Underplayed Gems

The Pure Wargame (1995)

The Pure Wargame cover

Platforms: DOS
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

A slow, cerebral exercise in planning and logistics where each move feels like a calculated decision in a sterile battlefield simulation.

turn-based strategymilitary simulationmethodicalanalyticalausterecomplexdemanding

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