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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Monopoly
DOS1985 board game
UMS 2: Nations at War
DOSMac OS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics
Warlords 2
DOS1993 4x
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected 4x, real-time tactics
Settlers of Catan
DOS1998 board game
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.
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS1986 chess
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected turn-based tactics
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 wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...
Conquest of Japan
DOS1992 wargame
Dragon Lord
DOS1990 real-time strategy
Fooblitzsky
DOS1986 board game
Othello
DOS1986 board game
Sorcerer Lord
DOS1987 turn-based tactics
Conflict in Vietnam
DOS1986 wargame, turn-based tactics
Seal Team
DOS1993 real-time tactics
Total Annihilation
Windows XP/98/951997protected real-time strategy
UFO 2000
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware turn-based tactics
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 approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
Tank Wars
DOS1990 artillery
Mario's Game Gallery
DOSMac OS1995 cards, board game
WinRisk
Windows 3.x1992 board game
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected turn-based tactics
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...
Dungeon Keeper
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
Command & Conquer
DOS1995freeware real-time strategy
Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo turn-based tactics
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Gathering of Developers. It was released in 2002 as a sequel to the original Age of Wonders. The game is set in a fantasy world where players take on the role of a leader, either as a wizard or a warlord, and compete for control of the...
Fields of Glory
DOS1993protected real-time tactics, wargame, board game
Mech Brigade
DOS1987protected wargame, turn-based tactics
Dune
DOS1992 real-time strategy
Dune, released in 1992, is a game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games. It's based on the iconic science fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. In Dune, players assume the role of Paul Atreides, the young scion of House Atreides, as he arrives on the desert planet Arrakis with his family to take control of spice pro...