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The 10 best DOS graphic adventure games

The 10 best DOS graphic adventure games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Discworld leads the list, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Circle of Blood.

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

  • 68DOS graphic adventure games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.6Score of #1, out of 5

  1. 1. Discworld

    1995 · Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd. · Adventure

    3.61 rating

    This adventure game puts the player in the shoes of Rincewind, a wizard whose sole purpose in life is to stay alive.

    Play now: DiscworldAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS graphic adventure games

  1. King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1987Most 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 King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
  2. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · 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 · 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 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
  3. Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! — playable in the browserPsygnosis Limited · Adventure · 1996Most 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 Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
  4. King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1988Most 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 King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
  5. Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail! — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1996Most 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 Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail!
  6. Gene Machine — playable in the browserVic Tokai, Inc. · Adventure · 1996Most 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 Gene Machine
  7. Orion Burger — playable in the browserEidos, Inc. · Adventure · 1996Most 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 Orion Burger
  8. Dragon History — playable in the browserVochozka Trading · Adventure · 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 · 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 Dragon History
  9. King's Quest III: To Heir is Human — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1986Most 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 King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
  10. King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (2002 Remake) — playable in the browserTierra Entertainment · Adventure · 2002Most 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 King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (2002 Remake)
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS graphic adventure game?

Discworld (1995, Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd.) is the best DOS graphic adventure game by our players' ratings, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Circle of Blood. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

68. 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 graphic adventure games?

1995. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Discworld, Full Throttle and Flight of the Amazon Queen.

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.