The best 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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Army Men

Windows XP/98/951998 real-time tactics

Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 naval simulation

Joan of Arc

DOS1989 turn-based tactics

Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected 4x, real-time tactics

Monopoly

DOS1985 board game

UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics

Warlords 2

DOS1993 4x

Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected turn-based tactics

Settlers of Catan

DOS1998 board game

The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 chess

Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected turn-based tactics

Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 kingdom simulation

Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 wargame

Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 board game

Othello

DOS1986 board game

Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 turn-based tactics

Panzer General

DOS1994protected 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.

Cannon Fodder

DOS1994protected real-time tactics

Cannon Fodder, released by Sensible Software in 1993, is a military-themed action game that cleverly blends strategy with real-time tactics. Players control a small squad of soldiers through various missions, facing enemies and obstacles in a top-down perspective. The game's distinctive style is marked by its dark humor and satirical take on war, m...

Dungeon Keeper

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 wargame, turn-based tactics

Seal Team

DOS1993 real-time tactics

Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy

Tank Wars

DOS1990 artillery

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 wargame, turn-based tactics

WinRisk

Windows 3.x1992 board game

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 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...