Abandonware DOS title

Hex based games sorted by release date

Many old turn-based wargames took place on a map represented with identical hexagons. These hex-based games are not common these days (Civilization V is a rare exception), but were well known to C64, DOS PC and Spectrum owners.

Most popular hex based games

Star General
strategyWindows XP/98/95, DOS
Heroes of Might and Magic II
strategyDOS, Windows XP/98/95
tigersinsnow-4

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
battle-for-normandy-02

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group
battleantietam-1

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
crusade-in-europe-01

Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software
decision_desert-05

Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software
conflictvietnam-4

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.2/5 MicroProse Software
desert-rats-03

Desert Rats

DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations
ogre-03

Ogre

DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems
pattonvsrommel-1

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts
roadwar2000-3

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
roadwareuropa-1

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
civilwar-1

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
decisive-civil-war-1-03

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
firezone-04

Firezone

DOS19883.1/5 Arcadia Systems
nobungasambition-3

Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS19883.7/5 KOEI
bandit-kings-ancient-china-03

Bandit Kings of Ancient China

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
decisive-civil-war-2-08

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS19893.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
nobunaga-ambition-2-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
blitzardennes-2

Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS19903.5/5 Command Simulations
decision_gettysburg-02

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS19903.7/5 TigLon Software
mcarthur-war-02

MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
panzer-battles-05

Panzer Battles

DOS19903.1/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
battleisle1-1

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software
lempereur-02

L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
perfectgeneral-1

The Perfect General

DOS19914.2/5 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 based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
a-line-in-the-sand-03

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
carrier-strike-south-pacific-04

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
conflict-korea-05

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.