Abandonware DOS title

Modern warfare: wargaming in modern times sorted by release date

Wargame is a niche genre born during the dawn of the video gaming scene. Since the beginning of wargaming, two of the most important aspects were the setting and the time period such as the classical era, Napoleon wars, World War 1 or 2, modern times, or even the future. Modern warfare is exactly that: war happening in modern times. That said, by "modern times" we mean that period which goes from the post-world wars to the present day. Modern warfare was also extensively used as a theme for other genres such as combat flight simulations.

Most popular modern warfare games

Gunship 2000
vehicle simulationDOS
Gunship
vehicle simulationDOS
b1nuclear-3

B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill
jetset-1

Jetset

DOS1982
f15strikeeagle-splash

F-15 Strike Eagle

DOS1985demo MicroProse Software
jet-sublogic-04

Jet

DOS1985 subLOGIC
super-huey-uh-ix-title

Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected Cosmi Corporation
gulf-strike-04

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
gunship-splash

Gunship

DOS1986demo MicroProse Software
ace-2-01

ACE 2

DOS1987 Artronic Limited
falcon-4

Falcon

DOS1987protected Spectrum HoloByte
infiltrator-1-05

Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
platoon-1

Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software
tomahawk-splash

Tomahawk

DOS1987 Digital Integration
topgun-3

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.
f19stealth-4

F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected MicroProse Software
infiltrator-2-01

Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
super-huey-ii-title

Super Huey II

DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
thud-ridge-05

Thud Ridge

DOS1988 ACME Interactive
f15strikeeagle2-3

F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
f16-combat-pilot-02

F-16 Combat Pilot

DOS1989 Digital Integration
gforce-flight-01

MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
f29retailiator-2

F29 Retaliator

DOS1990protected Digital Image Design
flight-of-the-intruder-03

Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software
gunboat-01

Gunboat

DOS1990protected Accolade
lhx-chopper-01

LHX Attack Chopper

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
operation-harrier-06

Operation Harrier

DOS1990 Creative Materials
chuck-yeager-air-combat-07

Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 Electronic Arts
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
falcon3.0-6

Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere