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The 10 best DOS puzzle games

The 10 best DOS puzzle games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Bust-A-Move Again leads the list, ahead of Quadrax and Gobliiins.

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

  • 32DOS puzzle games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.3Score of #1, out of 5

  8. 8. Berusky

    1999 · AnakreoN · Puzzle

    3.3No ratings yet

    Berusky is a logic game, published under GNU Public License and it's based on an ancient puzzle named Sokoban.

    Play now: BeruskyAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS puzzle games

  1. Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition — playable in the browserGameTek, Inc. · Puzzle · 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 · 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 Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition
  2. Chip's Challenge — playable in the browserEpyx, Inc. · Puzzle · 1990Not 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 Chip's Challenge
  3. Snood — playable in the browserSnood, LLC · Puzzle · 1999Not 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 Snood
  4. Supaplex — playable in the browserDigital Integration Ltd. · Puzzle · 1991Not 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 Supaplex
  5. Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition — playable in the browserGameTek, Inc. · Puzzle · 1989Not 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 Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition
  6. Lemmings 2: The Tribes — playable in the browserPsygnosis Limited · Puzzle · 1993Not 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 Lemmings 2: The Tribes
  7. Tetris Gold — playable in the browserSpectrum Holobyte, Inc. · Puzzle · 1993Not 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 Tetris Gold
  8. Labyrinth of Light — playable in the browserMegadream Software · Puzzle · 1994Not 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 Labyrinth of Light
  9. Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings — playable in the browserInterplay Productions, Inc. · Puzzle · 1997Not 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 Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
  10. Pick 'n Pile — playable in the browserUbi Soft Entertainment Software · Puzzle · 1991Not 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 Pick 'n Pile
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS puzzle game?

Bust-A-Move Again (1996, Taito Corporation) is the best DOS puzzle game by our players' ratings, ahead of Quadrax and Gobliiins. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

32. 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 puzzle games?

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

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.