Abandonware strategy games sorted by release date
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Blitz Draughts
DOS19923.7/5 board game
Bridge 7.0
DOS19923.3/5 cards
Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44
DOS1992protected3.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Castles 2: Siege and Conquest
DOSMac1992protected4.2/5 real-time strategy
Conflict: Korea
DOS1992protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Conquest of Japan
DOS19924.1/5 wargame
Crazy Nick's Leisure Suit Larry Casino
DOS19923.5/5 cards
Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow
DOS19923.4/5 board game
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge
DOS19922.8/5 board game
D-Zone
DOS19923.9/5
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3
DOS19923.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Dominium
DOS19924.1/5 real-time strategy
Dune
DOS19924.1/5 real-time strategy
Dune, released in 1992, is a game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games. It's based on the iconic science fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. In Dune, players assume the role of Paul Atreides, the young scion of House Atreides, as he arrives on the desert planet Arrakis with his family to take control of spice pro...
Dune II: The building of a dynasty
DOS19924.2/5 real-time strategy
Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...
Fort Apache
DOS19923.7/5 real-time tactics
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Gemfire
DOS19924/5 turn-based tactics
Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
DOS19923.7/5 kingdom simulation
Global Conquest
DOS19924/5 board game
Grandmaster Chess
DOS1992protected4.1/5 chess
Heirs to the Throne
DOS19923.8/5 kingdom simulation
High Command: Europe 1939-45
DOS19924.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
La Colmena
DOS1992NSFW3.8/5 board game
Laser Squad
DOS19923.9/5 turn-based tactics
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
Mech War
DOS19924.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Mega lo Mania
DOS19924.2/5 god game, real-time strategy
Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later on other systems like the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). The ...
Monopoly Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x19924/5 board game
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.
Powermonger
DOS19923.9/5 god game, real-time strategy
Powermonger is a real time strategy game where the player must defeat the opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in his/her favor. This is done by giving orders to soldiers and captains and by accumulating enough resources (food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
Rampart
DOS19924/5 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 ...
Scrabble
DOS19923.4/5 board game