Abandonware DOS title

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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Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS1983 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn is a classic role-playing video game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1983. It is the third installment in the Wizardry series. Originally released for the Apple II, it was later ported to other platforms, including the Commodore 64, IBM PC, and various Japanese computers. The game is set in the fant...
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Classic Concentration

DOS1988 Softie
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected Minds Eye Productions
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Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS1992 Virgin Interactive
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Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 Eon Software
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected Sir-tech Software
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Nobunaga's Ambition

DOS1988 KOEI
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UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series. The game begins with the player's party investigating a castle where the Cosmic Forge, a powerful magical pen capable of rewriting reality, was once used by a mad king ...
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Spirit of Adventure

DOS1991 Attic Entertainment Software
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Classic Hangman

DOS1983 Norland Software
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Laser Squad

DOS1992 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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Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware
Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special Edition". It's one of the earliest known role-playing video games (RPGs) with procedurally generated dungeons.In Beneath Apple Manor, players take on the role of an adve...
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Oligopoly

DOS1987 Pc design associates
Oligopoly is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by James Kerwin, developed by PC Design Associates and released by XOR Corporation in 1987 for DOS.
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Kasparov's Gambit

DOS1993 Heuristic software
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Floor 13

DOS1992 PSI Software Designers
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
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The Ball Game

DOS1991 Esprit Software Programs
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Treasures of the Savage Frontier

DOS1992protected Stormfront Studios
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Gengis Khan

DOS1989 KOEI
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NetHack - Falcon's Eye

Windows XP/98/952001freeware
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3D-Maze

Windows 3.x1991
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Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997
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Mirror Magic

Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware
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Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic