The best abandonware strategy games
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Cave Wars
DOS19964.2/5 real-time tactics
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 god game, sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Dune 2000
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 real-time strategy
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...
Strip Poker Deluxe
DOS1994NSFW4.2/5 cards
Star Control 2
DOS1992protected4.2/5 shoot 'em up
Conflict: Korea
DOS1992protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Gulf Strike
DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics, board game
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
DOS1996protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Hooligans: Storm Over Europe
Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 real-time tactics
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...
UFO 2000
WindowsLinux2004freeware4.2/5 turn-based tactics
The Settlers
DOS1993protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Age of Empires
Windows XP/98/951997protecteddemo4.2/5 real-time strategy
Age of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected4.2/5 chess
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.
L'Empereur
DOS19914.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 turn-based tactics
Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz
Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 wargame, board game
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS19844.2/5 board game
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
Battle Bugs
DOS19944.2/5 real-time tactics
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS19894.2/5 space exploration, space simulation
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected4.2/5 4x, real-time tactics
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Magic: The Gathering
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 cards
Magic: The Gathering (sometimes also referred as Shandalar) is an abandoned strategy game based on the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, developed and released by MicroProse Software for Windows in 1997. MTG is set on the fictional plane of Shandalar. You can play a single-player campaign or simply play duels against computer oppo...
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
DOS1994protecteddemo4.2/5 real-time strategy
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...
North and South
DOS19904.2/5 wargame
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Conflict in Vietnam
DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics