Abandonware strategy games sorted by release date

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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Death by Backgammon

DOS19903.3/5 board game

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Dragon Lord

DOS19904.2/5 real-time strategy

Frontline

DOS19903/5 turn-based tactics, wargame

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 turn-based tactics, board game

Imperium

DOS19903.8/5 4x

Iron Lord

DOS19903.5/5

Khalaan

DOS19903.6/5 kingdom simulation

King's Bounty

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 turn-based tactics

MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Midwinter

DOS19904.1/5 first-person action-adventure

North and South

DOS19904.2/5 wargame

Operation Combat: Computer Battle Game

DOS19904.2/5 wargame

Panzer Battles

DOS19903.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics, board game

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 ...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...

Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 shoot 'em up

Stratego

DOS19903.5/5 board game

Supremacy: Your Will Be Done

DOS19904.2/5 real-time strategy

Supremacy: You Will Be Done (also known simply as Overlord) is a rare example of mix between real-time strategy and science fiction themed 4X game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploid, eXterminate). Supremacy was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Mastertronic in 1990.