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.
redskyatmorning-3

Red sky at morning

DOS19933.9/5 Simulations Canada
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5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Minds Eye Productions
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Genocide

DOS1996freeware3.9/5
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS19943.9/5 KOEI
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V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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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...
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Floor 13

DOS19923.9/5 PSI Software Designers
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Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
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The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS19893.9/5 Digital Studios Limited
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Ultimate Soccer Manager

DOS19953.9/5 Impressions Games
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Hoyle Classic Card Games

DOS19933.9/5 Sierra On-Line
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Metal Marines

Windows 3.x19933.9/5 Namco
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The Temple of Elemental Evil

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected3.9/5 Troika Games
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Wasteland

DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
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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...
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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.
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

DOS19813.9/5 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one of the first computer role-playing games (CRPGs).Developed by Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead, and published by Sir-Tech, Wizardry was initially released for the ...
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Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance

DOS1985NSFW3.9/5 Artworx Software
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Chess

DOS19813.9/5 International PC Owners
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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...
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King's Bounty

DOSMac OS19903.9/5 New World Computing
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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Premier Manager 2

DOS19933.9/5 Realms of Fantasy
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Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS19923.9/5 Virgin Interactive
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Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.9/5
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La Grande Armee

DOS19913.9/5 SDJ Enterprises
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MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group