Abandonware DOS title

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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Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
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EGA Bomb

DOS19883.7/5
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Eishockey Manager

DOS19934.2/5 Kron Simulation Software
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Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964/5 Holistic Design
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and published by New World Computing, it is a successor to the game Empire, which was created by Walter Bright in the late 1970s. The game is set on a world map, where pl...
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Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954/5 White Wolf Productions
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Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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Epic Baseball

DOS19953.8/5 MicroLeague Multimedia
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Epidemic!

DOS1983protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Escape from Hell

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
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Executive Suite

DOS19823.9/5 Armonk Corporation
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Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
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Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware3.8/5 Spiderweb Software
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware4/5 Spiderweb Software
Exile: Escape from the Pit is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Spiderweb Software. It is part of the Exile series, originally released in the mid-1990s. This game was later remade and re-released as Avernum: Escape from the Pit. The game is set in a massive underground world called Exile, where the Empire banishes criminals, p...
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Facts in Action

DOS19923.3/5 Park Place Productions
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Fallout

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4.1/5 Interplay Productions
The first Fallout game was released in 1997 by Interplay Productions and is widely regarded as one of the most influential RPGs of its time. The game begins in the year 2161, over 80 years after the nuclear war, with the player assuming the role of a resident of one of the many underground shelters known as Vaults. The player's mission is to l...
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Fallout 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 Black Isle Studios
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Family Feud

DOS19873.6/5 Softie
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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Silicon Knights
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Fantasy General

DOS1996protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.
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Felony!

DOS19844/5 BrainBank
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Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS19893.8/5 The Software Toolworks
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Firezone

DOS19883.1/5 Arcadia Systems
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Floor 13

DOS19923.9/5 PSI Software Designers
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Fooblitzsky

DOS19864.1/5 Infocom
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware4/5
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Football Manager 3

DOS19934.3/5 Bedrock Software
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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 ...
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Free Enterprise

Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Tsunami Media
Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows by Tsunami Media, published in 1996.