The most popular 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.
Sort by:
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS1989 Digital Studios Limited
Wheel of Fortune
DOS1987 Softie
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator
DOSMac OS1988 Intergalactic Development
UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players with a comprehensive and realistic military simula...
Dragon Wars
DOS1990protected Interplay Productions
Warp Rogue
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
Lexi-Cross
DOS1991 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of ...
Empire: Wargame of the Century
DOS1987 Northwest Software
Color Lines
DOS1992 Gamos
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Tank Wars
DOS1990
Eishockey Manager
DOS1993 Kron Simulation Software
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Windows XP/98/951999protected New World Computing
Legend of Faerghail
DOS1990 Electronic Design Hannover
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing video game developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is set in the fantasy worl...
Mad Paradox
DOS1994NSFW Queen Soft
WinRisk
Windows 3.x1992
Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz
Windows XP/98/951999 Wargaming West
Now with 27% more diplomacy and 300% more frustration! Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz (1999) takes everything from the original game and throws in extra scenarios, improved AI, and more ways to accidentally cause a Cold War. Want to ...
Playhouse Strip Poker
DOS1988NSFW Eurosoft
Hexxagon 2
DOS1993 Argo Games
Zany Golf
DOS1988 Sandcastle
Zany Golf is what happens when someone says, “Let’s make miniature golf, but with teleporters, hamburgers, and anti-gravity pads.” Part mini-golf simulator, part fever dream, this early EA title serves up surreal...
Dark Legions
DOS1994protected Silicon Knights
Master of Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected SimTex
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race fro...
Pool of Radiance
DOSMac OS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Ultimate Soccer Manager
DOS1995 Impressions Games
Premier Manager 2
DOS1993 Realms of Fantasy
V for victory: Velikiye Luki
DOS1992protected Atomic Games
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected Firaxis Games
Sid Meier took one look at Earth and said, “Let’s leave this dump.” Thus, Alpha Centauri (1999, Windows XP) was born - a 4X strategy game that takes Civilization to space, then adds philosophy, moral dilemmas, an...
Amberstar
DOS1992 Thalion
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was ava...
NetHack - Falcon's Eye
Windows XP/98/952001freeware
Family Feud
DOS1987 Softie