Abandonware DOS title

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.
battleisle1-1

Battle Isle

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Blue Byte Software
archon-ultra-1

Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected3.7/5 Free Fall Associates
wizardry-6-4

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software
tank-wars-01

Tank Wars

DOS19904.1/5
leisure-suit-larry-casino-2

Crazy Nick's Leisure Suit Larry Casino

DOS19923.5/5 Sierra On-Line
emperor-fading-suns-04

Emperor of the Fading Suns

Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 Holistic Design
clash-of-steel-07

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
tenshindo-02

Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW3.9/5
masteroforion-5

Master of Orion

DOS1993protected4.1/5 SimTex
5th-fleet-07

5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5
classic-hangman-05

Classic Hangman

DOS19833.6/5 Norland Software
metal-marines-01

Metal Marines

Windows 3.x19933.9/5 Namco
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS19944.1/5 Quantum quality productions
worms-1

Worms

DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 Team 17
balanceplanet-3

Balance of the Planet

DOSMac19903.8/5 Incredible technologies
Balance of the Planet is an environmental simulation game designed by Chris Crawford and self published under the Incredible technologies label in 1990. Its almost unique (for the time) and serious theme contributed to the game to stand out. Balance of the Planet is part of the Balance of Power series.
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Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 Delta Tao Software
armada2525-02

Armada 2525

DOS19913.3/5
deathknightskrynn-1

Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
onenil-3

One-Nil Soccer Manager

DOS19923.9/5 New Era Software
One-Nil Soccer Manager is a text-based soccer management simulation game that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed for various home computer systems, including DOS, Commodore 64 and Amiga. In One-Nil Soccer Manager, players take on the role of a soccer team manager, making strategic decisions to guide their team to s...
great-war-14-18-02

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software
unreal-world-roguelike-09

UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac1992freeware4.1/5
playhouse-strip-poker-03

Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 Eurosoft
monopoly-deluxe-virgin-01

Monopoly Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19924/5 Parker Brothers
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation  of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.
dark-legions-7

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
dark-designs-2-04

Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate

DOS19904/5 Softdisk Publishing
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS19924/5
advanced-civilization-02

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
wizardy-4-5

Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
mechwar-2

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5
facts-in-action-01

Facts in Action

DOS19923.3/5 Park Place Productions