Abandonware DOS title

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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Waterworld

DOS1997 real-time tactics
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Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 board game
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Rules of Engagement

DOS1991 real-time tactics
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Khalaan

DOS1990 kingdom simulation
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Sabre Team

DOS1994protected turn-based tactics
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Fort Apache

DOS1992 real-time tactics
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Hannibal

DOS1993 kingdom simulation
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 board game
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8088 Othello

DOS1985 board game
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Battle Master

DOS1991 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.
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 kingdom simulation
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Gengis Khan

DOS1989 kingdom simulation
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Dracula in London

DOS1988 board game
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Frontline

DOS1990 turn-based tactics, wargame
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Iron Lord

DOS1990
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King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

DOS1994 kingdom simulation
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Laserwars

DOS1994 artillery
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Power Struggle

DOS1988
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The Big Three

DOS1989 wargame
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The Civil War

DOS1995 real-time strategy
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Shawl

DOS1986 cards
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Scorched 3D

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001freeware artillery
Scorched 3D is a free and open-source artillery game that serves as a modern adaptation of the classic MS-DOS game Scorched Earth. Developed by Gavin Camp, it was first released in 2001, and is available on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix-like systems. In Scorched 3D, players control tanks positioned on a 3D lands...
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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 cards