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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Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20024.2/5 UBI Soft
Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known for its strong chess engine and comprehensive tutorial features, making it popular among both beginners and advanced players. The software also included annotated gam...
North and South
DOS19904.2/5 Infogrames
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Strip Poker 3
DOS1991NSFW4/5 Artworx Software
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS19864.2/5 The Software Toolworks
Color Lines
DOS19923.8/5 Gamos
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware3.9/5
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 New World Computing
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition
Windows 3.x1989freeware4.1/5 Mindscape
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strategic simulation games. The game is set during the height of the Cold War, specifically in 1986, and it allows players to step into the shoes of either the United Stat...
Panzer General
DOS1994protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
DOS19813.9/5 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one of the first computer role-playing games (CRPGs).Developed by Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead, and published by Sir-Tech, Wizardry was initially released for the ...
Wasteland
DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Joey the Passion
Windows XP/98/9520044.2/5 Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion, released by Konami in 2004, is a PC video game that brings the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game to life. This game is the third and final installment in the "Power of Chaos" series. Players engage in duels that adhere to the traditional rules of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, allowing them to construct and cu...
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Empire Interactive
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 Triumph Studios
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures
DOSMac OS1993protected4.1/5 MicroMagic
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems
After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing
Uninvited
DOSMac OS19873.8/5 ICOM Simulations
Black Friday
DOS19833/5
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected4.1/5 Accolade
Strip Poker Professional: REV B
DOS1995NSFW3/5 Artworx Software
Mad Paradox
DOS1994NSFW3.9/5 Queen Soft
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS19884/5 Westwood Studios
Battle Chess
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.
4Play
Windows 3.x1995NSFW3.9/5
4Play is a multi-player board-like strategy party-game for adults released for Windows 3.1 in 1995. 4Play is a board-game very similar to Monopoly in which players have to perform certain (adult) actions in response to events happening on the board.
King's Bounty
DOSMac OS19903.9/5 New World Computing
One-Nil Soccer Manager
DOS19923.9/5 New Era Software
One-Nil Soccer Manager is a text-based soccer management simulation game that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed for various home computer systems, including DOS, Commodore 64 and Amiga. In One-Nil Soccer Manager, players take on the role of a soccer team manager, making strategic decisions to guide their team to s...
Ascendancy
DOS19954.2/5 The Logic Factory
Ascendancy is a science fiction themed turn-based strategy game developed by The Logic Factory and released in 1995 for DOS. Ascendancy is a classic 4X game (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate), similar to Master of Orion, yet with a few differences such as a technology tree.