The most popular 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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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 Minds Eye Productions

Doomdark's Revenge is a strategy and role-playing video game developed by Mike Singleton and originally released in 1985 for DOS and various home computer systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. It is the sequel to the earlier game Lords of Midnight and is known for its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and story...

UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac1992freeware4.1/5

Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions

Mind Mirror

DOS19863.6/5

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5

Moraff's Revenge

DOS19883.7/5 Moraffware

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts

Ultimate Soccer Manager 2

DOSWindows 3.x19964/5 Impressions Games

Chess

DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold

Gengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf

DOS19923.7/5 KOEI

V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected4.1/5 Atomic Games

Sabre Team

DOS1994protected3.6/5 Krisalis

The Civil War

DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware3.9/5 Thinking Machine Associates

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.