Turn-based games sorted by release date

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

Civilization

strategyDOS, Windows 3.x

Turn based games

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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac19903.6/5 Hitech Productions
Hard Nova

DOS19903.7/5 Malibu Interactive
Hockey League Simulator

DOS19903.2/5 Bethesda Softworks
Imperium

DOS19903.8/5 Electronic Arts
Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac19904/5 Publishing International
Khalaan

DOS19903.4/5 Chip
King's Bounty

DOSMac19904/5 New World Computing
Legend of Faerghail

DOS19903.9/5 Electronic Design Hannover
Links: The Challenge of Golf

DOS19904/5 Access Software
MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
North and South

DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
Operation Combat: Computer Battle Game

DOS19904/5 Merit Software
Panzer Battles

DOS19902.8/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Railroad Tycoon

DOSMac1990freeware4/5 MicroProse Software
Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904.1/5 KOEI
Secret of the Silver Blades

DOSMac1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Secret of the Silver Blades is a fantasy RPG set in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe, developed and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1990 for DOS, Macintosh, Amiga and Commodore 64 systems. Secret of the Silver Blades is part of the Pool of Radiance series and uses the same "GoldBox" engine with isometric turn-based combat ...
Sharkey's 3D Pool

DOS19904/5 Aardvark Software
Stratego

DOS19903.3/5 Accolade
Tank Wars

DOS19904.3/5
The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter

DOS19903.8/5 Mindscape
The Price is Right

DOS19903/5
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS19904.2/5 New World Computing
UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
War of the Lance

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Warlords

DOS19904.2/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac1990protected4/5 Sir-tech Software
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems

After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...
3D-Maze

Windows 3.x19913.9/5
Ancients 1: Deathwatch

DOS19913.8/5 Farr-Ware Software