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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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...
Escape from Hell
DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
Nectaris
DOS19954/5 Hudson soft
Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
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 ...
Austerlitz 1805
DOS19894/5 Cornerstone Software
Legend of Faerghail
DOS19904/5 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...
Star Command
DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Chess88
DOS19844/5
Siege
DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Firaxis Games
Don't Go Alone
DOS19894/5 Sterling Silver Software
Curse of the Azure Bonds
DOS1989protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Strip Poker 2
DOS1988NSFW4/5 Artworx Software
Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos
DOS19934/5 Blue Byte Software
Van Buren (Fallout 3)
Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo4/5 Black Isle Studios
Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout franchise. Van Buren was canceled in 2003.
Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale
DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
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. ...
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.
Desert Rats
DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations
Global Thermo War
DOS19853.9/5
Exile: Escape from the Pit
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
Shard of Spring
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Cover Girl Strip Poker
DOS1991NSFW3.9/5 Emotional Pictures
Psion Chess
DOSMac OS19853.9/5 Psion Software
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
DOS19893.9/5 KOEI
3D-Maze
Windows 3.x19913.9/5
Links: The Challenge of Golf
DOS19903.9/5 Access Software