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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Warlords
DOS1990 4x
Armada 2525
DOS1991 4x
Battle Isle
DOS1991protected turn-based tactics
Battle Master
DOS1991 real-time tactics
Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter
DOS1991 board game
Castles
DOS1991protected real-time strategy
Champion of the Raj
DOS1991 kingdom simulation
Civilization
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1991 4x
Civilization is the critically acclaimed strategy game designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Campbell Shelley that became a staple in 4X turn-based strategy. Civilization was developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1991 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, etc. Civilization was followed by sequels, the last one being published recently. T...
Cover Girl Strip Poker
DOS1991NSFW cards
Defender of the Crown
DOS1991protected
Defender of the crown is a strategy game set in the middle ages, in England. You control a Saxon and must fight Normans to control the country. The player can conquest territories, lay siege to castles, join tournaments, rescue damsels.
Gnome Alone
DOS1991
Great Napoleonic Battles
DOS1991 turn-based tactics
L'Empereur
DOS1991 wargame, turn-based tactics
La Grande Armee
DOS1991 wargame, turn-based tactics
Midwinter 2: Flames of Freedom
DOS1991
QBasic Gorillas
DOS1991freeware artillery
Gorillas, also known as "Gorillas.bas," is a turn-based artillery game that was included as a sample program with Microsoft QBasic, an IDE and interpreter for a variant of the BASIC programming language. QBasic was commonly bundled with MS-DOS and early versions of Windows during the early 1990s. The goal of "Gorillas" is to hit the ...
Realms
DOS1991 real-time strategy
Risk
Windows 3.x1991 board game
Rules of Engagement
DOS1991 real-time tactics
Sargon V: World Class Chess
DOS1991 chess
Scorched Earth
DOS1991protected artillery
Strip Poker 3
DOS1991NSFW cards
The Ball Game
DOS1991 board game
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 ...
Trump Castle 2
DOS1991 cards
Twilight 2000
DOS1991 board game, real-time tactics, wargame
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected wargame, turn-based tactics
4 Queens Computer Casino
DOS1992 cards
A Line in the Sand
DOS1992protected board game, wargame, turn-based tactics
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected chess