Abandonware DOS title

Games with a historical setting sorted by title, from Z to A

Some games are set in a specific historical period, usually a period of time particularly enjoyable for gamers such as the midde ages, the discovery of the Americas or the second world war. Historical games take a step further and try to be more faithful to the time period they are set.

Historical: most popular games

Civilization
Civilization
strategyDOS, Windows 3.x, Mac OS
Civilization 2
Civilization 2
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Age of Empires
Age of Empires
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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Zeus: Master of Olympus

Windows XP/98/952000protected Impressions Games
Move over, Caesar — Zeus: Master of Olympus is here to show you that ancient city-building is better with gods throwing tantrums. In this mythological city sim, you don&rsquo...
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS1995 Ikarion Software
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche...
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 NovaLogic
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, des...
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Waterloo (1989, DOS) is not here to entertain you with flashy graphics or arcade thrills. Instead, it calmly places Napoleon and Wellington on the table and expects you to think. A...
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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Up Periscope!

DOS1988 Actionsoft
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 Intergalactic Development
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 ...
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
UMS 2: Nations at War is a serious military strategy game that takes itself very seriously indeed. It simulates modern warfare with an emphasis on realism, logistics, and command s...
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS1989 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designe...
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The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected Artech Studios
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The Oregon Trail

DOS1990 MECC
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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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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Smoking Car Productions
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before Worl...
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 Quantum quality productions
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The Definitive Wargame Collection

DOS1995 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
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The Civil War

DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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The Big Three

DOS1989 SDJ Enterprises
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
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The Ancient Art of War

DOS1984 Evryware
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, includ...
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware
In Taipan for Windows, you’re not a hero, you’re a 19th-century capitalist trying to get rich trading tea, silk, and the occasional bit of opium in the South China Sea....