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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The Manager
DOS19914.2/5 Kron Simulation Software
The Manager is a soccer simulation game that puts you in charge of a football team and allows you to manage every aspect. You can train your players, choose tactics for every match, expand your stadium and sign contracts with new players.
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20024.2/5 UBI Soft
Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known for its strong chess engine and comprehensive tutorial features, making it popular among both beginners and advanced players. The software also included annotated gam...
Civilization II: Test of Time
Windows XP/98/951999remake4.2/5 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...
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Empire Interactive
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Centurion: Defender of Rome
DOS19904.2/5 Bits of magic
Centurion: Defender of Rome is a turn-based strategy game set in ancient Rome times. As a centurion of the Roman Empire, you will fight against the enemies of Rome in real time battles in every corner of Italy and Europe, you'll be a gladiator, race chariots, fight naval battles and more.
Bicycle Bridge
DOS19924.2/5
Operation Combat: Computer Battle Game
DOS19904.2/5 Merit Software
Space Crusade
DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
V for victory: Market-Garden
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Atomic Games
Axis and Allies
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West
Warheads
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5
Ascendancy
DOS19954.2/5 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.
Dogs of War
Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 Software Engineering
Renegade Legion Interceptor
DOS1990protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Heroes of Might and Magic II
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing
MicroLeague Wrestling
DOS19894.2/5 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.
Warlords
DOS19904.2/5 SSG Strategic Studies Group
The Perfect General
DOS19914.1/5 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 ...
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
DOS1995protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
X-COM: Terror from the Deep is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game and the sequel to one of the most popular DOS games in history, X-COM: UFO Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Stephen Goss (the original X-COM was designed by Julian Gollop) and was published by MicroProse Software in 1995. Terror from the Deep doesn't change the...
X-COM: Apocalypse
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...
Panzer General
DOS1994protected4.1/5 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.
Action in the North Atlantic
DOS19894.1/5 General Quarters Software
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS19914.1/5 Kron Simulation Software
Hollywood Squares
DOS19894.1/5 GameTek
Joan of Arc
DOS19894.1/5 Chip
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected4.1/5 Quicksilver Software
Monopoly
DOS19854.1/5
UMS 2: Nations at War
DOSMac OS19904.1/5 Intergalactic Development
Alternate Reality: The City
DOSMac OS19884.1/5 Paradise Programming
Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released in 1985. In Alternate Reality: The City, players find themselves in a mysterious and surreal city known as simply "The City". The game takes place in a fantasy setti...