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 worl...
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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 ...
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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" s...
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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 ga...
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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 ...
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UFO 2000

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

Windows 10/11LinuxMac 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 sta...
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Wheel of Fortune

DOS1987 Softie
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Joey the Passion

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004 Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion, released by Konami in 2004, is a PC video game that brings the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game to life. This game is the third and final installment in the "Power of Chaos" series.&n...