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The best wargame games

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
strategyWindows XP/98/95, DOS
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Axis and Allies
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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War of the Lance

DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes

Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is part of the Warlords game series and features quite a few multiplayer modes: from LAN to PBEM.
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People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Steel Panthers

DOS19954.2/5 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 wargame experience that would be further developed in subsequent titles. The game focused on armored warfare and featur...
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Gulf Strike

DOS19864.2/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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L'Empereur

DOS19914.2/5 KOEI
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Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West
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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 ...
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North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
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Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.2/5 MicroProse Software
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Axis and Allies

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West
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Ogre

DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems
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Operation Combat: Computer Battle Game

DOS19904.2/5 Merit Software
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Panzer General

DOS1994protected4.2/5 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.
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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Twilight 2000

DOS19914.1/5 Paragon Software
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Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations
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Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Operation Combat II: By Land, Sea & Air

DOS19934.1/5 Merit Software
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Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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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...
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Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software