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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 November 11, 2026How the lists are ranked

29DOS war games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.7Score of #1, out of 5

1. Fallout
1997 · Interplay Productions · Role-playing (RPG)
3.7 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
2. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
1995 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy / tactics
3.6 out of 5Played all the time
For the kingdoms of Azeroth the real-time battle between Humans and Orcs continues with Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the sequel to its highly succesful predecessor...
Play now: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness About the game
3. Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Red Dawn
1997 · Sorry Software · Strategy / tactics
3.4 out of 5Played all the time
Red Dawn was an unofficial add-on pack of skirmish & multiplayer levels.
Play now: Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Red Dawn About the game
4. Panzer General
1994 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
The time for resurrecting historical events has come.
Play now: Panzer General About the game
5. Flying Corps: Gold
1997 · Rowan Software · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
Flying Corps Gold is a re-release of the 1996 WWI air combat simulator Flying Corps.
Play now: Flying Corps: Gold About the game
6. Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
1992 · Westwood Studios, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
The planet Arrakis (also known as Dune for its sandy landscape) is the only place in the known universe where Melange (more commonly known as the Spice) can be found.
Play now: Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty About the game
7. Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
1997 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
Steel Panthers III is the third in the Steel Panther series, which chronicles the exploits of tanks from a top-down hex-based setting.
Play now: Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 About the game
8. Aces of the Pacific
1992 · Dynamix · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played often
Dynamix/Sierra's answer to the Lawrence Holland Air Combat Trilogy.
Play now: Aces of the Pacific About the game
9. Falcon 3.0
1991 · Sphere, Inc. · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played often
Another update of the hardcore simulation Falcon from Spectrum Holobyte with everything that fans of the game expect, while taking advantage of the latest computer technology.
Play now: Falcon 3.0 About the game
10. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
1994 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played a lot
The Kingdom of Azeroth was relatively peaceful and ruled by King Llane.
Play now: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans About the game

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More great DOS war games

11. North & SouthData East Corporation · Action · 1990Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
12. A-10 Tank KillerDynamix, Inc. · Simulation · 1989Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
13. Gettysburg (1993)Charles Dollins · Strategy / tactics · 1993Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
14. AusterlitzMirrorsoft · Strategy / tactics · 1989Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
15. Steel PanthersStrategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
16. X-COM: Terror from the DeepMicroProse Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
17. Dune IIIFreeware · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
18. Desert Strike: Return to the GulfGremlin Interactive · Action · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
19. Man of WarVirgin Interactive Entertainment · Strategy / tactics · 1997Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
20. Operation CrusaderThe Avalon Hill Game Company · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5

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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?

29. 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.