Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 cards
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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...
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Caesars Palace

DOS1989 cards
More smoke-filled backrooms than a noir film and enough slot machines to trigger déjà vu—Caesars Palace is your low-res Vegas getaway. You're given a pile of chips and left to your vices: blackjack, poker, roul...
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Arrakis

DOS2000 real-time strategy
No relation to Dune (except for being a total rip-off), Arrakis is a homebrew strategy game that feels like a tribute to the sandiest planet in sci-fi. You mine spice, fight vaguely Harkonnen-looking enemies, and try not to crash ...
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Othello

DOS1986 board game
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 4x
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Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 board game
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Accordion

DOS1990 cards
It’s 1990, and you’re sitting at your DOS PC playing Accordion, a game that somehow turns solitaire into something slower and more passive-aggressive. It’s not flashy — unless you count blinking cards as fl...
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Legions

Windows 3.xMac OS1994
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 board game
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Settlers of Catan

DOS1998 board game
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Syndicate

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993protecteddemo real-time tactics
Syndicate is a cyberpunk-themed tactical action game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1993. The game is set in a dystopian future where corporations, called syndicates, have replaced government...
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected chess
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Betrayal

DOS1990protected kingdom simulation
Ah, Betrayal—a game with a name that really sets the tone. Is it about backstabbing? Politics? Lost love? Not really. It’s actually a hybrid of strategy and role-playing where you move pieces around a map like a fantas...
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Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 kingdom simulation
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected turn-based tactics, wargame
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Gnome Alone

DOS1991
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Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS1989 space exploration, space simulation
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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...
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Robot Rascals

DOS1987 board game
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Global Conquest

DOS1992 board game
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Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest: grid maps, unit stats, and more abbreviations tha...
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Video Casino

DOS1987 cards