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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Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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Annals of Rome

DOS1988 kingdom simulation
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Desert Rats

DOS1986 turn-based tactics, wargame
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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 ...
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Warzone 2100

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999freeware real-time strategy
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Power Dolls

DOS1994 real-time tactics
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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 ...
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Galaxy

DOS1981 board game
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Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected 4x
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The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS1987 real-time strategy
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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Castles

DOS1991protected real-time strategy
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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...
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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...
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Core War Plus

DOS1984 real-time tactics
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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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.
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Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW cards
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4 Queens Computer Casino

DOS1992 cards
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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 ...
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Robot Rascals

DOS1987 board game
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Capture the Flag

DOS1993 turn-based tactics
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Realms

DOS1991 real-time strategy
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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 ...
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Nectaris

DOS1995 turn-based tactics
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D-Zone

DOS1992
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Chess88

DOS1984 chess