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The 10 best DOS fantasy games

The 10 best DOS fantasy games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Discworld leads the list, ahead of Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

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

  • 121DOS fantasy 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

  10. 10. Spellcross

    1997 · Cauldron Ltd. · Strategy / tactics

    3.3No ratings yet

    This turn-based C&C/X-Com hybrid puts you in command of an extensive array of modern-day sounding troops, needing to play battle after battle against the merciless hordes of fantastical creatures (orcs, elves, skeletons, etc.) in an attempt to save the world.

    Play now: SpellcrossAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS fantasy games

  1. The Lion King — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Action · 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 · 31m · capped at +0.50+0.14
    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 Lion King
  2. Ultima VI: The False Prophet — playable in the browserORIGIN Systems, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG) · 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 activity2 players · 13m · 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 Ultima VI: The False Prophet
  3. Bust-A-Move Again — playable in the browserAcclaim Entertainment, Inc. · Puzzle · 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 · 10m · 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 Bust-A-Move Again
  4. King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1987) — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1987Most 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 King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1987)
  5. Gobliiins — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 1991Most 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 Gobliiins
  6. 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
  7. 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
  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. 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
  10. Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG) · 1982Often 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 Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
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How Best DOS Games are ranked
What is the best DOS fantasy game?

Discworld (1995, Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd.) is the best DOS fantasy game by our players' ratings, ahead of Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

121. 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 fantasy games?

1995. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Discworld, Heroes of Might and Magic and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.

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.