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The 10 best MicroProse Software, Inc. games

The 10 best MicroProse Software, Inc. games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Sid Meier's Civilization leads the list, ahead of Master of Orion and Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

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

21MicroProse Software, Inc. games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
4.0Score of #1, out of 5

1. Sid Meier's Civilization
1991 · MPS Labs · Strategy / tactics
4.0 out of 5Played all the time
In Sid Meier's 1991 strategy game, you build an empire from ancient history to spaceflight, spanning the widest scope of any strategy game in 1991.
Play now: Sid Meier's Civilization About the game
2. Master of Orion
1993 · SimTex, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.6 out of 5Played a lot
Master of Orion overlaps with Civilization insofar as you are the leader of one of several races.
Play now: Master of Orion About the game
3. Transport Tycoon Deluxe
1995 · Chris Sawyer Productions · Simulation
3.5 out of 5Played a lot
You're a transportation manager in this game.
Play now: Transport Tycoon Deluxe About the game
4. Machiavelli The Prince
1995 · Holistic Design, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.5 out of 5Played a lot
This game is a remake of the popular trading simulation Merchant Prince.
Play now: Machiavelli The Prince About the game
5. X-COM: UFO Defense
1994 · Mythos Games · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
In the year 1998, the amount of reports of UFO sightings has been drastically increased.
Play now: X-COM: UFO Defense About the game
6. X-COM: Apocalypse
1997 · Mythos Games · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played often
Things have not gone well since the last Alien War.
Play now: X-COM: Apocalypse About the game
7. Sid Meier's Colonization
1994 · MicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
Sid Meier's Colonization is a strategy game which puts you in the role of Viceroy of the New World.
Play now: Sid Meier's Colonization About the game
8. Sid Meier's Pirates!
1987 · MicroProse Software, Inc. · Action
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
Take on the life of a buccaneer in the golden age of Caribbean Piracy!
Play now: Sid Meier's Pirates!About the game
9. Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares
1996 · SimTex, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
Legends speak somewhere in space of the mystical planet Orion.
Play now: Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares About the game
10. 1942: The Pacific Air War
1994 · MicroProse Software, Inc. · Simulation
3.2 out of 5Played often
1942: The Pacific Air War is a flight simulation set in World War II, more specific the Pacific War between Japan and the United States.
Play now: 1942: The Pacific Air War About the game

Ranks 11–20

More great MicroProse Software, Inc. games

11. Master of MagicMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
12. X-COM: Terror from the DeepMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
13. Pizza TycoonMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
14. Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon DeluxeMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1993Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
15. Gunship 2000 (CD-ROM Edition)MicroProse Software, Inc. · Simulation · 1993Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
16. GunshipMicroProse Software, Inc. · Simulation · 1986Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
17. Transport TycoonMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
18. Sid Meier's Railroad TycoonMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1990Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
19. Sid Meier's Covert ActionMicroProse Software, Inc. · Action · 1990Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
20. Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender BenderMicroProse Software, Inc. · Adventure · 1992Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5

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What is the best MicroProse Software, Inc. game?

Sid Meier's Civilization (1991, MPS Labs) is the best MicroProse Software, Inc. game by our players' ratings, ahead of Master of Orion and Transport Tycoon Deluxe. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these MicroProse Software, Inc. 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 MicroProse Software, Inc. games are there on dos.games?

21. 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 MicroProse Software, Inc. games?

1994. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: X-COM: UFO Defense, Sid Meier's Colonization and 1942: The Pacific Air War.

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.