Abandonware strategy games sorted by release date
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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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation
DOS19883.1/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
Battle Chess
DOS1988protected4.2/5 board game, chess
Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS19884/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Dracula in London
DOS19883.5/5 board game
EGA Bomb
DOS19883.7/5 artillery
Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles
DOS19882.8/5 wargame
Firezone
DOS19883.1/5 turn-based tactics, wargame, board game
Knight Exchange
DOS19883.2/5 board game
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS19883.7/5
Playhouse Strip Poker
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
Power Struggle
DOS19883.5/5
Spy vs Spy 3: Arctic Antics
DOS19883.8/5
Star Command
DOS1988protected4/5 space exploration, turn-based tactics
Stellar Crusade
DOS1988protected3.9/5 4x
Strip Poker 2
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
Strip Poker 2 plus
DOS1988NSFW3.8/5 cards
Super Battleship
DOS19883.3/5 board game
Teenage Queen
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 cards
Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation
DOS19883.7/5 cards
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator
DOSMac OS19884.1/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS19883.8/5 turn-based tactics, wargame
9 Poker
DOS19893.8/5 cards
Acquire
DOS19893.9/5 board game
Action in the North Atlantic
DOS19894.1/5 naval simulation
Austerlitz
DOS1989protected3.7/5 wargame
Austerlitz 1805
DOS19894/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
DOS19893.8/5 kingdom simulation
Caesars Palace
DOS19893.7/5 cards
Clue Master Detective
DOS19894.2/5 board game
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
Conflict: Europe
DOS19894.2/5 turn-based tactics
Conflict Europe is an abandoned turn-based top-down strategy game set in Europe. The game was developed by Personal Software Services and released by Mirrorsoft in 1989 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.