Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware strategy games

Games based on strategy allow for reasoning and planning of one’s moves and actions. The gameplay may be based on player’s turns (Turn-based Strategy) or it may be in real time (Real-Time Strategy, RTS). These games focus on strategy and tactics rather than action, sometimes with the addition of financial or logistic features.
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected real-time strategy
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Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware 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...
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 trivia / quiz, board game
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from various categories in order to collect pie pieces that correspond to those categories. The goal is to collect all the pie pieces and complete a full pie before your opponents.
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Trivial Pursuit Deluxe

DOS1992 trivia / quiz, board game
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Trump Castle 2

DOS1991 cards
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 board game
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Twilight 2000

DOS1991 board game, real-time tactics, wargame
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UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware turn-based tactics
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Ultimate Domain

DOS1994 real-time strategy, real-time tactics
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 wargame, turn-based tactics
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 turn-based tactics, wargame
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 simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...
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Unnatural Selection

DOS1993 real-time tactics
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected wargame, turn-based tactics
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Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 cards
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Video Casino

DOS1987 cards
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Vlad Tepes Dracula

Windows XP/98/951997 real-time strategy, business simulation
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Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS1988 turn-based tactics, wargame
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War in Middle Earth

DOS1989 real-time tactics, real-time strategy
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
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War of the Lance

DOS1990protected wargame
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Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

DOS1995protected real-time strategy
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Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

DOS1994protecteddemo real-time strategy
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...
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Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997 artillery
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Warlords

DOS1990 4x
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Warlords 2

DOS1993 4x
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Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS1995 4x
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Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes

Windows XP/98/951997 4x, wargame
Warlords 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.