The most popular hex based games
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.
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Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo Triumph Studios
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 f...
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo Triumph Studios
Mix one part turn-based strategy, one part fantasy novel, add a dash of dragon, and you get Age of Wonders (1999). This is the game where wizards rule, elves sulk in forests, and you get to conquer the world with tactical brillian...
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected New World Computing
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Steel Panthers
DOS1995 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Steel Panthers is the first game in the Steel Panthers series. It was released in 1995 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). This initial release laid the foundation for the series and introduced players to the turn-based tactical...
Gary Grigsby's War in Russia
DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
L'Empereur
DOS1991 KOEI
The Great War: 1914 - 1918
DOS1993protected Blue Byte Software
Hexxagon 2
DOS1993 Argo Games
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panzer General
DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword
DOS1993protected Atomic Games
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Windows XP/98/951999protected New World Computing
V for victory: Velikiye Luki
DOS1992protected Atomic Games
Star General
Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected New World Computing
High Command: Europe 1939-45
DOS1992 Colorado Computer Creations
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected Atomic Games
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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...
Ogre
DOS1986 Origin Systems
V for victory: Market-Garden
DOS1993protected Atomic Games
Conflict in Vietnam
DOS1986 MicroProse Software
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...
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS1988 KOEI
The Civil War
DOS1987 Avalon Hill
Desert Rats
DOS1986 Cases Computer Simulations
Battle Isle 2200
DOS1994protected Blue Byte Software
With Battle Isle 2200 (1994), the series goes full 3D cinematic—with cutscenes so dramatic you’d think they were auditioning for a soap opera in space. The gameplay is classic hex strategy, but now with upgraded visual...
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/951996 Holistic Design
People's General
Windows XP/98/951998protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.