Abandonware DOS title

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.
turbo-gomoku-01

Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 board game
baker-street-2

221B Baker Street

DOS1986 board game
You are Sherlock Holmes, and someone has committed a crime, possibly because they couldn’t handle the game’s UI. 221B Baker Street is a detective board game where your mind is your only weapon. And also a notepad, beca...
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986 board game
conflictvietnam-4

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 wargame, turn-based tactics
desert-rats-03

Desert Rats

DOS1986 turn-based tactics, wargame
fooblitzsky-02

Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 board game
grandslambridge-splash

Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 cards
gulf-strike-04

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 wargame, turn-based tactics, board game
ogre-03

Ogre

DOS1986 wargame, board game
othello-03

Othello

DOS1986 board game
shawl-splash

Shawl

DOS1986 cards
chessmaster-2000-01

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 chess
anacreon-1

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware 4x
Welcome to the future, where space empires are managed entirely via text and colored dots. Anacreon puts you in charge of an interstellar civilization and lets you conquer galaxies with the graphical intensity of an Excel spreadsh...
dragonriderspern-1

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 board game
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics, wargame
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 board game
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected wargame, turn-based tactics
oligopoly-splash

Oligopoly

DOS1987 board game
Oligopoly is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by James Kerwin, developed by PC Design Associates and released by XOR Corporation in 1987 for DOS.
pattonvsrommel-splash

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 wargame, turn-based tactics
roadwar2000-3

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics
roadwareuropa-1

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected turn-based tactics
robotrascals-splash

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 board game
sorcerer-lord-01

Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 turn-based tactics
ancient-art-of-war-at-sea-06

The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS1987 real-time strategy
civilwar-splash

The Civil War

DOS1987 wargame, turn-based tactics
vegasgambler-splash

Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 cards
video-casino-1

Video Casino

DOS1987 cards
annalsofrome-1

Annals of Rome

DOS1988 kingdom simulation
In Annals of Rome, you don’t just play history — you command it, badly. This 1988 strategy title lets you take control of the Roman Empire and try to keep it from falling apart, which it will, probably because you let ...