Top 10 · Arcade

The 10 best DOS arcade games

The 10 best DOS arcade games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Dig Dug leads the list, ahead of Pole Position and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

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 11, 2026How the lists are ranked

108DOS arcade games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.6Score of #1, out of 5

1. Dig Dug
1983 · Namco Limited · Action
3.6 out of 5Played often
Dig Dug is a 1-2 player arcade game in which you have to use your shovel to dig your way through the earth.
Play now: Dig Dug About the game
2. Pole Position
1988 · Namco Limited · Racing / Driving
3.5 out of 5Played often
Pole Position is the conversion of the arcade racing game.
Play now: Pole Position About the game
3. Super Street Fighter II Turbo
1995 · Capcom Co., Ltd. · Action
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
Fighting game ported from the classic and wildly popular "Street Fighter 2" franchise.
Play now: Super Street Fighter II Turbo About the game
4. Mad Dog McCree
1993 · American Laser Games · Action
3.4 out of 5Played often
Mag Dog McCree and his gang have kidnapped the Mayor and his daughter, and its up to you to rescue them.
Play now: Mad Dog McCree About the game
5. Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince
1992 · Epic MegaGames · Action
3.4 out of 5Rarely played
The final installment in the Jill of the Jungle trilogy features improved animations, new graphics, new music, new levels and a myriad of new enemies.
Play now: Jill of the Jungle: Jill Saves the Prince About the game
6. Metal Slug: Super Vehicle - 001
1999 · SNK Corporation · Action
3.4 out of 5Played a lot
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
7. Bust-A-Move Again
1996 · Taito Corporation · Puzzle
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
The idea is to burst colored bubbles by linking any three bubbles of the same color.
Play now: Bust-A-Move Again About the game
8. Wacky Wheels
1994 · Beavis-Soft · Racing / Driving
3.3 out of 5Played often
Racing at its "wacky-est"?
Play now: Wacky Wheels About the game
9. Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge
1993 · Magnetic Fields Ltd. · Racing / Driving
3.3 out of 5Played often
Licensed by the classic British car company, this game featured 2 modes of play - one has you racing against 19 computer rivals (with witty names such as Alain Phosphate and Crash-Hard Banger), and the other pits you against the clock.
Play now: Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge About the game
10. Sonic the Hedgehog
1999 · SCoN · Action
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
A fanmade port of the Sega Gensis classic.
Play now: Sonic the Hedgehog About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS arcade games

11. Terminal VelocityFormGen · Action · 1995Played now and then
Now and then
3.3 out of 5
12. Blake Stone: Aliens of GoldApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1993Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
13. Alien RampageSoftdisk Publishing · Action · 1996Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
14. LieroJoosa Riekkinen · Action · 1998Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
15. Raptor: Call of the ShadowsApogee Software, Ltd. · Action · 1994Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
16. IgnitionVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Racing / Driving · 1997Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
17. The Simpsons Arcade GameKonami, Inc. · Action · 1991Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
18. Montezuma's Revenge (1984)Parker Brothers · Action · 1984Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
19. Max & SparkyInvisible Cities Interactive Entertainment · Adventure · 1997Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
20. Micro Machines 2: Turbo TournamentThe Codemasters Software Company Limited · Racing / Driving · 1995Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5

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How Best DOS Games are ranked

What is the best DOS arcade game?

Dig Dug (1983, Namco Limited) is the best DOS arcade game by our players' ratings, ahead of Pole Position and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

108. 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 arcade games?

1993. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: Mad Dog McCree and Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge.

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.