1. Wolfenstein 3D
1992 · id Software, Inc. · Action
Wolfenstein 3D is an episodic first-person shooter and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein.
The 10 best DOS world war II games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Wolfenstein 3D leads the list, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and Aces of the Pacific.
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1992 · id Software, Inc. · Action
Wolfenstein 3D is an episodic first-person shooter and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein.
1997 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
Steel Panthers III is the third in the Steel Panther series, which chronicles the exploits of tanks from a top-down hex-based setting.
1992 · Dynamix · Simulation
Dynamix/Sierra's answer to the Lawrence Holland Air Combat Trilogy.
1993 · Rowan Software Ltd. · Simulation
Reach for the Skies is a combat flight sim focused on WWII's famous "Battle of Britain", splitting the battle into four stages and giving you the option to take part for either the Royal Air Force or the German Luftwaffe.
1996 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Simulation
Silent Hunter Commander's Edition is the compilation of the original Silent Hunter and patrol disks (expansion packs) 1, 2, and 3.
1993 · Dynamix · Simulation
Sequel to Aces of the Pacific, Aces over Europe takes place in the Western Theater of Operations during WW2.
1994 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
The time for resurrecting historical events has come.
1994 · Dynamix, Inc. · Simulation
Take command of one of seven German U-Boats during WWII and hunt down and destroy allied convoys.
1994 · Atomic Games, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
A military strategy wargame focusing on the African desert campaign of legendary Irwin Rommel; specifically, the period between November and December, 1941 when Rommel's offensive is driven close to the Suez Canal and American supplies have given an edge to the Commonwealth Eight Army.
1995 · Strategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics
Steel Panthers is a wargame (turn-based strategy game) by Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI).
| Signal | Adds | ||
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| Player ratings0% · no ratings yet | 0.00 | ||
| Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings | 3.20 | ||
| Blended rating | 3.20 | ||
| Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50 | +0.00 | ||
| Score | 3.2 | ||
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 Western Front: The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945| Signal | Adds | ||
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| Player ratings0% · no ratings yet | 0.00 | ||
| Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings | 3.20 | ||
| Blended rating | 3.20 | ||
| Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50 | +0.00 | ||
| Score | 3.2 | ||
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 Empire Deluxe| Signal | Adds | ||
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| Player ratings0% · no ratings yet | 0.00 | ||
| Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings | 3.20 | ||
| Blended rating | 3.20 | ||
| Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50 | +0.00 | ||
| Score | 3.2 | ||
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 Prisoner of Ice| Signal | Adds | ||
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| Player ratings0% · no ratings yet | 0.00 | ||
| Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings | 3.20 | ||
| Blended rating | 3.20 | ||
| Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50 | +0.00 | ||
| Score | 3.2 | ||
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 Search and Destroy| Signal | Adds | ||
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| Player ratings0% · no ratings yet | 0.00 | ||
| Archive default3.20 × 100% · never scored by the catalogue · stands in for 8 ratings | 3.20 | ||
| Blended rating | 3.20 | ||
| Play activitynobody has booted it here · capped at +0.50 | +0.00 | ||
| Score | 3.2 | ||
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 Wings of Fury