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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Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market

DOS19843.3/5

Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club

DOS19903.9/5

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS19884.1/5 Intergalactic Development

UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simulation experience.The game allows players to engage in strategic and tactical warfare across various scenarios and battlef...

Caesars Palace

DOS19893.7/5 Virgin Interactive

Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 Sierra On-Line

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...

Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia

Windows XP/98/9519993.6/5 Wizards of the Coast

Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia is an abandoned "educational" application and turn-based strategy game based on he Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. MTG: Interactive Encyclopedia was developed by Wizards of the Coast and released in 1999 for Windows XP, 98, 95. The base application contains Magic cards up to the Mercadi...

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Larn

DOS1986freeware3.9/5

Nectaris

DOS19954/5 Hudson soft

Decision in the Desert

DOS19853.8/5 MicroProse Software

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Settlers of Catan

DOS19984.1/5

Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Secret of the Silver Blades

DOSMac OS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Secret of the Silver Blades is a fantasy RPG set in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe, developed and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1990 for DOS, Macintosh, Amiga and Commodore 64 systems. Secret of the Silver Blades is part of the Pool of Radiance series and uses the same "GoldBox" engine with isometric turn-based combat ...