Strategy games have a long history; ancient games of intellect like Chess have paved the way for modern masterpieces like Starcraft.
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Strategy games have a long history; ancient games of intellect like Chess have paved the way for modern masterpieces like Starcraft.
The Chessmaster 2000 is the first title in the popular Chessmaster series created by The Software Toolworks. The game, developed initially for MS-DOS, was released in 1986 for PC, Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and MSX.
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Millennium: Return to Earth is a sci-fi strategy/resource management sim created by Ian Bird and published by Electric Dreams. It was released for Atari ST, Amiga, and DOS in 1989.
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Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is an enhanced version of Balance of Power, a strategy game developed by Chris Crawford. The game was originally created for Macintosh in 1985.
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Transarctica, also known as Arctic Baron in the US, is a post-apocalyptic strategy game developed by French studio Silmarils and released in 1993. Loosely inspired by Georges-Jean ...
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms by KOEI is a foundational title in the world of historical strategy games. First released in Japan in 1985 for the PC-88, it was one of the earliest a...
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King's Bounty is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by New World Computing. The title was released in 1990 for MS-DOS, C64, and Apple II, while the Amiga, Genesis, and Macintosh versions arrived in 1991.
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games is a turn-based tactics video game with RPG elements created by Sir-tech and released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's a sequel/expansion to Jagged Alliance...
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Lords of the Rising Sun is a game designed by the renowned Doug Barnett and published by Cinemaware in 1989 for the Amiga, among other consoles. This adventure puts the player in t...
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Nuclear War is a strategy game developed by New World Computing and published in 1989 for Amiga and MS-DOS. The title was a separate point to the releases of this company, who, unt...
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Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire, released in 1999 as an expansion to Alpha Centauri, is a turn-based strategy game developed by Firaxis Games. While it carries Sid Meier's name, the ...
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The Patrician is a historical trading sim created by Triptychon Software and released in 1992 by Ascon for the Amiga and Atari ST. The MS-DOS version followed in 1993. Initially re...
Year: 1992 Genre: Simulation
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Tanktics is a strategy game created by DMA Design and published by Interplay in 1999 for Windows. In this game, you have to build tanks, pick up the different pieces with your magn...
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Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess is a strategy game that was developed by Interplay and published by Electronic Arts in 1990 for the Amiga and MS-DOS. The beginning of chess can be t...
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