Abandonware DOS title

Real-time strategy (RTS) sorted by year, newest first

Real-time strategy games (RTS for short) are strategy games in which actions do not happen in turns, but are free to happen continuously, thus players can issue commands, like moving or assembling combat units, at any time. Some of the most well-known RTS series are Warcraft, Starcraft, Command & Conquer, and Age of Empires.
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Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected Impressions Games
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Praetorians

Windows XP/98/952003protected Eidos Interactive
Praetorians is a real-time strategy (RTS) game originally released in 2003 by Pyro Studios. Set in the Roman Empire during its peak, the game offers a blend of strategy and tactics, focusing on large-scale battles rather than reso...
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American Conquest

Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World
American Conquest is the kind of game that throws hundreds of little soldiers at you and says, "Good luck, General!" Set during the early colonization of the Americas, this RTS blends history with chaos in a way that’s both ...
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive Entertainment, but it was canceled in 2002 wh...
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Cossacks: The Art of War

Windows XP/98/952001protected GSC Game World
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Empire Earth

Windows XP/98/952001protected Stainless Steel Studios
Empire Earth is a real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released by Sierra Entertainment in 2001. It's often compared to the "Age of Empires" series due to its similar gameplay mechanics and histor...
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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected LucasArts
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts...
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Arrakis

DOS2000
No relation to Dune (except for being a total rip-off), Arrakis is a homebrew strategy game that feels like a tribute to the sandiest planet in sci-fi. You mine spice, fight vaguely Harkonnen-looking enemies, and try not to crash ...
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Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected GSC Game World
Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. The game is set in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by significant military, political, and social changes in ...
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Cultures

Windows XP/98/952000protected Funatics Software
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Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected Pandemic Studios
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Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld

Windows 10/112000canceled Bullfrog
Dungeon Keeper 3 was a cancelled dungeon management strategy game being developed by Bullfrog that was never released. Dungeon Keeper 3 was cancelled in 2000 and the Dungeon Keeper franchise ended without a third chapter.
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Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo Ensemble Studios
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a landmark real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released in 1999, it is the second installment in the Age of Empires series and remains one ...
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected Cavedog Entertainment
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Warzone 2100

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999freeware
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Dune 2000

Windows XP/98/951998 Westwood Studios
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include mov...
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Populous: The Beginning

Windows XP/98/951998protected Bullfrog
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Robo Rumble

Windows XP/98/951998 Metropolis Software House
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected
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StarCraft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protecteddemo Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three ...
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Age of Empires

Windows XP/98/951997protecteddemo Ensemble Studios
Released in 1997, Age of Empires is what happens when ancient history gets drunk and decides to party. You start in the Stone Age, bashing wild boars and clubbing trees, and before you know it, you’re building temples and fl...
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Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Auran Games
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Dungeon Keeper

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Electronic Arts
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Dungeon Keeper 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Bullfrog
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Myth: The Fallen Lords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997 Bungie
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NetStorm: Islands at War

Windows XP/98/951997
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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected Cavedog Entertainment
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Vlad Tepes Dracula

Windows XP/98/951997 ComputerHouse
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Blood & Magic

DOS1996 Tachyon Studios
From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems from magical “blood forges” because appa...