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Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango was a 1998 adventure game created by LucasArts, utilizing 3D graphics layered onto static backgrounds. Pla...

Adventure Puzzle Interactive Neo Noir

9.4 Excellent

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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Star Wars: TIE Fighter is a 1994 space flight simulator focusing on Imperial starfighter combat. The game’s narrative un...

1990S United States Space Combat Simulation Game

9.3 Excellent

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Civilization

Civilization is a turn-based strategy game where players guide a human civilization through millennia. Gameplay involves...

Complex Historical 1990S Grand Strategy

9.2 Excellent

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UFO: Enemy Unknown

UFO: Enemy Unknown is a strategy game developed in 1994 by Mythos Games. Players manage an international organization, X...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Turn Based

9.2 Excellent

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M.U.L.E.

M.U.L.E. is a 1983 strategy game developed by Ozark Softscape for Atari systems. The title, an acronym for “Mine Until L...

Resource Management Multiplayer Simulation Arcade

9.2 Excellent

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Star Control II

Star Control II is a 1992 adventure shoot 'em up developed by Toys for Bob. The game features exploration of numerous ex...

Adventure Space Opera 1990S United States

9.2 Excellent

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FreeSpace 2

FreeSpace 2 is a 1999 space combat simulation developed by Volition following Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. The ga...

1990S Science Fiction United States Space Flight Simulation Game

9.2 Excellent

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Heroes of Might and Magic III

Heroes of Might and Magic III is a complex turn-based strategy video game set in a fantasy world inspired by historical...

Strategy Epic Complex PC

9.1 Excellent

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a 4X strategy game set in the 22nd century where seven factions colonize Chiron, a planet...

Strategy Sci Fi Simulation Complex

9.1 Excellent

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Day of the Tentacle

Day of the Tentacle is a 1993 graphic adventure game created by LucasArts. It centers on Bernard Bernoulli, Hoagie Cummi...

Sci Fi Time Travel Humor Puzzle

9.1 Excellent

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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares is a turn-based strategy game where players manage interstellar empires. Developed...

Space Opera 1990S Turn Based Strategy 4X

9.1 Excellent

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Master of Orion

Master of Orion is a turn-based strategy game where players control one of ten alien races within a procedurally generat...

Retro 1990S Grand Strategy Space Exploration

8.9 Great

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Heroes of Might and Magic II

Heroes of Might and Magic II, released in 1996, is a turn-based strategy game developed by New World Computing. It’s the...

Strategy Fantasy Classic PC

8.8 Great

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Panzer General II

Panzer General II is a World War II wargame developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc., spanning from 1938 to 1946. It rep...

1990S Turn Based Strategy United States

8.6 Great

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Sid Meier's Colonization

Sid Meier’s Colonization is a turn-based strategy game developed by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier for MS-DOS in 1994. The...

Strategy Simulation Retro PC

8.4 Great

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Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest

Heroes of Might and Magic is a turn-based strategy video game where players command heroes to gather resources, build ar...

Strategy Fantasy Epic PC

8.0 Great

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Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth is a turn-based strategy game for MS-DOS released in 1991. Players command artillery units during tactica...

Strategy Tactical Simulation 1990S

8.0 Great

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Civilization II: Test of Time

Civilization II: Test of Time is a 1999 strategy game based on the original Civilization II. Developed by MicroProse, it...

1990S Turn Based Strategy United States

7.3 Good

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Civilization: Call to Power

Civilization: Call to Power is a turn-based strategy game created by Activision, aiming to replicate the established Civ...

Strategy PC Historical Strategy Game

7.1 Good

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Arcomage

Arcomage is a computerized card game developed by The 3DO Company. Initially a minigame within *Might and Magic* titles,...

Strategy Card 1990S Turn Based Strategy

7.1 Good