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UFO 2000
WindowsLinux2004freeware4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.2/5 4x, real-time tactics
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny
Windows XP/98/9520034.1/5 cards
Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo4.1/5 turn-based tactics
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Gathering of Developers. It was released in 2002 as a sequel to the original Age of Wonders. The game is set in a fantasy world where players take on the role of a leader, either as a wizard or a warlord, and compete for control of the...
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected4.2/5 chess
Dune Generations
Windows XP/98/952002canceled3.8/5 real-time strategy
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 when the company filed for bankruptcy. As of 2002 the game was still in the alpha stage; what's left are some screenshots ...
Hooligans: Storm Over Europe
Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 real-time tactics
Black & White
Windows XP/98/9520013.4/5 god game
Black & White is a strategy god simulation video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and later for other platforms. In Black & White players take on the role of a deity who must guide and nurture a civilization of worshippers on a series of islands. The central objective of the g...
Empire Earth
Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 real-time strategy
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
Windows XP/98/952001protecteddemo4/5 real-time tactics
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a tactical role-playing game published by Interplay Entertainment in 2001. Unlike its predecessors, which were traditional RPGs with turn-based combat, Fallout Tactics took a different approach by focusing more on tactical combat rather than extensive role-playing elements.The game features squad-based comba...
Scorched 3D
Windows XP/98/95Linux2001freeware3.8/5 artillery
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.1/5 real-time strategy
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 Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.
Arrakis
DOS20003.9/5 real-time strategy
Cultures
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 sandbox strategy, real-time strategy
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected3.9/5 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld
Windows2000canceled3.9/5 sandbox strategy, god game, real-time strategy
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.
Ground Control
Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 real-time tactics
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
Triple Triad Gold
Windows XP/98/952000freeware4/5 cards
Triple Triad is a card game that originated in the Final Fantasy series, specifically in Final Fantasy VIII. The game is played on a 3x3 grid, and each player has a deck of cards featuring different characters, monsters, or other elements from the Final Fantasy universe. When a card is placed adjacent to an opponent's card, and the rank of the...
Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.3/5 real-time strategy
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 4x
Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz
Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 wargame, board game
Black Moon Chronicles
DOS1999protected4.2/5 real-time tactics
Civilization II: Test of Time
Windows XP/98/951999remake4.3/5 4x
Civilization II: Test of Time is an abandoned turn-based strategy game developed by Atari and released by MicroProse Software in 1999 for Windows. Civilization II: Test of Time is a remake of the cult classic Civilization 2, without the involvement of Sid Meier (the creator of the Civilization franchise). Test of Time includes fantasy and science f...
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 real-time tactics
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 turn-based tactics
Jagged Alliance 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1999protected4.3/5 turn-based tactics
Jagged Alliance 2 is a turn-based tactical role-playing strategy game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1999 for Windows. It is the sequel to the original Jagged Alliance and has earned a reputation as one of the best games in the turn-based strategy genre.Set in the fictional country of Arulco, Jagged Alliance 2 presents players with the task ...
Liero
DOS1999freeware4/5 artillery
Mick's Strip Poker
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1999NSFW4.2/5 cards
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation
Windows XP/98/9519994/5 4x
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation is a turn-based strategy video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game was developed by MicroProse Software and published by Infogrames for Windows in 1999. Players take on the role of one of five major Star Trek races: the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Ca...