Abandonware DOS title

Turn-based games sorted by year, newest first

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.
power-struggle-02

Power Struggle

DOS19883.5/5 Personal Software Services
rackem-2

Rack 'em

DOS19883.5/5 Artech Studios
santaparavia-2

Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio

DOS19883.7/5 Starsoft Development
starcommand-4

Star Command

DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
stellarcrusade-1

Stellar Crusade

DOS1988protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
strippoker2-2

Strip Poker 2

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 Artworx Software
strippoker2plus-01

Strip Poker 2 plus

DOS1988NSFW3.8/5 Anco Software
super-battleship-03

Super Battleship

DOS19883.3/5
teenagequeen-2

Teenage Queen

DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 ERE Informatique
1000000pyramid-1

The $100,000 pyramid

DOS19883.3/5 Magicom Multimedia
pasrun_001

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
ums-1

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac19884.1/5 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...
vulcan-04

Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign

DOS19883.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations
wasteland-1

Wasteland

DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
winlosedraw-4

Win, Lose or Draw

DOS19883.2/5 Softie
wizardy-4-5

Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
wizardry-5-5

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS19883.5/5 Sir-tech Software
wcleaderboard-1

World Class Leader Board

DOS19884.2/5 Access Software
World Class Leader Board is a golf simulation game developed and published by Access Software and released in the late 1980s for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC. Players could choose their clubs, adjust their stance, and navigate through the virtual courses. World Class Leader Board was designed by Bruce ...
yuppisrevenge-4

Yuppi's Revenge

DOS19883.3/5 Ariolasoft
zany-golf-5

Zany Golf

DOS19883.9/5 Sandcastle
Zany Golf (also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf) is an abandoned miniature golf game designed by Will Harvey, developed by Sandcastle and released by Electronic Arts in 1988. Zany Golf runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, Genesis. Zany Golf can be played by two players on hotseat mode.
10thframe-4

10th Frame

DOS19874/5 Access Software
adventure-construction-set-1

Adventure Construction Set

DOS19873.9/5 Electronic Arts
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
anacreon-1

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware3.9/5 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.
black-monday-02

Black Monday

DOS19873.5/5 Starsoft Development
empire1-1

Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
family-feud-03

Family Feud

DOS19873.3/5 Softie
jeopardy-1

Jeopardy!

DOS19873.8/5 Sharedata
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected3.6/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS19873.6/5 Eon Software