Abandonware DOS title

The most popular turn-based tactics games

Turn-based tactical video games are a genre of strategy games where gameplay is divided into turns, during which players take sequential actions with their units or characters. In turn-based tactical games, players typically control a group of units, such as soldiers, heroes, or specialized characters, and navigate them across a grid-based map or environment. Each turn, players can move their units, attack enemies, use special abilities, or perform other actions within the game's mechanics and rules.

The turn-based nature of these games allows players to carefully consider their options and plan their moves strategically, taking into account factors like terrain, unit strengths and weaknesses, and the overall objectives of the game. Typically, the outcome of battles or encounters is determined by a combination of factors such as unit statistics, positioning, and sometimes random chance. Some well-known examples of turn-based tactical games include the XCOM series, Heroes of Might and Magic series, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Jagged Alliance. 

siege-06

Siege

DOS1992 Mindcraft Software
ufo2000-03

UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
gemfire-03

Gemfire

DOS1992 KOEI
peoples-general-06

People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
crusade-in-europe-01

Crusade in Europe

DOS1985 MicroProse Software
pacific-general-03

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
decisive-civil-war-2-08

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
mcarthur-war-02

MacArthur's War

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS1991 SDJ Enterprises
empire2-art-war-05

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 White Wolf Productions
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
tigersinsnow-4

The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
decisive-civil-war-1-03

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
mechwar-2

Mech War

DOS1992
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
frontline-v14-01

Frontline

DOS1990 Cases Computer Simulations
conflict-europe-07

Conflict: Europe

DOS1989 Personal Software Services
Conflict Europe is an abandoned turn-based top-down strategy game set in Europe. The game was developed by Personal Software Services and released by Mirrorsoft in 1989 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
merchant-colony-07

Merchant Colony

DOS1991 Impressions Games
full-metal-planete-05

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS1990 Hitech Productions
battle-for-normandy-02

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest: grid maps, unit stats, and more abbreviations tha...
frontlines-impressions-03

Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
decisive-civil-war-3-10

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 SSG Strategic Studies Group
knights-of-the-desert-03

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected Tactical Design Group
sorcerer-lord-01

Sorcerer Lord

DOS1987 Personal Software Services
conflict-korea-05

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
nectaris-splash

Nectaris

DOS1995 Hudson soft
gulf-strike-04

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.
pattonvsrommel-splash

Patton vs. Rommel

DOS1987 Electronic Arts