The best turn based games

Turn based applications

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  Star General

  Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected4/5 Catware, Inc.
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  Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

  Windows XP/98/9519994/5 MicroProse Software

  Star Trek: Birth of the Federation is a turn-based strategy video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game was developed by MicroProse Software and published by Infogrames for Windows in 1999. Players take on the role of one of five major Star Trek races: the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Ca...

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  Stone Age

  DOS19924/5
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  The Dark Heart of Uukrul

  DOS19894/5 Digital Studios Limited
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  The Four Crystals of Trazere

  DOS19924/5 Mindscape
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  Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

  DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

  Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.

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  Star Command

  DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale

  DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
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  Empire: Wargame of the Century

  DOS19874/5 Northwest 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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  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...

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  Dark Legions

  DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
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  Escape from Hell

  DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
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  Laser Squad

  DOS19924/5 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.

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  Nectaris

  DOS19954/5 Hudson soft
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  Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1

  Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware4/5
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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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  Bobby Fisher teaches chess

  DOS19944/5 Mission Studios
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  Chess88

  DOS19844/5
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  Premier Manager 2

  DOS19934/5 Realms of Fantasy
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  Larn

  DOS1986freeware4/5
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  Roadwar 2000

  DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  Midway Campaign

  DOS19834/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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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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  Acquire

  DOS19893.9/5 IBM
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  Advanced Civilization

  DOS19953.9/5 Avalon Hill
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  Chess

  DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners
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  Oil Barons

  DOS19923.9/5 Starsoft Development
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  Amberstar

  DOS19923.9/5 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...