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The 10 best DOS 3rd-person (other) games

The 10 best DOS 3rd-person (other) games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Discworld leads the list, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Polda.

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

  • 78DOS 3rd-person (other) 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

  3. 3. Polda

    1998 · SleepTeam · Adventure

    3.51 rating

    Guide detective Pankrac through a strange kidnapping case in SleepTeam's 1998 MS-DOS adventure Polda, solving inventory puzzles and talking to suspects.

    Play now: PoldaAbout the game

  5. 5. 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 3rd-person (other) games

  1. Alone in the Dark — playable in the browserInterplay Productions, Inc. · 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 · 9m · 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 Alone in the Dark
  2. Alone in the Dark 3 — playable in the browserInfogrames, 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 · 8m · 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 Alone in the Dark 3
  3. Reach for the Skies — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Simulation · 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 · 7m · 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 Reach for the Skies
  4. Trick or Treat — playable in the browserProein Software · Adventure · 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 · 6m · 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 Trick or Treat
  5. Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion — playable in the browserid Software, Inc. · Action · 2006Most 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 · 6m · 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 Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion
  6. Beneath a Steel Sky — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 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 · 6m · 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 Beneath a Steel Sky
  7. Mutation of J.B. — playable in the browserRiki Computer Games · 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 · 5m · 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 Mutation of J.B.
  8. Betrayal at Krondor — playable in the browserSierra On-Line · Role-playing (RPG) · 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 Betrayal at Krondor
  9. 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!
  10. Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 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 · 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 Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon
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What is the best DOS 3rd-person (other) game?

Discworld (1995, Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd.) is the best DOS 3rd-person (other) game by our players' ratings, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Polda. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS 3rd-person (other) 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 3rd-person (other) games are there on dos.games?

78. 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 3rd-person (other) 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.