The best turn based games
In direct contrast with real-time games, turn-based games gameplay is based on the players taking turns to do what needs to be done: move in a dungeon, play cards, attack enemy units.
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Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
Princess Maker 2
DOS19934.1/5 Gainax
Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
Blades of Exile
Windows 3.xMac OSWindows XP/98/951997freeware4.1/5 Spiderweb Software
Blades of Exile is a classic role-playing video game developed by Spiderweb Software. It's the third installment in the "Exile" series. The game was released in 1997 for Mac OS, and later for Windows in 1998.In Blades of Exile, players control a party of adventurers who explore the underground world of Exile/Avernum, a vast network of caves and dun...
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan
DOS19904.1/5 New World Computing
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Gray Design Associates
Wheel of fortune
DOS19874.1/5 Softie
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny
Windows XP/98/9520034.1/5 Konami
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter
DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
Crime and Punishment
DOS19844.1/5 Mindscape
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Imagitec Design
Galaxy
DOS19814.1/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Mech War
DOS19924.1/5
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 MicroProse Software
Hexxagon
DOS19934.1/5 Argo Games
Grandmaster Chess
DOS1992protected4.1/5 Capstone
Battle Isle 2200
DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
Treasures of the Savage Frontier
DOS1992protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected4.1/5 Accolade
Pool of Radiance
DOSMac OS1988protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
The Four Crystals of Trazere
DOS19924.1/5 Mindscape
Tank Wars
DOS19904.1/5
Age of Wonders 2: The Wizard's Throne
Windows XP/98/952002protecteddemo4.1/5 Triumph Studios
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne is a turn-based strategy game developed by Triumph Studios and published by Gathering of Developers. It was released in 2002 as a sequel to the original Age of Wonders. The game is set in a fantasy world where players take on the role of a leader, either as a wizard or a warlord, and compete for control of the...
Conflict
DOS19904.1/5 Mastertronic
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures
DOSMac OS1993protected4.1/5 MicroMagic
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
Grand Prix Wizard
DOS19964.1/5 Wizard Games
DND
DOS19844.1/5
Gateway to the Savage Frontier
DOS1991protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios
The Perfect General
DOS19914.1/5 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...