Wargame

Game genre theme

A sub-genre of strategy games involving warfare on tactical or strategic level. Categorized somewhat differently from their tabletop cousins, but generally refers to any strategic game focusing on waging war.

851

games

platforms

Fighter Command

IIE 1983

UMS

OCS 1988

Rome AD92 - The Pathway to Power

OCS 1992

Battlezone 2000

ELEC 1984

Commander Stalin

LIN ? *

Star Wars: Empire at War

WIN 2006-02-16

TAC: Tactical Armor Command

C64 1983

Battle for Mandicor

LIN ? *

Colonial Conquest

ST 1987

Desert Rats: The North Africa Campaign

SPC 1986

Dark Empire

C64 1987

Warcraft II: The Dark Saga

SAT 1997-06-30

Related:
* Tactics

Control:
* Individuals
* Groups

Related:
* Grouping

Unit types:
* Infantry, Cavalry, Weapons platforms (Aircraft, Watercraft, Land vehicles)

Parent group

Strategy

Child group

Grand strategy

Games by year

The first Wargame video game was released in 1957.

SSI, CCS and SSG published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		117
MS-DOS		115
Apple II E		85
C64		83
Amiga		65
Atari 400/800		51
ZX Spectrum		50
Atari ST		31
Linux		31
Mac OS Classic		29
Amstrad CPC		26
NEC PC9801		19
Win3.1		11
NEC PC8801		11
TRS-80		11
Mac OS X		10
BBC		7
NES		6
X360		5
PS		5
Electron		4
X68000		4
MICRO 7 - FM7		4
Thomson		4
SNES		4
Mega Drive		4
MSX2		4
Amiga AGA		3
Dragon32		3
Oric		3

Most common companies

SSI	153
CCS	42
SSG	34
PSS	31
Avalon Hill	29
MC Lothlorien	23
Electronic Arts	20
Microprose	19
Impressions	16
Virgin	13
Koei	13
THQ	12
Blizzard	11
SystemSoft	10
Ubisoft	10