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The 10 best MicroProse Software, Inc. games

The 10 best MicroProse Software, Inc. games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Sid Meier's Civilization leads the list, ahead of Master of Orion and X-COM: UFO Defense.

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

  • 17MicroProse Software, Inc. games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.9Score of #1, out of 5
Ranks 11–17

More great MicroProse Software, Inc. games

  1. Pizza Tycoon — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 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 Pizza Tycoon
  2. 1942: The Pacific Air War — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Simulation · 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 1942: The Pacific Air War
  3. Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 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 Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe
  4. Transport Tycoon — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 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 Transport Tycoon
  5. Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 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 Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
  6. Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Adventure · 1992Not 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 Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender
  7. Sid Meier's Covert Action — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Action · 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 Sid Meier's Covert Action
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What is the best MicroProse Software, Inc. game?

Sid Meier's Civilization (1991, MPS Labs) is the best MicroProse Software, Inc. game by our players' ratings, ahead of Master of Orion and X-COM: UFO Defense. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these MicroProse Software, Inc. 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 MicroProse Software, Inc. games are there on dos.games?

17. 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 MicroProse Software, Inc. games?

1994. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: X-COM: UFO Defense, Sid Meier's Colonization and Master of Magic.

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.