Abandonware DOS title

Turn-based games sorted by year, newest first

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.
parlorbow-1

Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS19923.4/5 Sierra On-Line
dark-queen-of-krynn-08

Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
floor13-3

Floor 13

DOS19924/5 PSI Software Designers
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
gemfire-03

Gemfire

DOS19924/5 KOEI
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 Ozark Softscape
grandmaster-chess-02

Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Capstone
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS19923.8/5 German Design Group
hi-command-03

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS19924.1/5 Colorado Computer Creations
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS19923.9/5
laser-squad-07

Laser Squad

DOS19923.9/5 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
mechwar-2

Mech War

DOS19924.1/5
minesweeper-04

Minesweeper

Windows 3.x19924/5 Microsoft
Microsoft Minesweeper is an iconic puzzle game that has been included with Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1. The game's objective is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them. The player clicks on a square to reveal what's underneath, and numbers are displayed to indicate how many mines...
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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.
oil_barons-02

Oil Barons

DOS19923.9/5 Starsoft Development
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...
premiermanager-1

Premier Manager

DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Premier Manager was released in 1992 by Gremlin Interactive for the Commodore Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. It was one of the earliest football management simulation games and allowed players to take on the role of a football club manager in the English football league system.In Premier Manager, players were responsible for managing all aspects of th...
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Rampart

DOS19924/5 Atari
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
scrabble-usgold-04

Scrabble

DOS19923.4/5 U.S. Gold
sexy-droids-05

Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW4/5 Eleven Software
siege-06

Siege

DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
spacecrusade-1

Space Crusade

DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
spaceward-ho03

Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS19924/5 Delta Tao Software
stone-age-03

Stone Age

DOS19924.1/5
four-crystals-trazere-05

The Four Crystals of Trazere

DOS19924.1/5 Mindscape
theatreofwar-1

Theatre of War

DOS1992protected3.3/5 Artech Studios