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The 10 best DOS sci-fi games

The 10 best DOS sci-fi games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Z leads the list, ahead of Fallout and Earth 2140.

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 5, 2026How the lists are ranked

167DOS sci-fi games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.8Score of #1, out of 5

1. Z
1996 · The Bitmap Brothers · Strategy / tactics
3.8 out of 5Played all the time
Z is a real-time strategy game in which you fight for control of the sectors, some of which contains manufactories that can gain you additional units.
Play now: Z About the game
2. Fallout
1997 · Interplay Productions · Role-playing (RPG)
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
Leave Vault 13 with a leather jacket, 10mm pistol, and 150 days to replace a failed Water Chip before your home dies of thirst in Interplay's 1997 RPG Fallout.
Play now: Fallout About the game
3. Earth 2140
1997 · TopWare Programmy Sp. z o.o. · Strategy / tactics
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
It's the year 2140, earth is almost completely destroyed after numerous wars and environmental catastrophes, and the people primarily live underground.
Play now: Earth 2140 About the game
4. DOOM
1993 · id Software, Inc. · Action
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
The Union Aerospace Corporation has been experimenting with teleportation technology on Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.
Play now: DOOM About the game
5. Star Wars: Dark Forces
1995 · LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC · Action
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
Kyle Katarn is a former Imperial officer turned mercenary, now hired by the Rebel Alliance.
Play now: Star Wars: Dark Forces About the game
6. Amazon
1984 · Telarium · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played a lot
The Amazon jungle.
Play now: Amazon About the game
7. 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
8. Final DOOM
1996 · TeamTNT · Action
3.4 out of 5Played a lot
Final DOOM is the last ID-Tech 1 Doom game.
Play now: Final DOOM About the game
9. Metal Slug: Super Vehicle - 001
1999 · SNK Corporation · Action
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
Metal Slug, originally released on the Neo Geo, is a side-scrolling shoot'em'up.
Play now: Metal Slug: Super Vehicle - 001 About the game
10. Crusader: No Remorse
1995 · ORIGIN Systems, Inc. · Action
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
You are a silencer, the elite of the elite soldiers of World Economic Consortium.
Play now: Crusader: No Remorse About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS sci-fi games

11. Wolfenstein 3DApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1992Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
12. Quake IIBethesda Softworks LLC · Action · 1997Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
13. Cannon Fodder 2Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Action · 1994Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
14. DOOM 4Freeware · Action · 2019Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
15. DuneVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 1992Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
16. DOOM 2DPrikol Software · Action · 1996Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
17. Syndicate PlusBullfrog Productions, Ltd. · Compilation · 1994Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
18. Chasm: The RiftGT Interactive Software Corp. · Action · 1997Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
19. Terminal VelocityFormGen · Action · 1995Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
20. Blake Stone: Aliens of GoldApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1993Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5

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How Best DOS Games are ranked

What is the best DOS sci-fi game?

Z (1996, The Bitmap Brothers) is the best DOS sci-fi game by our players' ratings, ahead of Fallout and Earth 2140. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS sci-fi 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 sci-fi games are there on dos.games?

167. 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 sci-fi games?

1996. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Z and Final DOOM.

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.