The most popular abandonware strategy games
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Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS19874/5 wargame
Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld
Windows2000canceled4/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Dungeon Keeper 3 was a cancelled dungeon management strategy game being developed by Bullfrog that was never released. Dungeon Keeper 3 was cancelled in 2000 and the Dungeon Keeper franchise ended without a third chapter.
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 turn-based tactics
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
DOSMac OS1996protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy, city building
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
DOS1995protected4.2/5 real-time strategy
Master of Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.2/5 kingdom simulation, 4x
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race from a small settlement to a bursting empire. To do so, you can produce military units to fight other computer controlled p...
Total Annihilation
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
Dragonriders of Pern
DOS19873.1/5 board game
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia
DOS1993protected3.7/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Army Men
Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 real-time tactics
Steel Panthers
DOS19954.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS19864.2/5 chess
The Civil War
DOS19953.5/5 real-time strategy
Star Command
DOS1988protected4/5 space exploration, turn-based tactics
Rings of Medusa
DOS19904/5 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
Rings of Medusa is a strategy / RPG developed by the German studio Starbyte Software. It was released in 1989 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. In Rings of Medusa, players assume the role of a hero tasked with defeating the evil sorceress Medusa who has taken control of the city of Olympus. The game world is ...
Civilization II: Test of Time
Windows XP/98/951999remake4.3/5 4x
Civilization II: Test of Time is an abandoned turn-based strategy game developed by Atari and released by MicroProse Software in 1999 for Windows. Civilization II: Test of Time is a remake of the cult classic Civilization 2, without the involvement of Sid Meier (the creator of the Civilization franchise). Test of Time includes fantasy and science f...
Hannibal
DOS19933.5/5 kingdom simulation
Blood & Magic
DOS19963.9/5 real-time strategy
Rampart
DOS19924/5 artillery
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
Panzer General
DOS1994protected4.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
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.
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
North and South
DOS19904.2/5 wargame
Syndicate
DOS1993protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 real-time tactics
Realms
DOS19914/5 real-time strategy
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 4x
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS19974.2/5 real-time tactics, real-time strategy
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
DOS19893.9/5