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Vietnam War

Historical theme

A war that took place in in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam from 1959 till 1975-04-30.

73
games
22
platforms

Alternate names: Second Indochina War, Vietnam Conflict, American War

Thud Ridge: American Aces in 'Nam (MS-DOS)
Thud Ridge: American Aces in 'Nam
DOS 1988
Saigon Combat Unit (Amstrad CPC)
Saigon Combat Unit
CPC 1989
Platoon (Amstrad CPC)
Platoon
CPC 1988
American History Lux (Linux)
American History Lux
LIN 2009-04-10
Butcher Hill (Amiga OCS)
Butcher Hill
OCS 1989
Nam (Apple II E)
Nam
IIE 1986-05
Campaign 2 (MS-DOS)
Campaign 2
DOS 1993
Nam (Atari 400/800)
Nam
A800 1986-01
ShellShock 2: Blood Trails (Windows)
ShellShock 2: Blood Trails
WIN 2009-02-13
Saigon Combat Unit (ZX Spectrum)
Saigon Combat Unit
SPC 1989
'Nam 1965-1975 (Amiga OCS)
'Nam 1965-1975
OCS 1991
Conflict in Vietnam (Apple II E)
Conflict in Vietnam
IIE 1986
Implied:
* Asia > Southeast Asia
* 20th century
* 1960s - 1970s

See also: First Indochina War
American War is the name used by Vietnamese.

U.S. military involvement beyond advisors started in 1965.

Note that despite the name, we can't assume all Vietnam War games are situated in Vietnam.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Wars

Games by year

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The first Vietnam War video game was released in 1981.

Ocean, Avalon Hill and Gremlin Graphics published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 11
MS-DOS 10
C64 7
ZX Spectrum 4
Amiga 4
Atari ST 4
Amstrad CPC 4
Atari 400/800 4
Apple II E 4
Xbox 3
PS2 3
X360 2
Tandy Coco 2
Linux 2
PS3 2
Neo-Geo 1
NES 1
Mac OS X 1
MICRO 7 - FM7 1
NEC PC8801 1
TRS-80 1
Nintendo DS 1

Most common companies

Ocean8
Avalon Hill5
Gremlin Graphics5
SSI4
MicroProse4
Sales Curve Interactive3
Eidos3
Domark3
Eidos Interactive3
CSK Research Institute2
Players2
GT Interactive2
Cascade Games2
Data East2
Electronic Arts2