The best 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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Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected turn-based tactics
Sid Meier's CivNet
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 4x
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer gameplay to the series for the first time, alongside updated graphics and improved interface elements. CivNet retaine...
Siege
DOS1992 turn-based tactics
Socrates
DOS1993 chess
Stronghold
DOS1993protected real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
Stronghold, released in 1993, is a strategy simulation game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). Players assume the role of a lord tasked with managing a kingdom. The game involves city-building elements combined with resource management and combat. You can construct and expand castles, farms...
Triple Triad Gold
Windows XP/98/952000freeware cards
Triple Triad is a card game that originated in the Final Fantasy series, specifically in Final Fantasy VIII. The game is played on a 3x3 grid, and each player has a deck of cards featuring different characters, monsters, or other elements from the Final Fantasy universe. When a card is placed adjacent to an opponent's card, and the rank of the...
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected chess
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Nectaris
DOS1995 turn-based tactics
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected real-time strategy
Cover Girl Strip Poker
DOS1991NSFW cards
Austerlitz 1805
DOS1989 wargame, turn-based tactics
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected real-time strategy, real-time tactics
The Ancient Art of War
DOS1984 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...
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected 4x
Star Command
DOS1988protected space exploration, turn-based tactics
Cultures
Windows XP/98/952000protected sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Midway Campaign
DOS1983 wargame, turn-based tactics
Grandmaster Chess
DOS1992protected chess
Hoyle Classic Card Games
DOS1993 cards
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected turn-based tactics
Unnatural Selection
DOS1993 real-time tactics
Dungeon Keeper 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Star Control
DOS1990protected shoot 'em up
4Play
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995NSFW board game
4Play was a risqué trivia and multi-player board-style game released in the mid-1990s. Designed as a party game, it combined trivia questions, mini-games, and challenges that often leaned toward suggestive or adult themes. It was intended to be played in social settings, often among friends or couples, with the goal of breaking the...
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 ...
Clash of Steel
DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Desert Rats
DOS1986 turn-based tactics, wargame
Global Thermo War
DOS1985 board game
Dark Legions
DOS1994protected board game