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.
5th-fleet-07

5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5
combat-chess-02

Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Minds Eye Productions
genocide-06

Genocide

DOS1996freeware3.9/5
nobunaga-ambition-6-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI
v4vvelikiye_005

V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
heroquest-1

HeroQuest

DOSMac OS19913.9/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
HeroQuest is a classic video game adaptation of the popular board game HeroQuest, released in 1991 by Gremlin Interactive. HeroQuest faithfully recreates the turn-based, dungeon-crawling, and role-playing gameplay of the board game. Players take on the roles of different heroes, including a barbarian, dwarf, elf, and wizard, as they explo...
floor13-3

Floor 13

DOS19923.9/5 PSI Software Designers
kasparovgambit-3

Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
mean18-03

Mean 18

DOS19863.9/5 Microsmiths
spirit_of_adventure-04

Spirit of Adventure

DOS19913.9/5 Attic Entertainment Software
uukrul-4

The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS19893.9/5 Digital Studios Limited
ultimatesoccermanager-2

Ultimate Soccer Manager

DOS19953.9/5 Impressions Games
clash-of-steel-07

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
metal-marines-01

Metal Marines

Windows 3.x19933.9/5 Namco
wasteland-1

Wasteland

DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
4play-01

4Play

Windows 3.x1995NSFW3.9/5
4Play is a multi-player board-like strategy party-game for adults released for Windows 3.1 in 1995. 4Play is a board-game very similar to Monopoly in which players have to perform certain (adult) actions in response to events happening on the board.
aethra_game_006

The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19943.9/5
The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...
subtrade-1

Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS19933.9/5 Century Interactive
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clone of the classic M.U.L.E., set underwater on an oceanic world.
strippoker2-2

Strip Poker 2

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 Artworx Software
strippoker-1

Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance

DOS1985NSFW3.9/5 Artworx Software
chess-1

Chess

DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners
doomdark-revenge-01

Doomdark's Revenge

DOS19853.9/5 Beyond Software
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...
kingsbounty-1

King's Bounty

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 New World Computing
King’s Bounty is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements, originally released in 1990 by New World Computing. It was created by Jon Van Caneghem, also known for the Might and Magic series. This game is often regarded as the precursor to the Heroes of Might and Magic series, which shares many of its core mechanics and concepts. In Ki...
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
centerfold-squares-01

Centerfold Squares

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 Artworx Software
premiermanager2-5

Premier Manager 2

DOS19933.9/5 Realms of Fantasy
archerpool-1

Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS19923.9/5 Virgin Interactive
baseball-mogul-01

Baseball Mogul

Windows XP/98/9519973.9/5 Infinite Monkey Systems
battle-for-atlantis-02

Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.9/5