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.
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Adventure Construction Set
DOS19873.9/5 Electronic Arts
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
DOS1987freeware3.9/5 Thinking Machine Associates
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
Black Monday
DOS19873.5/5 Starsoft Development
Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS19874/5 Northwest Software
Family Feud
DOS19873.6/5 Softie
Jeopardy!
DOS19873.8/5 Sharedata
Kampfgruppe
DOS1987protected3.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Lords of Conquest
DOS19873.6/5 Eon Software
Mah Jongg Solitaire
DOS19874/5 Arcanum Computing
Mech Brigade
DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Mission: Mainframe
DOS19873.9/5
Oligopoly
DOS19873.4/5 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.
Patton vs. Rommel
DOS19874/5 Electronic Arts
Phantasie 1
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus
DOS19874.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
President Elect
DOS1987protected3.7/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Robot Rascals
DOS19873.8/5 Ozark Softscape
Shard of Spring
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Sorcerer Lord
DOS19874.3/5 Personal Software Services
Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary
DOS19873.6/5 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
The Civil War
DOS19873.3/5 Avalon Hill
Uninvited
DOSMac OS19873.8/5 ICOM Simulations
Vegas Gambler
DOS19873.4/5 Logical Design Works
Video Casino
DOS19873/5 Mastertronic
Wheel of fortune
DOS19874/5 Softie
Wizard's Crown
DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
World Darts
DOS19873.9/5 Melbourne House
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...