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The 10 best DOS war games

The 10 best DOS war games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Fallout leads the list, ahead of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Red Dawn.

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

  • 24DOS war games in the archive
  • 10 of 10Play in your browser
  • 3.6Score of #1, out of 5
  1. 1. 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.

  2. 10. 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.

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS war games

  1. A-10 Tank Killer, Dynamix, Inc. 1989 cover art
    11. A-10 Tank KillerDynamix, Inc. · Simulation · 1989Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  2. Gettysburg (1993), Charles Dollins 1993 cover art
    12. Gettysburg (1993)Charles Dollins · Strategy / tactics · 1993Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  3. Steel Panthers, Strategic Simulations 1995 cover art
    13. Steel PanthersStrategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  4. X-COM: Terror from the Deep, MicroProse Software, Inc. 1995 cover art
    14. X-COM: Terror from the DeepMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  5. Operation Crusader, The Avalon Hill Game Company 1994 cover art
    15. Operation CrusaderThe Avalon Hill Game Company · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  6. Austerlitz, Mirrorsoft 1989 cover art
    16. AusterlitzMirrorsoft · Strategy / tactics · 1989Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  7. 17. Dune IIIFreeware · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  8. Man of War, Virgin Interactive Entertainment 1997 cover art
    18. Man of WarVirgin Interactive Entertainment · Strategy / tactics · 1997Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  9. Steel Panthers II - Modern Battles, SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) / Mindscape 1996 cover art
    19. Steel Panthers II - Modern BattlesSSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) / Mindscape · Strategy / tactics · 1996Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
  10. The Great War 1914-1918, Strategic Simulations, Inc. 1992 cover art
    20. The Great War 1914-1918Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1992Played a lot
    3.2 out of 5
Questions

Frequently asked

What is the best DOS war game?

Fallout (1997, Interplay Productions) is the best DOS war game by our players' ratings, ahead of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Red Dawn. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

24. 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 war games?

1997. 4 of the games on this list came out that year: Fallout, Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Red Dawn, Flying Corps: Gold and Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999.

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.