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All 8 DOS wargame games, ranked

All 8 DOS wargame games, ranked, as the players of dos.games rate them. Panzer General leads the list, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and North & South.

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

  • 8DOS wargame games in the archive
  • 8 of 8Play in your browser
  • 3.3Score of #1, out of 5
  1. 3. North & South

    1990 · Infogrames · Action

    3.2 out of 5Played a lot

    Based on the Belgian comic book, "Les Tuniques Bleues", this strategy game allows you to replay the American Civil War from both the North and the South sides.

  2. 4. Gettysburg (1993)

    1993 · Charles Dollins · Strategy / tactics

    3.2 out of 5Played a lot

    Gettysburg is a one or two player, shareware, computerised version an old-school war-game of this historic battle of the American Civil War.The game is played on a hexagonal grid of which the player can see only a part while moving their units.

Questions

Frequently asked

What is the best DOS wargame game?

Panzer General (1994, Strategic Simulations, Inc.) is the best DOS wargame game by our players' ratings, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and North & South. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS wargame games online?

Yes. 8 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.

Which year had the most great DOS wargame games?

1990. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: North & South and Battle Tank: Kursk to Berlin.

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.