Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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North and South

DOS19904.2/5 wargame
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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 ...
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Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 4x
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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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Powermonger

DOS19923.9/5 god game, real-time strategy
Powermonger is a real time strategy game where the player must defeat the opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in his/her favor. This is done by giving orders to soldiers and captains and by accumulating enough resources (food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
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Tank Wars

DOS19904.1/5 artillery
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
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Castles

DOS1991protected4/5 real-time strategy
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Colonization

DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac OS1994protected4.2/5 4x
Colonization is a turn-based strategy 4x game developed and published by MicroProse in 1994 for DOS, Windows 3.1, Linux and Mac. The setting is the European Colonization of the New World. Colonization gameplay and interface are similar to Civilization, another Sid Meier game. However, there are some differences between Civilization and Colonization...
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Nuclear War

DOS19894/5 board game
Nuclear War is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by Eric Hyman and Jon Van Caneghem. Nuclear War was developed and released by New World Computing in 1989 for Amiga and, later, for DOS, and it's loosely based on a card game of the same name. Nuclear War took a satirical approach to the grim possibility of a global nuclear war and succe...
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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.
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Stronghold

DOS1993protected4/5 real-time strategy, kingdom simulation
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Warlords

DOS19904.2/5 4x
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Battle Bugs

DOS19944.2/5 real-time tactics
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Myth: The Fallen Lords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS19974.2/5 real-time tactics, real-time strategy
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Command HQ

DOS19904/5 wargame, real-time strategy
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Galaxy

DOS19814.1/5 board game
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Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware3.9/5 4x
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
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Alien Legacy

DOS19944/5 4x
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Alpha Centauri

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 4x
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BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS19904.1/5 real-time tactics
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a fictional universe where noble houses and mercenary groups vie for power using giant robotic vehicles known as BattleMe...
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected4/5 chess
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5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5 turn-based tactics, wargame, board game
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics