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The 10 best DOS 1st-person games

The 10 best DOS 1st-person games, as the players of dos.games rate them. DOOM II: Hell on Earth leads the list, ahead of Blood and DOOM.

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

  • 173DOS 1st-person games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.9Score of #1, out of 5

  2. 2. Blood

    1997 · Monolith Productions · Action

    3.72 ratings

    Caleb was once a feared gunslinger, until he met a woman who was involved with a mysterious cult known as Cabal.

    Play now: BloodAbout the game

  3. 3. DOOM

    1993 · id Software, Inc. · Action

    3.61 rating

    The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.

    Play now: DOOMAbout the game

  10. 10. Cyberia

    1994 · Xatrix Entertainment · Action

    3.4No ratings yet

    In the year 2027, the world is controlled by two rival superpowers, the western-bloc Free World Alliance and the east-bloc Cartel.

    Play now: CyberiaAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS 1st-person games

  1. Wolfenstein 3D — playable in the browserApogee Software, Ltd. · 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 activity2 players · 23m · capped at +0.50+0.13
    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 Wolfenstein 3D
  2. Star Wars: Dark Forces — playable in the browserLucasArts Entertainment Company LLC · 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 activity2 players · 18m · capped at +0.50+0.13
    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 Star Wars: Dark Forces
  3. Flying Corps: Gold — playable in the browserEmpire Interactive · Simulation · 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 activity2 players · 7m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    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 Flying Corps: Gold
  4. Dune — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 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 activity2 players · 4m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    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 Dune
  5. Quake — playable in the browserGT Interactive Software Corp. · Action · 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 activity2 players · 3m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    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 Quake
  6. Hexen: Beyond Heretic — playable in the browserid Software, 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 activity2 players · 2m · capped at +0.50+0.12
    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 Hexen: Beyond Heretic
  7. Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold — playable in the browserApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1993Often 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 · 21m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    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 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
  8. Rol Crusaders — playable in the browserDigital Dreams Multimedia · Role-playing (RPG) · 1995Often 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 · 16m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    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 Rol Crusaders
  9. Redneck Rampage — playable in the browserInterplay Productions, Inc. · Action · 1997Often 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 · 15m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    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 Redneck Rampage
  10. Comanche 3 — playable in the browserNovaLogic, Inc. · Simulation · 1997Often 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 · 12m · capped at +0.50+0.09
    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 Comanche 3
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS 1st-person game?

DOOM II: Hell on Earth (1994, id Software, Inc.) is the best DOS 1st-person game by our players' ratings, ahead of Blood and DOOM. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS 1st-person 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 1st-person games are there on dos.games?

173. 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 1st-person games?

1994. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: DOOM II: Hell on Earth, System Shock and Cyberia.

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.