Strategy wargames sorted by release date

Wargames, much like their tabletop counterparts, are tactical, strategy games in which the players must win battles between two warring factions by moving and attacking with single units, usually played on top-down hex maps. Wargames are often historically accurate, but they can also be based on fantasy or sci-fi settings. Some of the most popular wargames are Panzer General and the Close Combat series.

Most popular wargame games

Star General

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Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes

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Axis and Allies

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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected3.8/5 Tactical Design Group

Midway Campaign

DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software

Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software

Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.2/5 MicroProse Software

Desert Rats

DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Gulf Strike

DOS19864.2/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Ogre

DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems

Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS19874/5 Northwest Software

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill

Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS19884/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Firezone

DOS19883.1/5 Arcadia Systems

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 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 with a comprehensive and realistic military simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...