Abandonware DOS title

The most popular modern warfare games

Wargame is a niche genre born during the dawn of the video gaming scene. Since the beginning of wargaming, two of the most important aspects were the setting and the time period such as the classical era, Napoleon wars, World War 1 or 2, modern times, or even the future. Modern warfare is exactly that: war happening in modern times. That said, by "modern times" we mean that period which goes from the post-world wars to the present day. Modern warfare was also extensively used as a theme for other genres such as combat flight simulations.
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Gunship 2000

DOS1991 MicroProse Software
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Tornado

DOS1993protected Digital Integration
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Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 Electronic Arts
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the soun...
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F-15 Strike Eagle III

DOS1992 MicroProse Software
F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platform...
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F-22 Lightning 2

DOS1996 NovaLogic
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's b...
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LHX Attack Chopper

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected MicroProse Software
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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrome and a user interface that feels like it was desi...
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F29 Retaliator

DOS1990protected Digital Image Design
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Gunship

DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere
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Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software
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F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected MicroProse Software
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Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 NovaLogic
If you ever wanted to fly a helicopter that looks like it belongs in a Michael Bay fever dream, Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992, DOS) is for you. This voxel-powered beast puts you in the cockpit of the RAH-66 Comanche, blasting e...
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
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Jetset

DOS1982
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Megafortress

DOS1991protected Artech Studios
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F-15 Strike Eagle

DOS1985demo MicroProse Software
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F-16 Combat Pilot

DOS1989 Digital Integration
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MiG-29 Fulcrum

DOS1991 Simis Limited
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ACE 2

DOS1987 Artronic Limited
In ACE 2 (1987, DOS), you and a buddy can engage in split-screen dogfights so slow they make real air combat look like fast-forwarded ballet. The graphics are simple, but the charm is in the rivalry — few things bond friends...
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Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
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ACE: Air Combat Emulator

DOS1986
This 1986 DOS classic sounds way cooler than it is — ACE: Air Combat Emulator promises combat, but delivers what feels like flying a lawnmower through molasses. Still, for its time, it gave players the thrill of joystick jos...
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Seal Team

DOS1993 Electronic Arts
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Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 Core Design
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MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
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People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.