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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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...

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS19873.1/5 board game

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 board game

Castles

DOS1991protected4/5 real-time strategy

Queen of Tenshindo 95

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

Turbo Gomoku

DOS19853/5 board game

Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 4x

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...

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5 turn-based tactics, wargame, board game

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5

A Line in the Sand

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

Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected3.7/5 chess

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.