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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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Strip Poker Deluxe

DOS1994NSFW4.2/5 cards

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected4/5 turn-based tactics

Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Chessmaster 9000

Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected4.2/5 chess

Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS19883.7/5

Queen of Tenshindo 95

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

Monopoly Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19924/5 board game

Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.

Tank Wars

DOS19904.1/5 artillery

Risk: the World Conquest Game

DOS19893.8/5 board game

Alien Legacy

DOS19944/5 4x

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 wargame

Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards

Master of Orion

DOS1993protected4.1/5 4x

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 turn-based tactics, wargame

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...

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected3.7/5 turn-based tactics

Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 4x

Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 wargame, board game

Crazy Nick's Leisure Suit Larry Casino

DOS19923.5/5 cards

Dungeon Keeper 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 4x

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 board game

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

The Ancient Art of War

DOS19843.9/5 real-time strategy

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...