Abandonware DOS title

Turn-based games sorted by title, from Z to A

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.

Turn based: most popular games

Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
strategyWindows XP/98/95
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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 ...
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Yuppi's Revenge

DOS1988 Ariolasoft
Yuppi's Revenge is what happens when ‘80s satire meets office rage. You’re a disgruntled ex-yuppie on a rampage through the corporate world—armed with a golf club...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny

Windows XP/98/952003 Konami
This is the game where Yugi Moto teaches you how to duel—and then proceeds to obliterate you with Dark Magician. Yugi the Destiny is slick, nostalgic, and full of cards you'l...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Kaiba the Revenge

Windows XP/98/952004 Konami
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Joey the Passion

Windows XP/98/952004 Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion, released by Konami in 2004, is a PC video game that brings the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game to life. This game is the third and f...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Online

Windows XP/98/952005 Konami
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants is a curious blend of action and light strategy, where Marvel’s famous mutants get to stretch their powers across a series of loosely connected m...
ufo-5

X-COM: Ufo Defense

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
X-COM: UFO Defense is the granddaddy of tactical strategy, the game that made countless players paranoid about what might be lurking just outside radar range. It blends base manage...
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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 ...
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X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Mythos Software
X-COM: Apocalypse takes the familiar alien invasion formula and tosses it into a sprawling futuristic city, where things feel both more chaotic and oddly more personal. Instead of ...
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Worms

DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo Team 17
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Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

DOS1990freeware Origin Systems
After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. The...
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World Darts

DOS1987 Melbourne House
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World Class Leader Board

DOS1988 Access Software
World Class Leader Board is a golf simulation game developed and published by Access Software and released in the late 1980s for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amig...
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

DOS1981 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one ...
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series.&nbs...
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Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
Heart of the Maelstrom brings epic dungeon crawling to dizzying heights, challenging players with sprawling levels, fiendish enemies, and puzzles that seem to require a PhD in pati...
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna flips the script by letting you play the villain, which is as delightful as it is diabolical. You control Werdna, an evil wizard with a knack for c...
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Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS1983 Sir-tech Software
Legacy of Llylgamyn steps up the ante, sending your party into a town under siege and dungeons filled with more monsters than your imagination can comfortably handle. This isn&rsqu...
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Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds

DOS1982 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry 2: The Knight of Diamonds takes the classic dungeon crawl and adds a few extra twists, like more mazes to get lost in and puzzles designed to make you question your life c...
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Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013
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WinRisk

Windows 3.x1992
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Win, Lose or Draw

DOS1988 Softie
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Wheel of Fortune

DOS1987 Softie
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Whale's Voyage

DOS1993 neo Software Produktions
Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is ...
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite...