Abandonware DOS title

Games with a historical setting sorted by release date

Some games are set in a specific historical period, usually a period of time particularly enjoyable for gamers such as the midde ages, the discovery of the Americas or the second world war. Historical games take a step further and try to be more faithful to the time period they are set.
fields-of-glory-05

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
gary-grisby-war-in-russia-08

Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
hannibal-01

Hannibal

DOS19933.5/5 Starbyte Software
lost-in-time-7

Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
merchantprince-1

Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design
peppers-adventures-in-time-2

Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
romepathway-4

Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS19934/5 Millennium Interactive
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive and released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms.
seven-cities-of-gold-2

Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)

DOS1993protected4/5 Ozark Softscape
shadowpresident-7

Shadow President

DOS19934.1/5 DC true
Shadow President is a geopolitical simulation video game developed by DC True in 1993 for MS-DOS. In Shadow President, players take on the role of the President of the United States, tasked with managing both domestic and international affairs. The game provides a realistic simulation of the challenges faced by a world leader during the Cold War er...
acesofthedeep-2

Aces of the deep

DOS19944.2/5 Dynamix
colonization-6

Colonization

DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac1994protected4.2/5 MicroProse Software
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...
dday-beginning-02

D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS19943.5/5 Impressions Games
dawn-patrol-06

Dawn Patrol

DOS19944.2/5 Rowan Software
great-naval-battles-2-1

Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
king-arthur-kort-02

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

DOS19943.3/5 MVP Software
legions-05

Legions

Windows 3.xMac19943.7/5 Mindscape
nobunaga-ambition-6-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI
overlord-05

Overlord

DOS19944.2/5 Rowan Software
panzer_004

Panzer General

DOS1994protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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.
re-elect-jfk-06

Reelect JFK

Windows 3.x19943.4/5
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
advanced-civilization-02

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
caesar2-3

Caesar 2

DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
empire2-art-war-05

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
great-naval-battles-4-02

Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Divide by zero
machiavelli-1

Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Holistic Design
steelpanthers-6

Steel Panthers

DOS19954.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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...