Military themed games sorted by release date

The navy, the army, the air force, were all an inspiration for a number of games belonging to many different genres, from run and gun action games to flight simulations. Whether or not you like military themes, the top quality of these games was often enough to attract lots of players.

Most popular military games

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

B-17 Flying Fortress

Fleet Command

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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill

Paratrooper

DOS1982 Orion Software

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.

The Ancient Art of War

DOS1984 Evryware

The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Ancient Art of War is a strategy game that takes place in various historical settings, such as ancient China, Greece, and t...

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Crusade in Europe

DOS1985 MicroProse Software

Decision in the Desert

DOS1985 MicroProse Software

Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS1985 Angelsoft

Silent Service

DOSMac OS1985protecteddemo MicroProse Software

Silent Service is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse. The first game in the series, Silent Service, was released in 1985. It was designed by Sid Meier and inspired by his interest in naval history. The game focused on simulating the experience of commanding a U.S. submarine during World War II in the Pacific...

The Dam busters

DOS1985 Sydney Development

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 MicroProse Software

Desert Rats

DOS1986 Cases Computer Simulations

Gunship

DOS1986demo MicroProse Software

Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation

Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises

Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS1987 Pandora

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 LucasArts

Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software

Top Gun

DOS1987 Ocean Software

Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise.