The most popular 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.

Most popular turn based games

Magic: The Gathering

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Civilization 2

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Turn based games

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Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Beyond the Titanic

DOS19863.8/5 Apogee Software
Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market

DOS19843.3/5
Mines of Titan

DOS19893.5/5 Westwood Studios

Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software

Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.
Blue Angel 69

DOS1989NSFW3.6/5
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software
The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19944/5

The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...
Sarakon

DOS19913.8/5 Starbyte Software
Baseball Mogul

Windows XP/98/9519973.5/5 Infinite Monkey Systems
Moraff's Revenge

DOS19883.8/5 Moraffware
Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected4/5 Silicon Knights
UMS - The Universal Military Simulator

DOS19884.1/5 Intergalactic Development
Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected3.8/5 Interplay Productions
Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW4.3/5
Chess88

DOS19844/5
V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games
Settlers of Catan

DOS19984.2/5
The Chessmaster 2000

DOS19864.1/5 Software Toolworks
Hard Nova

DOS19903.8/5 Malibu Interactive
Uninvited

DOSMac19873.8/5 ICOM Simulations
Armchair Quarterback

DOS19854/5
Action in the North Atlantic

DOS19893.8/5 General Quarters Software
Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware4.1/5
Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Minesweeper

Windows 3.x19924.1/5 Microsoft
Robot Rascals

DOS19873.8/5 Ozark Softscape
Conflict in Vietnam

DOS19864.1/5 MicroProse Software
Crusade in Europe

DOS19853.9/5 MicroProse Software