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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4 Queens Computer Casino
DOS1992 cards
This 1992 casino sim for DOS drops you into the neon-soaked carpet jungle of the Four Queens Hotel in Vegas. There’s no plot, no hero’s journey - just you, a digital bankroll, and the cold, soulless eyes of the slot ma...
A Line in the Sand
DOS1992protected board game, wargame, turn-based tactics
A Line in the Sand (1992) is what happens when a board game about modern Middle Eastern warfare gets turned into a DOS strategy title with all the subtlety of a cold war memo. You command military forces in a region that is perpet...
Air Force Commander
DOS1992 real-time tactics
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage budgets, and try not to start World War III. It's ...
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected chess
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots with trust issues. It’s chess... with ray g...
Bicycle Bridge
DOS1992 cards
Ready to get your heart racing with the world’s slowest competitive sport? Bicycle Bridge brings the thrill of bidding, trick-taking, and utter confusion straight to your DOS machine. Whether you're a grandmaster or just som...
Blitz Draughts
DOS1992 board game
Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the classic board game into a high-speed duel of wits...
Bridge 7.0
DOS1992 cards
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding strategies. Released in 1992, it simulates the clas...
Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44
DOS1992protected wargame, turn-based tactics
If you ever wanted to command the Pacific fleet without getting wet, Carrier Strike is your game. Set during WWII, it’s a turn-based wargame where numbers, radar, and weather reports matter more than reflexes. You’ll p...
Castles 2: Siege and Conquest
DOSMac OS1992protected real-time strategy
Castles 2 took everything the first game did and cranked it up with actual diplomacy, espionage, and conquest mechanics. Now you’re not just stacking bricks—you’re plotting political marriages and assassinating r...
Conflict: Korea
DOS1992protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Conquest of Japan
DOS1992 wargame
Crazy Nick's Leisure Suit Larry Casino
DOS1992 cards
Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow
DOS1992 board game
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge
DOS1992 board game
D-Zone
DOS1992
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3
DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics
Dominium
DOS1992 real-time strategy
Dune
DOS1992 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, th...
Dune II: The building of a dynasty
DOS1992 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-bu...
Fort Apache
DOS1992 real-time tactics
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Gemfire
DOS1992 turn-based tactics
Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
DOS1992 kingdom simulation
Global Conquest
DOS1992 board game
Grandmaster Chess
DOS1992protected chess
Heirs to the Throne
DOS1992 kingdom simulation
High Command: Europe 1939-45
DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics
La Colmena
DOS1992NSFW board game
Laser Squad
DOS1992 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 a...
Mech War
DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics