Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware strategy games sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected3.3/5 board game
settlers-2-04

The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

DOSMac1996protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy, city building
serfcity-6

The Settlers

DOS1993protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
perfectgeneral-1

The Perfect General

DOS19914.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
great-war-14-18-02

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 wargame
scrabble-1

The computer edition of Scrabble

DOS19893.2/5 board game
thecivilwar-empire-02

The Civil War

DOS19953.5/5 real-time strategy
civilwar-1

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS19864.1/5 chess
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
ballgame-1

The Ball Game

DOS19913.9/5 board game
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The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 real-time strategy, shoot 'em up
ancient-art-of-war-at-sea-06

The Ancient Art of War at Sea

DOS19874.1/5 real-time strategy
ancient-art-of-war-01

The Ancient Art of War

DOS19843.9/5 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, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...
teenagequeen-2

Teenage Queen

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
tank-wars-01

Tank Wars

DOS19904.1/5 artillery
syndicatewars-5

Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 real-time tactics
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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Syndicate

DOS1993protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
sword-of-samurai-06

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected4/5
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected4.2/5 4x, kingdom simulation, turn-based tactics
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Supremacy: Your Will Be Done

DOS19904.2/5 real-time strategy
Supremacy: You Will Be Done (also known simply as Overlord) is a rare example of mix between real-time strategy and science fiction themed 4X game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploid, eXterminate). Supremacy was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Mastertronic in 1990.
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Super Battleship

DOS19883.3/5 board game
stronghold-1

Stronghold

DOS1993protected4/5 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
strip-poker-professional-3

Strip Poker Professional

DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 cards
stripdeluxe-2

Strip Poker Deluxe

DOS1994NSFW4.2/5 cards
artworks-sp3-03

Strip Poker 3

DOS1991NSFW4/5 cards