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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Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge

DOS1992 Sierra On-Line

Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the classic board game into a high-speed duel of wits...

Backgammon

DOS1986

House of Cards

DOS1989

Death by Backgammon

DOS1990

Khalaan

DOS1990 Chip

Armchair Quarterback

DOS1985

Armchair Quarterback lets you live the dream of yelling at your TV — but on your DOS machine, and with even less control. It’s part simulator, part quiz show, and all weird. You make play calls, analyze stats, and pray...

Over the Reich

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 Big Time Software

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-pla...

Lords of Midnight

DOS1984remake Beyond Software

WitchavenRL

Windows 10/11Linux2013

Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software

EGA Bomb

DOS1988

Felony!

DOS1984 BrainBank

Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 ImagiSoft

Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 Impressions Games

Laserwars

DOS1994

Jeopardy! Second Edition

DOS1988 Sharedata

Oligopoly

DOS1987 Pc design associates

Oligopoly is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by James Kerwin, developed by PC Design Associates and released by XOR Corporation in 1987 for DOS.

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected Silicon Knights

Kaiser

DOS1992