The most popular abandonware strategy games
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Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 MicroProse SoftwareMagic: The Gathering (sometimes also referred as Shandalar) is an abandoned strategy game based on the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, developed and released by MicroProse Software for Windows in 1997. MTG is set on the fictional plane of Shandalar. You can play a single-player campaign or simply play duels against computer oppo...
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Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Westwood StudiosDune 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 movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...
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Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Ensemble StudiosAge of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.
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Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 MicroProse SoftwareCivilization 2, later renamed Sid Meier's Civilization II, is a turn based 4X strategy game developed and published by MicroProse in 1996. The gameplay is similar to the first Civilization, many aspects were improved and new features were introduced: a new isometric perspective, hit points for units, new civilizations, new wonders of the world and ...
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DOS1996freeware4.2/5 Westwood StudiosCommand and Conquer: Red Alert is a RTS developed by Westwood Studios, a sequel to Command & Conquer. Allies and the Soviet Union battle for control over Europe in an alternate history setting.
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DOSWindows 3.x19914.2/5 MicroProse SoftwareCivilization is the critically acclaimed strategy game designed by Sid Meier and Bruce Campbell Shelley that became a staple in 4X turn-based strategy. Civilization was developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1991 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, etc. Civilization was followed by sequels, the last one being published recently. T...
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Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios -
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1999NSFW4.2/5 -
DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios -
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios -
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.3/5 SimTexMaster of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.
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DOS1994protected4.3/5 MicroProse SoftwareUFO: Enemy Unknown (or X-COM: Ufo Defense) is a sci-fi tactical strategy game created by Julian Gollop set in a not-to-distant future where aliens are invading the Earth. The gameplay switches between tactical combat, where you fight aliens in a turn-based fashion, and strategic micromanagement, where you manage your X-COM base and personnel.
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Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 DarXabre -
Windows XP/98/9520033.9/5 Konami -
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West -
DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 Artworx Software -
Windows XP/98/952002canceled3.3/5 Cryo Interactive EntertainmentDune 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 when the company filed for bankruptcy. As of 2002 the game was still in the alpha stage; what's left are some screenshots ...
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Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1999protected4.2/5 Sir-tech SoftwareI'm a fan of the original X-COM. I think it's one of the best turn-based tactics games ever released for DOS. Unfortunately, games like X-COM are not many. Jagged Alliance 2 has a similar tactical component: you give turn-based orders to a team of mercenaries, mission after mission. There's no management component (at least not as extensive as in t...
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DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac1994protected4.3/5 MicroProse SoftwareColonization is a turn-based strategy 4x game developed and published by MicroProse in 1994 for DOS, Windows 3.1, Linux and Mac. The setting is the European Colonization of the New World. Colonization gameplay and interface are similar to Civilization, another Sid Meier game. However, there are some differences between Civilization and Colonization...
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DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment -
DOS19933.9/5 KOEI -
DOS19954.1/5 The Logic FactoryAscendancy is a science fiction themed turn-based strategy game developed by The Logic Factory and released in 1995 for DOS. Ascendancy is a classic 4X game (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate), similar to Master of Orion, yet with a few differences such as a technology tree.
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DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing -
Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 SSG Strategic Studies GroupWarlords 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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DOS1988NSFW4/5 Artworx Software -
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Empire Interactive -
DOS1991freeware3.9/5 Microsoft -
DOS19924.1/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive -
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 New World Computing -
Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 Stainless Steel Studios