The best 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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Scrabble
DOS19893.6/5 board game
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Windows XP/98/9519973.6/5 real-time strategy, business simulation
When Two Worlds War
DOS19933.6/5
Computer Diplomacy
DOS19843.6/5 board game
8088 Othello
DOS19853.6/5 board game
Battle Master
DOS19913.5/5 real-time tactics
Battle Master is a fantasy themed abandoned action-strategy game hybrid (with real-time tactics elements) developed by Personal Software Services. Battle Master was released by Mirrorsoft in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST and Genesis.
Kingdoms of Germany
DOS19943.5/5 kingdom simulation
Gengis Khan
DOS19893.5/5 kingdom simulation
D-Day: The Beginning of the End
DOS19943.5/5 wargame
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3
DOS19923.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Dracula in London
DOS19883.5/5 board game
Frontline
DOS19903.5/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
Global Domination
DOS19933.5/5 kingdom simulation
Hannibal
DOS19933.5/5 kingdom simulation
Iron Lord
DOS19903.5/5
King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table
DOS19943.5/5 kingdom simulation
Power Struggle
DOS19883.5/5
The Big Three
DOS19893.5/5 wargame
The Civil War
DOS19953.5/5 real-time strategy
Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes
DOS19903.5/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Shawl
DOS19863.5/5 cards
Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow
DOS19923.4/5 board game
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS19863.4/5 cards
Trivial Pursuit
DOS19893.4/5 trivia / quiz, board game
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from various categories in order to collect pie pieces that correspond to those categories. The goal is to collect all the pie pieces and complete a full pie before your opponents.
Oligopoly
DOS19873.4/5 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.
Vegas Gambler
DOS19873.4/5 cards
Scrabble
DOS19923.4/5 board game
Bridge 7.0
DOS19923.3/5 cards
Capture the Flag
DOS19933.3/5 turn-based tactics
Crazy Nick's Leisure Suit Larry Casino
DOS19923.3/5 cards