1. DOOM
1993 · id Software, Inc. · Action
The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.
Top 10 · Horror
The 10 best DOS horror games
The 10 best DOS horror games, as the players of dos.games rate them. DOOM leads the list, ahead of Final DOOM and System Shock.
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.
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- 23DOS horror games in the archive
- 10 of 10Play in your browser
- 3.6Score of #1, out of 5
- 3.61 rating
- 3.41 rating
2. Final DOOM
1996 · TeamTNT · Action
Final DOOM is the last ID-Tech 1 Doom game.
- 3.41 rating
3. System Shock
1994 · LookingGlass Technologies · Action
System Shock is a first-person shooter with puzzle-solving and light role-playing elements.
- 3.3No ratings yet
4. Alone in the Dark
1992 · Infogrames · Action
Description Jeremy Hartwood has committed suicide in his Louisiana mansion, Derceto.
- 3.3No ratings yet
5. Alone in the Dark 3
1995 · Infogrames · Action
It's 1926 and after Edward Carnby's success in his previous two investigations, a journalist has nicknamed him the 'Supernatural Private Eye'.
- 3.3No ratings yet
6. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1990 · Horror Soft Ltd. · Action
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is an adventure game.
- 3.3No ratings yet
7. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
1993 · Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure
Step into the world of Gabriel Knight, a wise-cracking bookstore owner and would-be author.
- 3.2No ratings yet
8. Castlevania
1990 · Distinctive Software, Inc. · Action
Every hundred years, the dark vampire known as Dracula resurrects and terrorizes the land.
- 3.2No ratings yet
9. Alone In The Dark 2
1993 · Infogrames · Action
In Alone in the Dark 2, you take the role of detective Edward Carnby, one of the two main characters in the original Alone in the Dark.
- 3.2No ratings yet
10. Dark Seed
1992 · Cyberdreams, Inc. · Adventure
Dark Seed is an adventure game which capitalizes on the drawings of famous horror designer H.
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How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Harvester - Cryptic Passage for Blood — playable in the browserWizardWorks Group, Inc. · Action · 1997Not played yetNot played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Cryptic Passage for Blood - Not played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Inner Worlds - Ravenloft: Stone Prophet — playable in the browserStrategic Simulations, Inc. · Role-playing (RPG) · 1995Not played yetNot played yet3.2No ratings yet
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Open Ravenloft: Stone Prophet - Not played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Alien Carnage - Not played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Last Rites - Not played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Monster Bash - Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1993Not played yetNot played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness - Horror Zombies from the Crypt — playable in the browserMillennium Interactive Ltd. · Action · 1990Not played yetNot played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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 Horror Zombies from the Crypt - Not played yet3.2No ratings yet
How this score is built Signal Adds 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.
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