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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Oligopoly
DOS1987 board game
Oligopoly is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by James Kerwin, developed by PC Design Associates and released by XOR Corporation in 1987 for DOS.
Omega
DOS1989 real-time tactics
Omega is an abandoned science fiction themed strategy game developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Omega is a rare example of a programming game about robots.
Operation Combat II: By Land, Sea & Air
DOS1993 wargame
Operation Combat: Computer Battle Game
DOS1990 wargame
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 wargame
Operation Market Garden
DOS1985protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Othello
DOS1986 board game
Over the Reich
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 wargame
Pacific General
Windows XP/98/951997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Panzer Battles
DOS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics
Panzer General
DOS1994protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Patton vs. Rommel
DOS1987 wargame, turn-based tactics
People's General
Windows XP/98/951998protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw
DOS1989 board game
Playhouse Strip Poker
DOS1988NSFW cards
Populous
DOS1989 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS and for a long list of other 16-bit and 8-bit systems, both console and PCs. Populos is a really unique game: it gave the name to the the whole god-game genre since, well, in the...
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
DOSMac OS1993protected sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected god game, sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Power Dolls
DOS1994 real-time tactics
Power Struggle
DOS1988
Powermonger
DOS1992 god game, real-time strategy
Powermonger is a real-time strategy game where the player must defeat opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in their favor. Success requires giving orders to soldiers and captains, as well as accumulating enough resources (such as food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
Psion Chess
DOSMac OS1985 chess
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 ...
Queen of Tenshindo 95
Windows XP/98/951995NSFW cards
Rampart
DOS1992 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 ...
Realms
DOS1991 real-time strategy
Red sky at morning
DOS1993
Redhook's Revenge
DOS1993 board game
Renegade Legion Interceptor
DOS1990protected wargame, turn-based tactics, board game