Abandonware DOS title

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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Castles

DOS1991protected4/5 real-time strategy
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5 turn-based tactics, wargame, board game
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Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW3.9/5 cards
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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected4.1/5 4x
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 wargame
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Metal Marines

Windows 3.x19933.9/5 turn-based tactics
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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 real-time tactics
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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Armada 2525

DOS19913.3/5 4x
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 board game
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Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
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Castles 2: Siege and Conquest

DOSMac1992protected4.2/5 real-time strategy
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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.
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 board game
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Worms

DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 artillery
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Mech War

DOS19924.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
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Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 4x
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Dungeon Keeper 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
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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...
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A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 board game, wargame, turn-based tactics
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Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 board game
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 real-time tactics
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 turn-based tactics
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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS19882.8/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected3.7/5 chess
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5
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The Perfect General

DOS19914.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 shoot 'em up
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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...