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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Executive Suite

DOS1982 Armonk Corporation
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Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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House of Cards

DOS1989
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Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997
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Mario's Game Gallery

DOSMac OS1995 Presage Software
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The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
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Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware Gray Design Associates
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UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
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Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software
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Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 German Design Group
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Win, Lose or Draw

DOS1988 Softie
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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Black Monday

DOS1987 Starsoft Development
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Pools of Darkness

DOSMac OS1991protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons & Dragons games, which are based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. The game was released in 1991 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platform...
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Decision in the Desert

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
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Backgammon

DOS1986
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
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Knights of Legend

DOS1989 Origin Systems
Knights of Legend is a tactical role-playing game (RPG) released by Origin Systems in 1989 for MS-DOS, the Apple II, and the Commodore 64. Known for its complex gameplay and strategic depth, the game provides a turn-based combat experience that requires players to manage characters carefully and strategize battles with attention to detail. Set...
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
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Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 Eon Software
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 Command Simulations
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Sabre Team

DOS1994protected Krisalis
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Spaceward Ho!

Windows 3.xDOS1992 Delta Tao Software
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS1994 Impressions Games
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Scorched 3D

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001freeware
Scorched 3D is a free and open-source artillery game that serves as a modern adaptation of the classic MS-DOS game Scorched Earth. Developed by Gavin Camp, it was first released in 2001, and is available on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix-like systems. In Scorched 3D, players control tanks positioned on a 3D lands...