Abandonware DOS title

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.
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Sharkey's 3D Pool

DOS1990 Aardvark Software
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Worms

DOS1995protecteddemo Team 17
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where players take command of one of five different factions, each vying for control of the galaxy.In Star General, players comman...
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 The Software Toolworks
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
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Strip Poker 3

DOS1991NSFW Artworx Software
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The Temple of Elemental Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected Troika Games
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story begins in the small village of Hommlet and revolves around an ancient, sinister temple that serves as the center for ele...
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Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf

DOS1995 Pixel Painters Corporation
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Strip Poker Deluxe

DOS1994NSFW
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Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
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Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected New World Computing
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software
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Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected Interplay Productions
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X-COM: Terror from the Deep

DOS1995protected MicroProse Software
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (also known as X-COM 2) is a DOS science fiction tactical strategy game and the sequel to one of the most popular DOS games in history, X-COM: UFO Defense. Terror from the Deep was designed by Stephen Goss (the original X-COM was designed by Julian Gollop) and was published by MicroProse Software in 1995. Terror fro...
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Warlords

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Mythos Software
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
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John Madden Football

DOS1989 Electronic Arts
John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...
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Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected Blue Byte Software
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Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
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Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW Eleven Software
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The Aethra Chronicles

DOS1994
The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...
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Alpha Centauri

Windows XP/98/951999protected Firaxis Games
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Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 Colorado Computer Creations
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Warp Rogue

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware
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Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Midway Campaign

DOS1983 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Battle Isle

DOS1991protected Blue Byte Software