Abandonware DOS title

Games with a historical setting sorted by title, from Z to A

Some games are set in a specific historical period, usually a period of time particularly enjoyable for gamers such as the midde ages, the discovery of the Americas or the second world war. Historical games take a step further and try to be more faithful to the time period they are set.

Most popular historical games

Civilization
strategyDOS, Windows 3.x, Mac
Civilization 2
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Age of Empires
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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Zeus: Master of Olympus

Windows XP/98/952000protected4.2/5 Impressions Games
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS19953.9/5 Ikarion Software
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Wolfpack

DOS19903.9/5 NovaLogic
whereusacarmen-1

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
whereeuropecarmen-2

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac19884/5 Broderbund
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS19883.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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Up Periscope!

DOS19884.1/5 Actionsoft
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 Intergalactic Development
UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
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Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer

DOS19954.1/5 Clipper Software
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS19894.2/5 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
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The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Artech Studios
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The Oregon Trail Deluxe

DOS19924.1/5 MECC
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The Oregon Trail

DOS19904.2/5 MECC
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The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.7/5 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Smoking Car Productions
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
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The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter

DOS19903.8/5 Mindscape
civilwar-1

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
thecivilwar-empire-02

The Civil War

DOS19953/5 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
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The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 Evryware
ancient-art-of-war-01

The Ancient Art of War

DOS19843.9/5 Evryware
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5
sword-of-samurai-06

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5 MicroProse Software
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Strike Fleet

DOS19894/5 LucasArts
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Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999

DOS1997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Steel Panthers

DOS19954.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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...