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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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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
Strategy fans, sharpen your wits: The Perfect General (1991, DOS) marches onto the battlefield with hex-based tactics, satisfyingly crunchy mechanics, and a strict “no button...
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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. T...
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
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Gunship

DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
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Jet

DOS1985 subLOGIC
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Jetset

DOS1982
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Gunship 2000

DOS1991 MicroProse Software
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F-16 Combat Pilot

DOS1989 Digital Integration
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Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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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...
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MiG-29 Fulcrum

DOS1991 Simis Limited
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Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 Core Design
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Tornado

DOS1993protected Digital Integration
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LHX Attack Chopper

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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Fleet Command

DOS1999protected Sonalysts
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Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean 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 it...
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F-15 Strike Eagle

DOS1985demo MicroProse Software
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The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol (1991, DOS) drops you into the brutal jungles of Vietnam, where survival depends on strategy, luck, and maybe divine intervention. You lead a squad of exhausted sol...
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Evasive Action

DOS1993 Particle Systems
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Seal Team

DOS1993 Electronic Arts
Seal Team (1993) drops you into the muddy waters of the Vietnam War as part of an elite Navy SEAL squad. It’s surprisingly realistic for its time—meticulously tactical,...
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Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected MicroProse Software
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Carriers at War

DOS1992 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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People's General

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

DOS1991protected Artech Studios
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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 monochrom...
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Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software
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Gunboat

DOS1990protected Accolade