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The 10 best DOS historical events games

The 10 best DOS historical events games, as the players of dos.games rate them. Panzer General leads the list, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and Reach for the Skies.

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

24DOS historical events games in the archive
10 of 10Play in your browser
3.3Score of #1, out of 5

1. 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
2. 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
3. Reach for the Skies
1993 · Rowan Software Ltd. · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played often
Reach for the Skies is a combat flight sim focused on WWII's famous "Battle of Britain", splitting the battle into four stages and giving you the option to take part for either the Royal Air Force or the German Luftwaffe.
Play now: Reach for the Skies About the game
4. Silent Hunter
1996 · Strategic Simulations, Inc. · Simulation
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
Silent Hunter Commander's Edition is the compilation of the original Silent Hunter and patrol disks (expansion packs) 1, 2, and 3.
Play now: Silent Hunter About the game
5. 'Nam 1965-1975
1991 · Kremlin, The · Strategy / tactics
3.3 out of 5Played a lot
'Nam 1965-1975 is a strategy game set during the Vietnam war.
Play now: 'Nam 1965-1975 About the game
6. Conquest of the New World
1996 · Quicksilver Software, Inc. · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played often
Conquest Of The New World is a game much similar to Civilization in some ways.
Play now: Conquest of the New World About the game
7. Aces of the Deep
1994 · Dynamix, Inc. · Simulation
3.2 out of 5Played often
Take command of one of seven German U-Boats during WWII and hunt down and destroy allied convoys.
Play now: Aces of the Deep About the game
8. North & South
1990 · Infogrames · Action
3.2 out of 5Played often
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.
Play now: North & South About the game
9. Fields of Glory
1993 · MicroProse · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played often
Originally released in 1993, this historical combat simulation deals with the wars of Napoleon after his return from exile in Elba in 1815.
Play now: Fields of Glory About the game
10. Gettysburg (1993)
1993 · Charles Dollins · Strategy / tactics
3.2 out of 5Played often
Gettysburg is a one or two player, shareware, computerised version an old-school war-game of this historic battle of the American Civil War.The game is played on a hexagonal grid of which the player can see only a part while moving their units.
Play now: Gettysburg (1993)About the game

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More great DOS historical events games

11. AusterlitzMirrorsoft · Strategy / tactics · 1989Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
12. Steel PanthersStrategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
13. Perfect General IIQuantum Quality Productions · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
14. Operation CrusaderThe Avalon Hill Game Company · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
15. Wings of GloryElectronic Arts, Inc. · Simulation · 1995Played often
Often
3.2 out of 5
16. Empire DeluxeNew World Computing, Inc. · Strategy / tactics · 1993Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
17. The Oregon Trail DeluxeMECC · Educational · 1992Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
18. Western Front: The Liberation of Europe 1944-1945Strategic Simulations · Strategy / tactics · 1991Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
19. HannibalMicroLeague · Strategy / tactics · 1994Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5
20. Search and DestroyBrøderbund Software, Inc. · Simulation · 1987Played now and then
Now and then
3.2 out of 5

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What is the best DOS historical events game?

Panzer General (1994, Strategic Simulations, Inc.) is the best DOS historical events game by our players' ratings, ahead of Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command - 1939-1999 and Reach for the Skies. The ranking follows players' ratings and real play time, so it changes as people play.

Can I play these DOS historical events 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 historical events 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 historical events games?

1993. 3 of the games on this list came out that year: Reach for the Skies, Fields of Glory and Gettysburg (1993).

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.