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The 10 best DOS adventure games

The 10 best DOS adventure games, as the players of dos.games rate them. The Dig leads the list, ahead of Discworld and Circle of Blood.

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

159DOS adventure games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.8Score of #1, out of 5

1. The Dig
1995 · LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure
3.8 out of 5Played all the time
A DEEP SPACE ADVENTURE BY SEAN CLARK IN COLLABORATION WITH FILMMAKER STEVEN SPIELBERG An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth, and only NASA veteran Boston Low has the expertise to stop it.
Play now: The Dig About the game
2. Discworld
1995 · Teeny Weeny Games, Ltd. · Adventure
3.8 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
3. Circle of Blood
1996 · Revolution Software Ltd. · Adventure
3.8 out of 5Played all the time
George Stobbart is an American tourist spending his autumn vacation in Paris.
Play now: Circle of Blood About the game
4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1992 · LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure
3.7 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
5. Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
1982 · Infocom, Inc. · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played often
Zork: The Great Underground Empire is a classic text adventure game.
Play now: Zork I: The Great Underground Empire About the game
6. Polda
1998 · SleepTeam · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played a lot
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
7. Horké léto
1998 · Maxon · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played a lot
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
8. Amazon
1984 · Telarium · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played often
The Amazon jungle.
Play now: Amazon About the game
9. King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1987)
1987 · Sierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure
3.5 out of 5Played all the time
King's Quest is an adventure game where you play Sir Graham, a brave knight who is sent on a quest to retrieve three treasures that were stolen by deception and stealth: a shield that protects its bearer from invaders, a mirror that foretells the future, and a treasure chest that is forever filled with gold.
Play now: King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1987)About the game
10. The Secret of Monkey Island
1990 · LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
The game begins on the Caribbean island of Mêlée, where a youth named Guybrush Threepwood wants to be a pirate.
Play now: The Secret of Monkey Island About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great DOS adventure games

11. King's Quest II: Romancing the ThroneSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1987Played a lot
A lot
3.4 out of 5
12. Full ThrottleLucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure · 1995Played a lot
A lot
3.4 out of 5
13. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersSierra On-Line, Inc. · Adventure · 1993Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
14. LoomLucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure · 1990Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
15. Flight of the Amazon QueenWarnerActive · Adventure · 1995Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
16. DuneVirgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. · Adventure · 1992Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
17. King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (2002 Remake)Tierra Entertainment · Adventure · 2002Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5
18. Zelda ClassicArmageddon Games · Adventure · 2000Played all the time
All the time
3.3 out of 5
19. Sam & Max Hit the RoadLucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC · Adventure · 1993Played often
Often
3.3 out of 5
20. Marvel Comics Spider-Man: The Sinister SixByron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc. · Adventure · 1996Played a lot
A lot
3.3 out of 5

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How Best DOS Games are ranked

What is the best DOS adventure game?

The Dig (1995, LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC) is the best DOS adventure game by our players' ratings, ahead of Discworld and Circle of Blood. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

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

159. 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 adventure games?

1995. 2 of the games on this list came out that year: The Dig and Discworld.

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.