The best military games
The navy, the army, the air force, were all an inspiration for a number of games belonging to many different genres, from run and gun action games to flight simulations. Whether or not you like military themes, the top quality of these games was often enough to attract lots of players.
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Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor
Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia
DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Air Force Commander
DOS1992 Impressions Games
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage budgets, and try not to start World War III. It's ...
American Conquest
Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World
American Conquest is the kind of game that throws hundreds of little soldiers at you and says, "Good luck, General!" Set during the early colonization of the Americas, this RTS blends history with chaos in a way that’s both ...
Destroyer
DOS1986 Epyx
PHM Pegasus
DOS1987 LucasArts
Search and Destroy
DOS1988 Broderbund
LHX Attack Chopper
DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Decision in the Desert
DOS1985 MicroProse Software
Abrams Battle Tank
DOS1989 Dynamix
Get ready to drive a tank very slowly while also being very stressed. Abrams Battle Tank (1989, DOS) puts you in the commander’s seat of America’s steel behemoth, and somehow turns desert combat into a tactical crawl. ...
Battle of Antietam
DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no flash here—just raw, old-school strategy where ...
Fleet Command
DOS1999protected Sonalysts
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrome and a user interface that feels like it was desi...
Rambo 3
DOS1988 Ocean Software
Rambo III is an action video game based on the 1988 action film of the same name, featuring the iconic character John Rambo, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. The game was developed and published by various companies for different ...
Platoon
DOS1987 Ocean Software
Sabre Team
DOS1994protected Krisalis
The Civil War
DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road
DOS1988 SNK Corporation
Assault Trooper
DOS1997 Webfoot Technologies
In Assault Trooper, you're the lone soldier with enough ammo to make Rambo blush, dropped behind enemy lines to shoot first and ask “was that a civilian?” later. This 1997 top-down shooter screams “keyboard-mashi...
Top Gun
DOS1987 Ocean Software
Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the ...
D-Day: The Beginning of the End
DOS1994 Impressions Games
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3
DOS1992 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Frontline
DOS1990 Cases Computer Simulations
Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes
DOS1990 Command Simulations
In Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes, you’re not just playing a wargame — you’re being handed a clipboard, a stack of orders, and a freezing cold battlefield in 1944. This 1990 DOS title lets you relive one of W...
Guerrilla War
DOS1987 SNK Corporation
Ikari III: The Rescue
DOS1990 SNK Corporation
Panzer Battles
DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Heavy Barrel
DOS1989 Data East
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 KOEI
Apache strike
DOS1989 Activision
Ah, Apache Strike (1989), the game where you're the lone helicopter pilot flying through blocky cities that look like they were made of leftover Lego bricks. Your mission? Blow up bad guys in a first-person view that resembles a s...