The best military games

The navy, the army, the air force, were all an inspiration for a number of games belonging to many different genres, from run and gun action games to flight simulations. Whether or not you like military themes, the top quality of these games was often enough to attract lots of players.

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Paratrooper

DOS1982 Orion Software

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Rush'n Attack

DOS1989 Konami

5th Fleet

DOS1994

This 1994 naval strategy game for DOS is based on the board game of the same name, which means you’ll spend more time squinting at menus than blowing up ships. It’s cerebral, methodical, and incredibly satisfying - if ...

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.

V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected Atomic Games

Dawn Patrol

DOS1994 Rowan Software

Armored fist

DOS1994 NovaLogic

Armored Fist is all about tanks. Big, heavy, no-nonsense tanks. It's essentially a driving sim for people who think speed is overrated and armor is fashion. Missions involve slow, deliberate destruction, long-distance sniping, and...

The Dam busters

DOS1985 Sydney Development

Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software

Desert Rats

DOS1986 Cases Computer Simulations

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

If you ever wanted to command the Pacific fleet without getting wet, Carrier Strike is your game. Set during WWII, it’s a turn-based wargame where numbers, radar, and weather reports matter more than reflexes. You’ll p...

Terminal Terror

DOS1994 Pie in the Sky Software

Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS1987 Pandora

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected Atomic Games

Harpoon II

DOS1994protected Three-Sixty Pacific

Powermonger

DOS1992 Bullfrog

Powermonger is a real-time strategy game where the player must defeat opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in their favor. Success requires giving orders to soldiers and captains, as well as accumulating ...

Crusade in Europe

DOS1985 MicroProse Software

Annals of Rome

DOS1988 Personal Software Services

In Annals of Rome, you don’t just play history — you command it, badly. This 1988 strategy title lets you take control of the Roman Empire and try to keep it from falling apart, which it will, probably because you let ...

SWIV 3D

DOS1996 SCi Games

Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991

In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deploy units, and not crash into the ground every five ...