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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Dark Legions
DOS1994protected board game
Dominus
DOS1994 real-time tactics, real-time strategy
Front Lines
DOS1994 wargame, turn-based tactics
Iron Cross
DOS1994 wargame
Jagged Alliance
DOS1994protected turn-based tactics
King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
DOS1994 kingdom simulation
Kingdoms of Germany
DOS1994 kingdom simulation
Laserwars
DOS1994 artillery
Legions
Windows 3.xMac OS1994
Master of Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected kingdom simulation, 4x
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race fro...
Nobunaga's Ambition 6
DOS1994
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 wargame
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.
Power Dolls
DOS1994 real-time tactics
Reunion
DOS1994 real-time strategy
In Reunion, you return to a solar system that’s moved on without you—like showing up to your own birthday party two centuries late. Your mission? Rebuild civilization, survive political drama, and master a UI that seem...
Sabre Team
DOS1994protected turn-based tactics
Strip Poker Deluxe
DOS1994NSFW cards
Strip Poker Professional
DOS1994NSFW cards
The Grandest Fleet
DOS1994 wargame
Ultimate Domain
DOS1994 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
DOS1994protecteddemo 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 A...
X-COM: Ufo Defense
DOS1994protected turn-based tactics
UFO: Enemy Unknown (or X-COM: Ufo Defense) is a sci-fi tactical strategy game created by Julian Gollop set in a not-to-distant future where aliens are invading the Earth. The gameplay switches between tactical combat, where you fi...
4Play
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995NSFW board game
4Play was a risqué trivia and multi-player board-style game released in the mid-1990s. Designed as a party game, it combined trivia questions, mini-games, and challenges that often leaned toward suggestive or adult the...
Advanced Civilization
DOS1995 board game
Think you’re good at making tough decisions under pressure? Advanced Civilization dares you to prove it by turning diplomacy into passive-aggressive warfare. Based on the classic board game, this DOS gem lets you take your a...
Ascendancy
DOS1995 4x
Ascendancy is the friendlier, trippier cousin of Master of Orion. It’s 4X strategy in space, with bizarre alien races, psychedelic menus, and a soundtrack that sounds like it was composed by a stoned dolphin. The early game ...
Black Crown
DOS1995 board game
In Black Crown (1995), you play as a prince with a very punchable name, trying to reclaim his rightful throne by solving puzzles and dying a lot. It's one of those DOS-era games where half the difficulty is figuring out which pixe...
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
DOS1995 kingdom simulation
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye is a strategy video game developed by KOEI and released in 1995. It is set in a mythical version of ancient Ireland and draws heavily from Celtic mythology, particularly focusing on the legendar...
Command & Conquer
DOS1995freeware real-time strategy
Empire II: The Art of War
DOSWindows XP/98/951995 wargame, turn-based tactics
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected turn-based tactics