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The 10 best DOS world war II games

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.

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

  • 15DOS world war II games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.3Score of #1, out of 5
  1. 4. Reach for the Skies

    1993 · Rowan Software Ltd. · Simulation

    3.3No ratings yet

    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.

  2. 9. Operation Crusader

    1994 · Atomic Games, Inc. · Strategy / tactics

    3.2No ratings yet

    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.

Ranks 11–15

More great DOS world war II games

  1. Western Front: The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945 — playable in the browserStrategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics · 1991Not 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 Western Front: The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945
  2. Empire Deluxe — playable in the browserNew World Computing, 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 Empire Deluxe
  3. Prisoner of Ice — playable in the browserI•Motion, Inc. · Adventure · 1995Not 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 Prisoner of Ice
  4. Search and Destroy — playable in the browserBrøderbund Software, Inc. · Simulation · 1987Not 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 Search and Destroy
  5. Wings of Fury — playable in the browserBrøderbund Software, Inc. · Action · 1989Not 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 Wings of Fury
Questions

Frequently asked

What is the best DOS world war II game?

Wolfenstein 3D (1992, id Software, Inc.) is the best DOS world war II game by our players' ratings, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and Aces of the Pacific. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS world war II 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 world war II games are there on dos.games?

15. 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 world war II games?

1994. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Panzer General, Aces of the Deep and Operation Crusader.

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.