Portal, is it worth trying?

[Angrboda]

I think perhaps part of the solution for me may be setting up a Virtual box running Windows XP or 98, and resurrecting some older turn-based stuff like Civ II, XCOM, Railroad Tycoon, and less intense/complex RTS like Warcraft II.

Have you tried the newer iterations of X-com? They're dope.

I've got the CD for XCOM: Apocalypse, but I've never played it. I don't know if it would run under Windows 7.

I played the original XCOM at one point, but the AI kept kicking my ass.