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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Lords of Midnight: The Citadel
DOS1995 first-person party-based RPG
Mario's Game Gallery
DOSMac OS1995 cards, board game
Nectaris
DOS1995 turn-based tactics
Queen of Tenshindo 95
Windows XP/98/951995NSFW cards
Sid Meier's CivNet
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 4x
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer ga...
Steel Panthers
DOS1995 wargame, turn-based tactics
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical...
Strip Poker Professional: REV B
DOS1995NSFW cards
The Civil War
DOS1995 real-time strategy
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
DOS1995protected real-time strategy
Warlords 2 Deluxe
DOS1995 4x
Worms
DOS1995protecteddemo artillery
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
DOS1995protected turn-based tactics
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (also known as X-COM 2) is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game and the sequel to one of the most popular DOS games in history, X-COM: UFO Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Step...
Battlestar
Windows 3.x1996freeware board game
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it mixes tactical combat and sci-fi storytelling like ...
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/951996 board game, kingdom simulation
Ever wanted to manage a kingdom, lead armies, go dungeon-crawling, and attend budget meetings? Birthright: The Gorgon’s Alliance makes all your fantasy micromanagement dreams come true. Released in 1996 for Windows XP (yes, ...
Blood & Magic
DOS1996 real-time strategy
From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems from magical “blood forges” because appa...
Cave Wars
DOS1996 real-time tactics
Chaos Overlords
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected board game
Chaos Overlords is a cyberpunk-themed strategy game developed by Stick Man Games and published by New World Computing in 1996. Set in a dystopian future, the game focuses on controlling the underworld of a city dominated by corrup...
Civilization 2
Windows XP/98/951996 4x
Civilization II is a turn-based strategy game developed by MicroProse and released in 1996. It's the second installment in the "Civilization" series, created by Sid Meier. The game builds upon the concept of its predecessor, Civil...
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
DOS1996freeware real-time strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history...
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 4x
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-...
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected 4x
Dogs of War
Windows XP/98/951996demo wargame, board game
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/951996 4x
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected 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...
Genocide
DOS1996freeware artillery
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected turn-based tactics
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
DOS1996protected turn-based tactics
Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected 4x
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage ...
Over the Reich
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 wargame
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected shoot 'em up