Abandonware DOS title

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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Warlords 2

DOS1993 4x
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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.
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Populous: The Beginning

Windows XP/98/951998protected god game, sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
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Centurion: Defender of Rome

DOS1990 4x
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll b...
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Settlers of Catan

DOS1998 board game
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Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. The game is set in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by significant military, political, and social changes in ...
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 chess
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Steel Panthers

DOS1995 wargame, turn-based tactics
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...
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Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 wargame
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Dragon Lord

DOS1990 real-time strategy
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled real-time strategy
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive Entertainment, but it was canceled in 2002 wh...
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Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 board game
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Othello

DOS1986 board game
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Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 turn-based tactics
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny

Windows XP/98/952003 collectible card game, cards
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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 wargame, turn-based tactics
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Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected turn-based tactics
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Scorched Earth

DOS1991protected artillery
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Seal Team

DOS1993 real-time tactics
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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo real-time tactics
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different appr...
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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy
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Gemfire

DOS1992 turn-based tactics
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WinRisk

Windows 3.x1992 board game
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Supremacy: Your Will Be Done

DOS1990 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 Entertain...
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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 simula...
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Dungeon Keeper

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

DOS1994 real-time tactics
What if ants could use bazookas and beetles had battle plans? Battle Bugs answers this crucial question by turning your screen into a war zone where tiny insects wage strategic warfare over leftovers. The stakes are high and the t...
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Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware real-time strategy
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected turn-based tactics
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected wargame, turn-based tactics