The most popular abandonware strategy games
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Command HQ
DOS19904/5 wargame, real-time strategy
4Play
Windows 3.x1995NSFW3.9/5 board game
4Play is a multi-player board-like strategy party-game for adults released for Windows 3.1 in 1995. 4Play is a board-game very similar to Monopoly in which players have to perform certain (adult) actions in response to events happening on the board.
King's Bounty
DOSMac19903.9/5 turn-based tactics
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
DOSMac1993protected4.2/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 god game, sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS19874/5 wargame
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...
Space Crusade
DOS19924.2/5 turn-based tactics
221B Baker Street
DOS19864/5 board game
221B Baker Street is a turn-based strategy strategy game developed by Datasoft. 221B Baker Street is base on the tabletop game of the same name "221B Baker Street" and it plays in a very similar way, with dices, etc.
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance
DOS1985NSFW3.9/5 cards
Scorched Earth
DOS1991protected4/5 artillery
Mega lo Mania
DOS19924.2/5 god game, real-time strategy
Mega lo Mania, also known as Mega-Lo-Mania: The Battle for Elysium in some regions, is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Image Works. It was originally released in 1991 for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later on other systems like the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive). The ...
North and South
DOS19904.2/5 wargame
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor
Windows XP/98/9519973.8/5 real-time strategy
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 4x
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
DOSMac1996protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy, city building
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS19893.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Black & White
Windows XP/98/9520013.4/5 god game
Black & White is a strategy god simulation video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and later for other platforms. In Black & White players take on the role of a deity who must guide and nurture a civilization of worshippers on a series of islands. The central objective of the g...
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...
Star Command
DOS1988protected4/5 space exploration, turn-based tactics
Z
DOS1996protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...
Star Control 2
DOS1992protected4.2/5 shoot 'em up
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 ...
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...
Arrakis
DOS20003.9/5 real-time strategy