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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Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/951999 Wargaming West
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Axis and Allies

Windows XP/98/951998 Wargaming West
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V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected Atomic Games
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Bundesliga Manager Professional

DOS1991 Kron Simulation Software
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software
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Warlords

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS1989 MicroLeague Multimedia
MicroLeague Wrestling is an abandoned wrestling action game based on the WWF league, developed by MicroLeague Multimedia and released in 1989 for DOS. MicroLeague Wrestling was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64.
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Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS1990 New World Computing
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan is a computer RPG released in 1990 for MS-DOS and PC-98 platforms. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game Tunnels & Trolls created by Ken St. Andre, which was a lighter and more accessible alternative to Dungeons & Dragons. The main storyline, "Crusaders of Khazan," sends the party on an...
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Mick's Strip Poker

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1999NSFW
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Cave Wars

DOS1996
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Civilization II: Test of Time

Windows XP/98/951999remake Atari
Civilization II: Test of Time is an abandoned turn-based strategy game developed by Atari and released by MicroProse Software in 1999 for Windows. Civilization II: Test of Time is a remake of the cult classic Civilization 2, without the involvement of Sid Meier (the creator of the Civilization franchise). Test of Time includes fantasy and science f...
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected Atomic Games
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Ascendancy

DOS1995 The Logic Factory
Ascendancy is a science fiction themed turn-based strategy game developed by The Logic Factory and released in 1995 for DOS. Ascendancy is a classic 4X game (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate), similar to Master of Orion, yet with a few differences such as a technology tree.
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X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected 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...
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Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 General Quarters Software
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Hexxagon

DOS1993 Argo Games
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Joan of Arc

DOS1989 Chip
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Monopoly

DOS1985
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UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development
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Warlords 2

DOS1993 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series. The game begins with the player's party investigating a castle where the Cosmic Forge, a powerful magical pen capable of rewriting reality, was once used by a mad king ...
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Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected New World Computing
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Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Panzer General

DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
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Block O Mania

DOS1989 Crystal Shard