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.

Most popular turn based games

Magic: The Gathering

strategyWindows XP/98/95

Railroad Tycoon

simulationDOS, Mac

Civilization

strategyDOS, Windows 3.x

Turn based games

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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected4/5 Silicon Knights
Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS19923.8/5 Virgin Interactive
Conflict Europe

DOS19894.3/5 Personal Software Services
Panzer General 2

Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Lords of Conquest

DOS19873.6/5 Eon Software
Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 Minds Eye Productions
Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Laser Squad

DOS19924/5 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.
Ultimate Soccer Manager 2

DOSWindows 3.x19964/5 Impressions Games
Dracula in London

DOS19883.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware4.3/5
Kasparov's Gambit

DOS19933.9/5 Heuristic software
Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation

DOS19883.7/5 Capstone
Frontline

DOS19903/5 Cases Computer Simulations
Desert Rats

DOS19863.9/5 Cases Computer Simulations
Treasures of the Savage Frontier

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios
Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Galaxy

DOS19814/5 Microcomputer Games Inc.
AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5
Global Conquest

DOS19923.8/5 Ozark Softscape
Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw

DOS19893/5 Oxford Mobius
Ogre

DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems
Blitz Draughts

DOS19923.6/5 PC Solutions
WitchavenRL

WindowsLinux20133.8/5
MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS19894.1/5 MicroLeague Multimedia

MicroLeague Wrestling is an abandoned wrestling action game based on the WWF league, developed by MicroLeague Multimedia and released in 1989 for DOS. MicroLeague Wrestling was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64.
MacArthur's War

DOS19903.9/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Ancients 1: Deathwatch

DOS19913.8/5 Farr-Ware Software