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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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 ...

Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 4x

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

Reunion

DOS1994 real-time strategy

Rings of Medusa

DOS1990 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation

Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 board game

Risk: the World Conquest Game

DOS1989 board game

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics

Robo Rumble

Windows XP/98/951998 real-time strategy

Robot Odissey

DOS1985 real-time tactics

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 board game

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

DOS1989

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS1990

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny

DOS1993

Rules of Engagement

DOS1991 real-time tactics

Rules of Engagement 2

DOS1993 real-time tactics

Russian Front 2: The Kursk Campaign

DOS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics

Sabre Team

DOS1994protected turn-based tactics

Sargon V: World Class Chess

DOS1991 chess

Scorched 3D

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001freeware artillery

Scorched 3D is a free and open-source artillery game that serves as a modern adaptation of the classic MS-DOS game Scorched Earth. Developed by Gavin Camp, it was first released in 2001, and is available on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix-like systems. In Scorched 3D, players control tanks positioned on a 3D lands...