Abandonware DOS title

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.

Most popular turn based games

Magic: The Gathering
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Civilization
strategyDOS, Windows 3.x
  • wizardry-6-4
    DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software
  • wizardry1-splash
    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 ...

  • wcleaderboard-1
    DOS19884.2/5 Access Software
  • worlddarts-3
    DOS19873.9/5 Melbourne House
  • son-of-the-empire-04
  • savageempire-6
    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...

  • worms-1
    DOS1995protecteddemo4.1/5 Team 17
  • xcom3-09
    DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Mythos Software

    X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...

  • xcom2-7
    DOS1995protected4.2/5 MicroProse Software

    X-COM: Terror from the Deep is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game, the sequel of one of the most popular DOS games in history X-COM Ufo Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Stephen Gross (the X-COM original being designed by Julian Gollop) and was published by MicroProse Software back in 1995. Terror from the deep doesn't change ...

  • ufo-5
    DOS1994protected4.3/5 MicroProse Software

    UFO: Enemy Unknown (or X-COM: Ufo Defense) is a sci-fi tactical strategy game created by Julian Gollop set in a not-to-distant future where aliens are invading the Earth. The gameplay switches between tactical combat, where you fight aliens in a turn-based fashion, and strategic micromanagement, where you manage your X-COM base and personnel.

  • xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03
    DOS19914.2/5 Paragon Software
  • yu-gi-oh-power-of-chaos-07
    Windows XP/98/9520034.1/5 Konami
  • yuppisrevenge-1
    DOS19883.3/5 Ariolasoft
  • zany-golf-5
    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.