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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Strip Poker 2 plus

DOS1988NSFW Anco Software
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10th Frame

DOS1987 Access Software
Time to hit the lanes in 10th Frame, a bowling simulator so committed to realism it even simulates the wait between turns. You line up your shot, set your spin, and pray the ancient gods of DOS let your pixel ball behave. The graphics depict a bowling alley with all the ambiance of a dentist’s office, and the sound effects could easily double...
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Hockey League Simulator

DOS1990 Bethesda Softworks
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 Softie
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The Astronomy Quiz

DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
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4 Queens Computer Casino

DOS1992 Applications Plus
This 1992 casino sim for DOS drops you into the neon-soaked carpet jungle of the Four Queens Hotel in Vegas. There’s no plot, no hero’s journey - just you, a digital bankroll, and the cold, soulless eyes of the slot machine. Blackjack, roulette, and video poker await as you attempt to cheat fate without cheating the game. The graphics a...
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Ancients 2: Approaching Evil

DOS1994 Farr-Ware Software
A direct sequel to Deathwatch, Ancients 2: Approaching Evil is like returning to your childhood neighborhood, except everyone’s still trying to kill you. Released in 1994, it builds on the first game’s formula by adding more monsters, spells, and slightly improved graphics that still look like a dungeon crawler built in a spreadsheet. E...
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Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo Software Engineering
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Betrayal

DOS1990protected
Ah, Betrayal—a game with a name that really sets the tone. Is it about backstabbing? Politics? Lost love? Not really. It’s actually a hybrid of strategy and role-playing where you move pieces around a map like a fantasy general with trust issues. The real betrayal might be the interface, which hasn’t aged gracefully. But stick wit...
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 Colorado Computer Creations
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The Temple of Elemental Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected Troika Games
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story begins in the small village of Hommlet and revolves around an ancient, sinister temple that serves as the center for ele...
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Acquire

DOS1989 IBM
Acquire (1989, DOS) brings boardroom drama to your DOS screen, turning you into a hotel tycoon in a game where the real enemy is... math. It's a faithful adaptation of the classic board game, complete with mergers, hostile takeovers, and the slow crushing realization that your cousin bought all the good stocks before you. There’s no real anim...
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 Avalon Hill
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Nectaris

DOS1995 Hudson soft
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Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes

DOS1990 Command Simulations
In Blitzkrieg: Battle at the Ardennes, you’re not just playing a wargame — you’re being handed a clipboard, a stack of orders, and a freezing cold battlefield in 1944. This 1990 DOS title lets you relive one of WWII’s most intense moments, complete with turn-based tactics, historical accuracy, and menus that make Excel look ...
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Epic Baseball

DOS1995 MicroLeague Multimedia
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Caesars Palace

DOS1989 Virgin Interactive
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Decision in the Desert

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
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Conflict: Europe

DOS1989 Personal Software Services
Conflict Europe is an abandoned turn-based top-down strategy game set in Europe. The game was developed by Personal Software Services and released by Mirrorsoft in 1989 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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Ultimate Soccer Manager 2

DOSWindows 3.x1996 Impressions Games
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Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware
Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special Edition". It's one of the earliest known role-playing video games (RPGs) with procedurally generated dungeons.In Beneath Apple Manor, players take on the role of an adve...
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Mind Mirror

DOS1986
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware
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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...
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Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997