Top 8 · Interactive fiction

All 8 DOS interactive fiction games, ranked

All 8 DOS interactive fiction games, ranked, as the players of dos.games rate them. Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny leads the list, ahead of Zork I: The Great Underground Empire and Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients.

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 November 2, 2026How the lists are ranked

8DOS interactive fiction games in the archive
8 of 8Play in your browser
3.5Score of #1, out of 5

1. Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
1997 · Westwood Studios · Role-playing (RPG)
3.51 rating
Guardians of Destiny is the sequel to Throne of Chaos, the original Lands of Lore game.
Play now: Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny About the game
2. Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
1982 · Infocom, Inc. · Adventure
3.41 rating
Zork: The Great Underground Empire is a classic text adventure game.
Play now: Zork I: The Great Underground Empire About the game
3. Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients
1987 · Angelsoft, Inc. · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients is a text adventure game.
Play now: Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients About the game
4. Alice in Wonderland
1989 · Robin C. Johnson · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
Alice in Wonderland is a text adventure based on Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Play now: Alice in Wonderland About the game
5. King's Quest VI AGI Demake
2024 · Brandon Kouri · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
This game is a ‘demake’ of Sierra On-Line’s original ‘King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.’ The original game was released in 1992, and featured 256 color VGA graphics and a point and click interface.
Play now: King's Quest VI AGI Demake About the game
6. D.R.E.D. Attack!
1989 · Gold Coast Software · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
Second game in the DRED trilogy.
Play now: D.R.E.D. Attack!About the game
7. Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
1986 · Ellicott Creek Software · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
Text adventure based on Arthur Conan Doyle's famous character.
Play now: Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos About the game
8. Zork III: The Dungeon Master
1982 · Infocom, Inc. · Adventure
3.2No ratings yet
In the third game of the famous adventure game series Zork, you are once again a nameless adventurer, only this time you won't travel through a beautiful magical land, but are immediately cast into a deep dungeon.
Play now: Zork III: The Dungeon Master About the game

Keep exploring

More top lists by gameplay

See them all in the catalogue

Questions

Frequently asked

How Best DOS Games are ranked

What is the best DOS interactive fiction game?

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (1997, Westwood Studios) is the best DOS interactive fiction game by our players' ratings, ahead of Zork I: The Great Underground Empire and Indiana Jones in Revenge of the Ancients. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS interactive fiction games online?

Yes. 8 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.

Which year had the most great DOS interactive fiction games?

1982. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Zork I: The Great Underground Empire and Zork III: The Dungeon Master.

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.