Where can you play retro strategy games today?
Strategy and historical simulation. Ongoing series continue with new entries, but the original games are seldom re-released.
Of the 16 titles listed here, 7 are playable on Nintendo Switch and 4 on Steam, while 7 have never been ported at all.
| Title | Original release | Where you can play it |
|---|---|---|
| Nobunaga's Ambition | PC-8801 · 1983 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Nobunaga's Ambition — remake / remaster |
| Daisenryaku | PC-8801 · 1985 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Daisenryaku — remake / remaster |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | PC-8801 · 1985 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Romance of the Three Kingdoms — remake / remaster |
| Famicom Wars | Famicom / NES · 1988 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online |
| Military Madness | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 · 1989 | Not available on any current platform — original PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 hardware only |
| Herzog Zwei | Mega Drive / Genesis · 1989 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via SEGA AGES |
| Populous | Super Famicom / SNES · 1990 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Lord Monarch | PC-9801 · 1991 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-9801) |
| Hanjuku Hero | Super Famicom / SNES · 1992 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Galaxy Fraulein Yuna | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 · 1992 | Not available on any current platform — original PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 hardware only |
| Shining Force II | Mega Drive / Genesis · 1993 | Playable on Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Sega Mega Drive Classics |
| Dragon Force | Sega Saturn · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Shining Force III | Sega Saturn · 1998 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed | Sega Saturn · 1998 | Not available on any current platform — original Sega Saturn hardware only |
| Advance Wars | Game Boy Advance · 2001 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Advance Wars — remake / remaster |
| GrimGrimoire | PlayStation 2 · 2007 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, PS4 / PS5 via GrimGrimoire — remake / remaster |