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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Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Roadwar Europa

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary

DOS19873.6/5 Masterplay Publishing Corporation

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

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...

Annals of Rome

DOS19883.8/5 Personal Software Services

Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS19882.8/5 Cases Computer Simulations

Battle Chess

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions

Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.