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The most popular 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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Harpoon

DOS1989protected Three-Sixty Pacific
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Red Baron

DOS1990protected Dynamix
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Airborne Ranger

DOS1988 MicroProse Software
Strap in and crawl through the mud - Airborne Ranger (1988) is here to chew bubblegum and infiltrate enemy lines. And it's all out of bubblegum. This tactical action game lets you drop behind enemy territory, blow things up, and look extremely cool doing it (in blocky, 8-bit fashion). It's part stealth, part shootout, and somehow still manages to b...
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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Night Raid

DOS1992remake Argo Games
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Air Force Commander

DOS1992 Impressions Games
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage budgets, and try not to start World War III. It's dry in places, but the micromanagement will scratch an itch you didn’t know you had. A game where you’ll spe...
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Heavy Metal

DOS1989 Access Software
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Harpoon II

DOS1994protected Three-Sixty Pacific
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ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs

DOS1992 Argonaut Games
ATAC (1992) is what you get when someone says, “What if we made SimCity, but for waging the War on Drugs?” You play as the head of an anti-narcotics task force, deploying units, tracking smugglers, and launching airstrikes like it's your daily to-do list. The tone is serious, the mechanics are complex, and the politics… let&rsquo...
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Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected Rowan Software
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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrome and a user interface that feels like it was designed during a lunch break. You're the pilot of a strategic bomber, flying missions that are less Top Gun and more Cold W...
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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Silent Service

DOSMac OS1985protecteddemo MicroProse Software
Silent Service is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse. The first game in the series, Silent Service, was released in 1985. It was designed by Sid Meier and inspired by his interest in naval history. The game focused on simulating the experience of commanding a U.S. submarine during World War II in the Pacific...
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Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo Software Engineering
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Iron Cross

DOS1994 New World Computing
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Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 White Wolf Productions
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Dawn Patrol

DOS1994 Rowan Software
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Fleet Command

DOS1999protected Sonalysts
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 Command Simulations
In Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes, you’re not just playing a wargame — you’re being handed a clipboard, a stack of orders, and a freezing cold battlefield in 1944. This 1990 DOS title lets you relive one of WWII’s most intense moments, complete with turn-based tactics, historical accuracy, and menus that make Excel look ...
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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The Civil War

DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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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 Gaul get too uppity. It’s part turn-based strategy, part “HR simulator,” as you shuffle around senator...
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Panzer Battles

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Terminal Terror

DOS1994 Pie in the Sky Software
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Evasive Action

DOS1993 Particle Systems
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Decision in the Desert

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
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Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation