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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Acquire
DOS1989 IBM
Acquire (1989, DOS) brings boardroom drama to your DOS screen, turning you into a hotel tycoon in a game where the real enemy is... math. It's a faithful adaptation of the classic board game, complete with mergers, hostile takeove...
Cutthroats
DOS1984 Infocom
Cyrus
DOS1985
Journey to the Center of the Earth
DOS1988 Chip
Boggle
DOS1990 HVB Software
It’s Boggle (1990, DOS), the digital version of everyone’s favorite game where you try to spell long words while your friend keeps shouting “DOG” over and over. The game board is a 4x4 grid of letters, and ...
Backgammon
DOS1986
Gengis Khan
DOS1989 KOEI
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...
Psion Chess
DOSMac OS1985 Psion Software
Vulcan: The Tunisian Campaign
DOS1988 Cases Computer Simulations
Bicycle Bridge
DOS1992
Ready to get your heart racing with the world’s slowest competitive sport? Bicycle Bridge brings the thrill of bidding, trick-taking, and utter confusion straight to your DOS machine. Whether you're a grandmaster or just som...
Lords of Midnight
DOS1984remake Beyond Software
Remote Control
DOS1989 Softie
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge
DOS1992 Sierra On-Line
Felony!
DOS1984 BrainBank
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
DOS1994 KOEI
Vegas Gambler
DOS1987 Logical Design Works
Blitz Draughts
DOS1992 PC Solutions
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...
Decision at Gettysburg
DOS1990 TigLon Software
House of Cards
DOS1989
Khalaan
DOS1990 Chip
Firezone
DOS1988 Arcadia Systems
Mini Putt
DOS1988 Artech Studios
Disciples of Steel
DOS1994
Hollywood Squares
DOS1989 GameTek
WitchavenRL
Windows 10/11Linux2013
Triple Triad Gold
Windows XP/98/952000freeware
Triple Triad is a card game that originated in the Final Fantasy series, specifically in Final Fantasy VIII. The game is played on a 3x3 grid, and each player has a deck of cards featuring different characters, monsters, or other ...
Knight Exchange
DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
Global Thermo War
DOS1985
Mirror Magic
Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware