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The 10 best DOS arcade games

The 10 best DOS arcade games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Dig Dug leads the list, ahead of Pole Position and Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince.

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

  • 79DOS arcade games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.5Score of #1, out of 5

  10. 10. Ignition

    1997 · Unique Development Studios AB · Racing / Driving

    3.3No ratings yet

    Ignition is an action packed racing game viewed from above and slightly behind the player.

    Play now: IgnitionAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS arcade games

  1. Montezuma's Revenge (1984) — playable in the browserParker Brothers · Action · 1984Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Montezuma's Revenge (1984)
  2. Max & Sparky — playable in the browserInvisible Cities Interactive Entertainment · Adventure · 1997Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Max & Sparky
  3. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament — playable in the browserThe Codemasters Software Company Limited · Racing / Driving · 1995Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
  4. Ugh! — playable in the browserPlay Byte · Action · 1992Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Ugh!
  5. Duke Nukum: Episode 2 - Mission: Moonbase — playable in the browserApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1991Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Duke Nukum: Episode 2 - Mission: Moonbase
  6. Tyrian — playable in the browserEpic MegaGames, Inc. · Action · 1995Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Tyrian
  7. Tyrian 2000 — playable in the browserXSIV Games · Action · 1999Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Tyrian 2000
  8. Cool Spot — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Action · 1994Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · 1m · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Cool Spot
  9. Vlak — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 1993Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Vlak
  10. Litil Divil — playable in the browserGremlin Interactive Ltd. · Adventure · 1993Most played
    3.3
    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 activity1 player · capped at +0.50+0.08
    Score3.3

    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 Litil Divil
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Questions

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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS arcade game?

Dig Dug (1983, Namco Limited) is the best DOS arcade game by our players' ratings, ahead of Pole Position and Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS arcade games 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 arcade games are there on dos.games?

79. 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.

Which year had the most great DOS arcade games?

1996. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Bust-A-Move Again and Alien Rampage.

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.