The most popular abandonware strategy games
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Syndicate
DOS1993protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Decision in the Desert
DOS19853.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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.
Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld
Windows2000canceled4/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Dungeon Keeper 3 was a cancelled dungeon management strategy game being developed by Bullfrog that was never released. Dungeon Keeper 3 was cancelled in 2000 and the Dungeon Keeper franchise ended without a third chapter.
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS19844.2/5 board game
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS19863.4/5 cards
Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo4.1/5 turn-based tactics
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Gathering of Developers. It was released in 2002 as a sequel to the original Age of Wonders. The game is set in a fantasy world where players take on the role of a leader, either as a wizard or a warlord, and compete for control of the...
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia
DOS1993protected3.7/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Bang! Bang!
Windows 3.x19903.8/5 artillery
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 board game, kingdom simulation
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
DOS1995protected4.1/5 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 ...
Battle Bugs
DOS19944.2/5 real-time tactics
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 turn-based tactics
X-COM: Apocalypse
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 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 aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
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 ...
Realms
DOS19914/5 real-time strategy
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected4/5 chess
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
DOS19893.9/5 kingdom simulation
Conflict in Vietnam
DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Risk: the World Conquest Game
DOS19893.8/5 board game
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected4.2/5 chess
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 real-time tactics
Alien Legacy
DOS19944/5 4x
Strip Poker Deluxe
DOS1994NSFW4.2/5 cards
People's General
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
DOS1987freeware3.9/5 4x
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS19883.7/5
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
DOS19893.8/5 chess
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 real-time strategy, real-time tactics