Abandonware DOS title

Games with a historical setting sorted by title, from Z to A

Some games are set in a specific historical period, usually a period of time particularly enjoyable for gamers such as the midde ages, the discovery of the Americas or the second world war. Historical games take a step further and try to be more faithful to the time period they are set.
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Zeus: Master of Olympus

Windows XP/98/952000protected Impressions Games
Move over, Caesar — Zeus: Master of Olympus is here to show you that ancient city-building is better with gods throwing tantrums. In this mythological city sim, you don’t just deal with taxes and unemployment; you&rsqu...
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS1995 Ikarion Software
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche and charming as it sounds. You build, manage, and...
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 NovaLogic
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, designed to teach players about geography and history...
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
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Up Periscope!

DOS1988 Actionsoft
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 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 simula...
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS1989 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by L...
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The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected Artech Studios
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The Oregon Trail

DOS1990 MECC
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The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari...
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The Last Express

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Smoking Car Productions
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before World War I, the game offers an intricate and immersiv...
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The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 Quantum quality productions
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The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
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The Civil War

DOS1995 Dagger Interactive Technologies
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The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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The Big Three

DOS1989 SDJ Enterprises
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
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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 Anc...
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware
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Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected MicroProse Software