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The 10 best DOS side view games

The 10 best DOS side view games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Street Fighter II leads the list, ahead of Circle of Blood and Dig Dug.

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

  • 177DOS side view games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.7Score of #1, out of 5
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS side view games

  1. Quadrax — playable in the browserRiki Computer Games · 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 activity2 players · 5m · 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 Quadrax
  2. DOOM 2D — playable in the browserPrikol Software · 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 DOOM 2D
  3. Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 — playable in the browserEpic MegaGames, 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 · 22m · 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 Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995
  4. Prince of Persia — playable in the browserBrøderbund Software, Inc. · Action · 1990Most 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 · 17m · 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 Prince of Persia
  5. Alien Rampage — playable in the browserSoftdisk Publishing · Action · 1996Often 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 · 11m · 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 Alien Rampage
  6. Loom — playable in the browserLucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure · 1990Often 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 Loom
  7. Duke Nukem II — 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 · 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 Duke Nukem II
  8. Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 2009Often 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 Commander Keen 8: Dead in the Desert
  9. The Incredible Machine — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 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 · 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 The Incredible Machine
  10. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge — playable in the browserLucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure · 1991Often 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 · 4m · 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 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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Questions

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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS side view game?

Street Fighter II (1992, Capcom Co., Ltd.) is the best DOS side view game by our players' ratings, ahead of Circle of Blood and Dig Dug. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

177. 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 side view games?

1992. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Street Fighter II and Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince.

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.