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The 10 best DOS 3rd-person (other) games

The 10 best DOS 3rd-person (other) games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Discworld leads the list, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and F-22 Lightning II.

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 November 7, 2026How the lists are ranked

86DOS 3rd-person (other) games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.6Score of #1, out of 5

1. Discworld
1995 · Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd. · Adventure
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
This adventure game puts the player in the shoes of Rincewind, a wizard whose sole purpose in life is to stay alive.
Play now: Discworld About the game
2. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1992 · LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
Fate of Atlantis has the player explore environments and interact with objects and characters by using commands constructed with predetermined verbs.
Play now: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis About the game
3. F-22 Lightning II
1996 · NovaLogic, Inc. · Simulation
3.5 out of 5Played all the time
Yet another simulation of the yet to enter service F-22, probably the most advanced fighter of the world.
Play now: F-22 Lightning II About the game
4. Polda
1998 · SleepTeam · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played all the time
Guide detective Pankrac through a strange kidnapping case in SleepTeam's 1998 MS-DOS adventure Polda, solving inventory puzzles and talking to suspects.
Play now: Polda About the game
5. Horké léto
1998 · Maxon · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played all the time
Guide Honza Majer through Maxon's 1998 MS-DOS comedy adventure Horké léto, a point-and-click search for his kidnapped family voiced by Zdeněk Izer.
Play now: Horké léto About the game
6. Cyberia
1994 · Xatrix Entertainment · Action
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
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: Cyberia About the game
7. Full Throttle
1995 · LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
The story is set in a dystopian future where motorized vehicles are giving way to anti-gravitational hovercrafts.
Play now: Full Throttle About the game
8. Comanche 3
1997 · NovaLogic, Inc. · Simulation
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
Take control of the RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter in the revered Griffin squadron, through over 30 missions.
Play now: Comanche 3 About the game
9. Flying Corps: Gold
1997 · Rowan Software · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played all the time
Flying Corps Gold is a re-release of the 1996 WWI air combat simulator Flying Corps.
Play now: Flying Corps: Gold About the game
10. Flight of the Amazon Queen
1995 · Interactive Binary Illusions · Adventure
3.3 out of 5Played all the time
Joe King is the hero of this point and click adventure.
Play now: Flight of the Amazon Queen About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS 3rd-person (other) games

11. GobliiinsSierra On-Line, Inc. · Puzzle · 1991Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
12. Terminal VelocityFormGen · Action · 1995Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
13. Alone in the DarkInterplay Productions, Inc. · Action · 1992Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
14. Alone in the Dark 3Infogrames, Inc. · Action · 1995Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
15. Reach for the SkiesVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Simulation · 1993Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
16. Trick or TreatProein Software · Adventure · 1994Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
17. Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrionid Software, Inc. · Action · 2006Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
18. Beneath a Steel SkyVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 1994Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
19. Mutation of J.B.Riki Computer Games · Adventure · 1996Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
20. Betrayal at KrondorSierra On-Line · Role-playing (RPG) · 1993Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5

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What is the best DOS 3rd-person (other) game?

Discworld (1995, Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd.) is the best DOS 3rd-person (other) game by our players' ratings, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and F-22 Lightning II. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS 3rd-person (other) 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 3rd-person (other) games are there on dos.games?

86. 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 3rd-person (other) games?

1995. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Discworld, Full Throttle and Flight of the Amazon Queen.

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.