac OS1992protected4.2/5 real-time strategy
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
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Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS19953.7/5 4x