Abandonware DOS title

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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Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 Logical Design Works
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Yuppi's Revenge

DOS1988 Ariolasoft
Yuppi's Revenge is what happens when ‘80s satire meets office rage. You’re a disgruntled ex-yuppie on a rampage through the corporate world—armed with a golf club...
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Oubliette

DOS1983
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Hockey League Simulator

DOS1990 Bethesda Softworks
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1994Pool

DOS1994
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Andromeda Conquest

DOS1982 Avalon Hill
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Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 Artworx Software
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding s...
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Caesars Palace (Interplay)

Windows XP/98/951997 Beam Software
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
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Facts in Action

DOS1992 Park Place Productions
Facts in Action (1992) is what happens when education puts on a lab coat and decides to become a video game. Designed to teach while you play, it blends quizzes, problem-solving, a...
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Hamurabi remake

DOS1996freewareremake
The 1996 Hamurabi remake takes one of the oldest strategy concepts in gaming and gives it a modest DOS-era facelift. At its core, it’s still about managing resources, feeding...
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HanaFuda

Windows XP/98/951999
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House of Cards

DOS1989
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IBM Strategy Games

DOS1983 IBM
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Jeopardy! Junior Edition

DOS1989 Sharedata
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Jeopardy! Second Edition

DOS1988 Sharedata
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Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Nerm of Bemer

DOS1984 COMPUTE! Publications
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ShadowForce

DOS1994 Midnight Synergy / Interspace Software
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The $100,000 pyramid

DOS1988 Magicom Multimedia
Ever wanted to be on a game show without leaving your CRT-lit basement? The $100,000 Pyramid brings you that chance. You guess words. Your partner gives clues. Sometimes you wonder...
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The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 Softie
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Online

Windows XP/98/952005 Konami
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Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market

DOS1984
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a criminal economist in 1980s New York, Drug Wars has your fix—pun intended. This early DOS classic throws you into t...
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Death by Backgammon

DOS1990
Only in the early ’90s could a game like Death by Backgammon exist with a straight face. It’s 1990, you’re on DOS, and suddenly backgammon isn’t just a quie...
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected Artech Studios
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Sensible Golf

DOS1994 Sensible Software
Sensible Golf is a golf video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It was released in 1994 for Amiga and MS-DOS.Unlike traditional...
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The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
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Arcade Pool

DOS1994 Team 17
Arcade Pool (1994) is like playing a game of billiards in your best friend’s basement—if your best friend happened to be a DOS machine with a serious competitive streak...
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Armada 2525

DOS1991
Armada 2525 is what happens when a spreadsheet decides it wants to conquer the galaxy. This is classic 4X strategy with all the bells, whistles, and menus your early '90s heart cou...