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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Settlers of Catan

DOS19984.1/5 board game

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS19954.3/5 first-person party-based RPG

WinRisk

Windows 3.x19924.1/5 board game

Hoyle Classic Card Games

DOS19933.9/5 cards

Castles 2: Siege and Conquest

DOSMac OS1992protected4.2/5 real-time strategy

Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 real-time tactics

Imperium

DOS19903.8/5 4x

Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45

DOS19942.5/5 wargame

Warheads

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 artillery

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS19874.1/5 real-time strategy

Gengis Khan

DOS19893.5/5 kingdom simulation

Midwinter 2: Flames of Freedom

DOS19913.8/5

Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 shoot 'em up

Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS19853.8/5 space exploration, space simulation

Galaxy

DOS19814.1/5 board game

Sargon V: World Class Chess

DOS19913.8/5 chess

Chess

DOS19813.9/5 chess

Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware4/5 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...

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Desert Rats

DOS19863.9/5 turn-based tactics, wargame

Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics

Burntime

DOS19934/5 action RPG, real-time strategy

D-Zone

DOS19923.9/5

Doomdark's Revenge

DOS19853.9/5 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...