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Top 10 · 1993

The 10 best DOS games of 1993

The 10 best DOS games of 1993, as the players of dos.games rate them. DOOM leads the list, ahead of SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM and Master of Orion.

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

  • 92DOS games of 1993 in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.6Score of #1, out of 5

  1. 1. DOOM

    1993 · id Software, Inc. · Action

    3.61 rating

    The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.

    Play now: DOOMAbout the game

  8. 8. 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.

    Play now: Reach for the SkiesAbout the game

  9. 9. Cannon Fodder

    1993 · Sensible Software · Action

    3.3No ratings yet

    Guide a team of up to four soldiers through 72 levels of combat in this innovative top-down action/strategy hybrid, best thought of as Lemmings crossed with Commando crossed with Dune 2.

    Play now: Cannon FodderAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS games of 1993

  1. Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk — playable in the browserCodemasters · Action · 1993Most 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 · 3m · 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 Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
  2. The Terminator: Rampage — playable in the browserBethesda Softworks LLC · Action · 1993Most 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 · 2m · 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 The Terminator: Rampage
  3. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1993Most 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 · 2m · 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 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
  4. Betrayal at Krondor — playable in the browserSierra On-Line · Role-playing (RPG) · 1993Most 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 · 2m · 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 Betrayal at Krondor
  5. Prehistorik 2 — playable in the browserTitus Software Corporation · Action · 1993Most 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 · 1m · 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 Prehistorik 2
  6. Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 1993Most 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 · 1m · 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 Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon
  7. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 1993Most 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 · 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 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
  8. Vlak — playable in the browserFreeware · Action · 1993Most 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 · 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 Vlak
  9. Litil Divil — playable in the browserGremlin Interactive Ltd. · Adventure · 1993Most 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 · 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 Litil Divil
  10. Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets — playable in the browserThe Learning Company, Inc. · Adventure · 1993Most 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 · 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 Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets
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What is the best DOS game of 1993?

DOOM (1993, id Software, Inc.) is the best DOS game of 1993 by our players' ratings, ahead of SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM and Master of Orion. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS games of 1993 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 games of 1993 are there on dos.games?

92. 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.

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.