Abandonware DOS title

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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The Ancient Art of War

DOS1984 real-time strategy
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, includ...
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The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS1987 real-time strategy
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The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS1992 real-time strategy, shoot 'em up
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The Ball Game

DOS1991 board game
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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The Big Three

DOS1989 wargame
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The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 wargame
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 chess
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The Civil War

DOS1987 wargame, turn-based tactics
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The Civil War

DOS1995 real-time strategy
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The Definitive Wargame Collection

DOS1995 wargame, turn-based tactics
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 wargame
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected turn-based tactics
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 wargame, turn-based tactics
Strategy fans, sharpen your wits: The Perfect General (1991, DOS) marches onto the battlefield with hex-based tactics, satisfyingly crunchy mechanics, and a strict “no button...
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The Settlers

DOS1993 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
The Settlers (also known as Serf City: Life is Feudal) is the kind of game that turns you into a benevolent yet slightly obsessive medieval manager. You don’t just build...
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The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

DOSMac OS1996protected sandbox strategy, real-time strategy, city building
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici takes everything that worked in the original and polishes it until it shines like a freshly forged sword. The graphics are warmer, the maps are bi...
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The War Engine

Windows XP/98/952001 turn-based tactics
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected board game
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Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 turn-based tactics
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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected real-time strategy
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Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware cards
For those who got hopelessly addicted to the card game inside Final Fantasy VIII, Triple Triad Gold (2000) was like someone saying, “Here, now you can ruin your productivity ...
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 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 va...
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Trivial Pursuit Deluxe

DOS1992 trivia / quiz, board game
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Trump Castle 2

DOS1991 cards
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 board game
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Twilight 2000

DOS1991 board game, real-time tactics, wargame