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The 10 best DOS games of the 2000s

The 10 best DOS games of the 2000s, as the players of dos.games rate them. Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert leads the list, ahead of Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion and Super Mario World DX.

Every game on the list plays in your browser, with nothing to install. The order comes from players' ratings and real play time, so it moves as people play.

Updated How the lists are ranked

  • 14DOS games of the 2000s in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.3Score of #1, out of 5
Ranks 11–14

More great DOS games of the 2000s

  1. Space Quest: The Lost Chapter — playable in the browserFreeware · Adventure · 2001Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Space Quest: The Lost Chapter
  2. Commander Keen 7: The Keys of Krodacia — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 2006Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Commander Keen 7: The Keys of Krodacia
  3. Udoiana Raunes 3: In Search for Indiana Jones IV — playable in the browserFreeware · Adventure · 2003Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open Udoiana Raunes 3: In Search for Indiana Jones IV
  4. HappyLand Adventures — playable in the browserFree Lunch Design AB · Action · 2000Not played yet
    3.2
    How this score is built
    SignalAdds
    Player ratings0% · no ratings yet0.00
    Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings3.20
    Blended rating3.20
    Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50+0.00
    Score3.2

    Recomputed from the database as ratings and sessions land. Every title in the archive goes through this same arithmetic — there is no manual adjustment step.

    Open HappyLand Adventures
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What is the best DOS game of the 2000s?

Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert (2009, Ceilick) is the best DOS game of the 2000s by our players' ratings, ahead of Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion and Super Mario World DX. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS games of the 2000s online?

Yes. 10 of the games on this list play free in your browser on dos.games, with no download and no emulator to set up. Press Play on any of them; your progress can be saved.

How many DOS games of the 2000s are there on dos.games?

14. This list ranks the best 10 in full and the next ones below them; the catalogue has every one, with filters for year, studio and more.

How is this list ranked?

With the same score as our Best DOS Games ranking: players' ratings, pulled toward the archive's own rating while a game has few of them, plus a small bonus for the games people actually keep playing. No editor and no sponsor decides a place.