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Top 10 · 1994

The 10 best DOS games of 1994

The 10 best DOS games of 1994, as the players of dos.games rate them. DOOM II: Hell on Earth leads the list, ahead of Jazz Jackrabbit 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.

Updated How the lists are ranked

  • 88DOS games of 1994 in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.9Score of #1, out of 5

  4. 4. Cyberia

    1994 · Xatrix Entertainment · Action

    3.4No ratings yet

    In the year 2027, the world is controlled by two rival superpowers, the western-bloc Free World Alliance and the east-bloc Cartel.

    Play now: CyberiaAbout the game
Ranks 11–20

More great DOS games of 1994

  1. The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two - The Hand of Fate — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 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 activity1 player · 6m · 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 Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two - The Hand of Fate
  2. Beneath a Steel Sky — playable in the browserVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 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 activity1 player · 6m · 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 Beneath a Steel Sky
  3. X-COM: UFO Defense — playable in the browserMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 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 activity1 player · 4m · 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 X-COM: UFO Defense
  4. Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM — playable in the browserEpic MegaGames, 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 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 Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM
  5. Comanche CD — playable in the browserNovaLogic, Inc. · Simulation · 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 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 Comanche CD
  6. Premier Manager 3 — playable in the browserGremlin Interactive · Sports · 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 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 Premier Manager 3
  7. Cool Spot — 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 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 Cool Spot
  8. The Incredible Machine 2 — playable in the browserSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 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 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 The Incredible Machine 2
  9. 7 dní a 7 nocí — playable in the browserVochozka Trading · Adventure · 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 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 7 dní a 7 nocí
  10. Syndicate Plus — playable in the browserBullfrog Productions, Ltd. · Compilation · 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 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 Syndicate Plus
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What is the best DOS game of 1994?

DOOM II: Hell on Earth (1994, id Software, Inc.) is the best DOS game of 1994 by our players' ratings, ahead of Jazz Jackrabbit and System Shock. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS games of 1994 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 1994 are there on dos.games?

88. 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.