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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Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware4/5
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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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected4/5 Beyond Software
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Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
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Spirit of Adventure

DOS19914/5 Attic Entertainment Software
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected4/5 Interplay Productions
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Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2

DOS19904/5 KOEI
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...
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Escape from Hell

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
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Nectaris

DOS19954/5 Hudson soft
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Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
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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 ...
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Whale's Voyage

DOS19934/5 neo Software Produktions
Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is currently abandonware and it was published for PC (DOS) and Amiga.
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Star Command

DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Chess88

DOS19844/5
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Siege

DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
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Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Amberstar

DOS19924/5 Thalion
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...
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Alpha Centauri

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Firaxis Games
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Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software
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Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale

DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
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Acquire

DOS19893.9/5 IBM
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Zany Golf

DOS19883.9/5 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.
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Cover Girl Strip Poker

DOS1991NSFW3.9/5 Emotional Pictures
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Desert Rats

DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations
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Global Thermo War

DOS19853.9/5
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
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Ancients 2: Approaching Evil

DOS19943.9/5 Farr-Ware Software
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Psion Chess

DOSMac19853.9/5 Psion Software
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Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.