Play D-Day Online

D-Day on MS-DOS is one of those games where you’ll spend the first five minutes thinking "this looks simple," and the next hour muttering "how did I just lose half my troops?" It drops you straight onto the Normandy beaches with nothing but a grid map, some tiny pixel soldiers, and a whole lot of enemy machine guns pointed your way.

The turn-based strategy feels surprisingly tense—you’re constantly weighing whether to rush that bunker or inch forward under cover. And yeah, the graphics are basic, but there’s something weirdly gripping about watching your little platoons advance (or get mowed down) one square at a time. It’s the kind of game where a single misclick can turn your D-Day into a disaster, and honestly? That’s what makes it fun.

If you’ve got a soft spot for old-school war games that don’t hold your hand, this one’s still a solid way to waste an afternoon. Just maybe don’t get too attached to your virtual troops.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".