About Rayman
Rayman is a platform game that Ubi Pictures developed and Ubi Soft published in 1995, and the game that gave the Rayman series its start. You play Rayman, who sets out after Mr. Dark to recover the Great Protoon, which used to keep the balance between nature and the people of Rayman’s valley. Along the way you cross the valley, beat enemies with abilities you gain as the game goes on and free captured Electoons, and every themed world ends with a boss. It is a single-player game.
Michel Ancel, Serge Hascoët and Alexandra Steible designed it, Agnès Haegel directed it and Gérard Guillemot produced it. Rémi Gazel is among the composers credited for its music.
The game has been revisited since. Digital Eclipse developed Rayman Advance and, much later, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, which also drew on work from Implicit Conversions and several Ubisoft studios, including Montpellier, Montreal and Kyiv. Ubisoft still holds the rights. The version on DOS.Zone is neither of those: it’s the MS-DOS release of the original game.
How it runs in your browser
Play takes you to the Rayman page on dos.zone, which opens in a new tab. The site’s js-dos emulator, an open-source DOSBox port built for the web, starts up an emulated PC and loads the MS-DOS version from there. Because DOS.Zone serves the game files itself, you don’t install anything, you don’t need your own copy and you don’t register. The site shows no ads. DOS.Zone files the listing under platformer, arcade and action, and players rate it 5 stars from 21 reviews.
The listing’s short description calls it a colorful platformer about rescuing Rayman’s friends and exploring bright worlds, but it doesn’t say whether your progress is saved between visits. Check the page before you settle in for a long session.
Controls and devices
Rayman on MS-DOS uses the keyboard. The listing doesn’t give the key layout, so look in the game’s options before the first level. After it has loaded, click on the game window so your keys go to the emulator rather than the page.
DOS.Zone gives phones virtual on-screen controls, but this release was built for a keyboard, and a desktop or laptop is easier going. Chromebooks haven’t been confirmed.
Who it’s for
It suits players who first met Rayman on a PC in the 1990s and want to go back without setting up DOSBox, and anyone who knows the later games and wants to see where the character started. For more side-scrolling from the same period, Earthworm Jim and Jazz Jackrabbit also run on DOS.Zone in their MS-DOS versions.
Is Rayman Free, Safe and Official?
Can I play Rayman online for free?
Yes. DOS.Zone runs the MS-DOS version of Rayman free in your browser, with no download and no account.
Is this Rayman Advance or the 30th Anniversary Edition?
No. It’s the original 1995 game in its MS-DOS version, running in an emulated PC. Rayman Advance and Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition are later releases developed by Digital Eclipse.
Does Rayman work on a phone?
DOS.Zone shows virtual on-screen controls on phones, but this version was made for a keyboard, so a computer is the better fit.
