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.
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Risk: the World Conquest Game
DOS1989 Mastertronic
Black Crown
DOS1995
Dragons of Flame
DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff
DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
Phantasie 1
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Azalta: Cult of the Raven
DOS1996
Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds
DOS1982 Sir-tech Software
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
DOS1989 KOEI
Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44
DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100
DOS1989 The Software Toolworks
Hack
DOS1984freeware
Shadow of Yserbius
DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
DOS1987freeware Thinking Machine Associates
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
Balance of the Planet
DOSMac OS1990 Incredible technologies
Balance of the Planet is an environmental simulation game designed by Chris Crawford and self published under the Incredible technologies label in 1990. Its almost unique (for the time) and serious theme contributed to the game to stand out. Balance of the Planet is part of the Balance of Power series.
Betrayal
DOS1990protected
Beyond the Titanic
DOS1986 Apogee Software
Chess
DOS1981 International PC Owners
Decision at Gettysburg
DOS1990 TigLon Software
Empire II: The Art of War
DOSWindows XP/98/951995 White Wolf Productions
Heirs to the Throne
DOS1992 German Design Group
Incursion
Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2007freeware
Omega
DOSLinux1988freeware
Stratego
DOS1990 Accolade
Nobunaga's Ambition 2
DOS1989 KOEI
3D-Maze
Windows 3.x1991
Mychess
DOS1984 The Software Toolworks
Sarakon
DOS1991 Starbyte Software
Color Lines
DOS1992 Gamos
Star Fleet 1: The War Begins
DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
Rampart
DOS1992 Atari
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...