Abandonware DOS title

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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Escape from Hell

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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Genocide

DOS1996freeware
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Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected Capstone Software
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Hollywood Squares

DOS1989 GameTek
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Legend of Faerghail

DOS1990 Electronic Design Hannover
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing video game developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is set in the fantasy world of Faerghail, where the player controls a party of adventurers on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer Daldras.The game...
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Lexi-Cross

DOS1991 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
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Liero

DOS1999freeware
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Lords of the Realm 2

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1996protected Impressions Games
Lords of the Realm II is a medieval-themed real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Released in 1996, it is the second game in the "Lords of the Realm" series. Players manage their kingdom by balancing resources such as food, weapons, and gold, engaging in diplomacy w...
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MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Mean 18

DOS1986 Microsmiths
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Mind Mirror

DOS1986
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Motor City

DOS1994 Max Design
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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected Beyond Software
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS1994 KOEI
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Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW Eurosoft
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Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 Frontline Software
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Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
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Sid Meier's CivNet

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 MicroProse Software
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer gameplay to the series for the first time, alongside updated graphics and improved interface elements. CivNet retaine...
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Socrates

DOS1993
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 Micro F/X Software
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Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x1993 The Software Toolworks
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The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS1989 Digital Studios Limited
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Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware
Triple Triad is a card game that originated in the Final Fantasy series, specifically in Final Fantasy VIII. The game is played on a 3x3 grid, and each player has a deck of cards featuring different characters, monsters, or other elements from the Final Fantasy universe. When a card is placed adjacent to an opponent's card, and the rank of the...
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UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. The game puts you in command of a starship exploring the randomly generated reaches of the fictional Purple Void. Your mission is to explore, trade, battle, ...
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Wheel of Fortune

DOS1987 Softie
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Zany Golf

DOS1988 Sandcastle
Zany Golf (also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf) is an abandoned miniature golf game designed by Will Harvey, developed by Sandcastle and released by Electronic Arts in 1988. Zany Golf runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, Genesis. Zany Golf can be played by two players on hotseat mode.