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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Battle of Antietam
DOS1985protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Annals of Rome
DOS1988 kingdom simulation
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
DOS1989 chess
Desert Rats
DOS1986 turn-based tactics, wargame
The Perfect General
DOS1991 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 ...
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS1988
Warzone 2100
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999freeware real-time strategy
Power Dolls
DOS1994 real-time tactics
Syndicate
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993protecteddemo real-time tactics
Syndicate is a cyberpunk-themed tactical action game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1993. The game is set in a dystopian future where corporations, called syndicates, have replaced governments, ruling the world with violence and control. Syndicate is a blend of real-time strategy and action. Players take ...
Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow
DOS1992 board game
Galaxy
DOS1981 board game
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected 4x
The Ancient Art of War at Sea
DOS1987 real-time strategy
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Castles
DOS1991protected real-time strategy
Nuclear War
DOS1989 board game
Nuclear War is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by Eric Hyman and Jon Van Caneghem. Nuclear War was developed and released by New World Computing in 1989 for Amiga and, later, for DOS, and it's loosely based on a card game of the same name. Nuclear War took a satirical approach to the grim possibility of a global nuclear war and succe...
Doomdark's Revenge
DOS1985 first-person party-based RPG
Doomdark's Revenge is a strategy and role-playing video game developed by Mike Singleton and originally released in 1985 for DOS and various home computer systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. It is the sequel to the earlier game Lords of Midnight and is known for its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and story...
Core War Plus
DOS1984 real-time tactics
V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword
DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 4x
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.
Playhouse Strip Poker
DOS1988NSFW cards
4 Queens Computer Casino
DOS1992 cards
Rampart
DOS1992 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 ...
Robot Rascals
DOS1987 board game
Capture the Flag
DOS1993 turn-based tactics
Realms
DOS1991 real-time strategy
Rings of Medusa
DOS1990 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 ...
Nectaris
DOS1995 turn-based tactics
D-Zone
DOS1992
Chess88
DOS1984 chess