Abandonware DOS title

Turn-based games sorted by release date

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.
adventure-construction-set-1

Adventure Construction Set

DOS1987 Electronic Arts
Long before Minecraft let us build worlds, Adventure Construction Set handed you a digital Lego box and said, “Go nuts.” Want to make a dungeon full of orcs and ham sandwiches? Sure. A sci-fi epic with talking robots a...
anacreon-1

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware Thinking Machine Associates
Welcome to the future, where space empires are managed entirely via text and colored dots. Anacreon puts you in charge of an interstellar civilization and lets you conquer galaxies with the graphical intensity of an Excel spreadsh...
black-monday-01

Black Monday

DOS1987 Starsoft Development
Black Monday (1987) combines economic panic with the thrill of—wait for it—spreadsheet navigation. It's like Wolf of Wall Street without the fun, drugs, or DiCaprio. You’re managing a business during a financial ...
empire1-splash

Empire: Wargame of the Century

DOS1987 Northwest Software
family-feud-03

Family Feud

DOS1987 Softie
jeopardy-splash

Jeopardy!

DOS1987 Sharedata
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 Eon Software
mahjongg-nels-01

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
oligopoly-splash

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.
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Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts
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Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
phantasie_3-1

Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

DOS1987 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
president-elect-06

President Elect: 1988 Edition

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elections and allows players to take on the role of ca...
roadwar2000-3

Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
roadwareuropa-1

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
robotrascals-splash

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 Ozark Softscape
shard-of-spring-03

Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
sorcerer-lord-01

Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 Personal Software Services
starsaga-splash

Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary

DOS1987 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
civilwar-splash

The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
uninvited-win3x-04

Uninvited

DOSMac OS1987 ICOM Simulations
vegasgambler-splash

Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 Logical Design Works
video-casino-1

Video Casino

DOS1987 Mastertronic
wheel-of-fortune-splash

Wheel of Fortune

DOS1987 Softie
wizcrown-6

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
worlddarts-1

World Darts

DOS1987 Melbourne House
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Alternate Reality: The City

DOSMac OS1988 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, play...