The most popular abandonware strategy games
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Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 4x
Powermonger
DOS19923.9/5 god game, real-time strategy
Powermonger is a real time strategy game where the player must defeat the opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in his/her favor. This is done by giving orders to soldiers and captains and by accumulating enough resources (food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS19863.4/5 cards
Cultures
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Warlords 2
DOS19934.1/5 4x
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
DOS19893.8/5 chess
Hannibal
DOS19933.5/5 kingdom simulation
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 4x
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Battle Chess 4000
DOS1992protected4/5 chess
Syndicate
DOS1993protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Nectaris
DOS19954/5 turn-based tactics
Rampart
DOS19924/5 artillery
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS19864.1/5 chess
Battle Bugs
DOS19944.2/5 real-time tactics
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 turn-based tactics
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS19844.2/5 board game
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
X-COM: Apocalypse
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
Master of Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.2/5 kingdom simulation, 4x
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race from a small settlement to a bursting empire. To do so, you can produce military units to fight other computer controlled p...
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
DOS1995protected4.1/5 turn-based tactics
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game, the sequel of one of the most popular DOS games in history X-COM Ufo Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Stephen Gross (the X-COM original being designed by Julian Gollop) and was published by MicroProse Software back in 1995. Terror from the deep doesn't change ...
Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo4.1/5 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...
Conflict in Vietnam
DOS19864.2/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
QBasic Gorillas
DOS1991freeware4/5 artillery
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 board game, kingdom simulation
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia
DOS1993protected3.7/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
DOS19893.9/5 kingdom simulation
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS19883.7/5
Decision in the Desert
DOS19853.8/5 wargame, turn-based tactics
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.