Best mac games on Reddit

228 reviews from r/macgaming, r/gaming, r/Steam and 4 more subreddits

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#1

Stardew Valley

5.0
(8)
"The games i like"
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"Stardew Valley"
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"Rimworld or StardewValley"
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"StarDew Valley"
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"Stardew valley (just got new updates!)"
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"Stardew Valley."
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"Strardew Valley may be a good option. But be careful - it's very addictive."
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"Stardew Valley is kind of a treasure on every platform :P"
#2

RimWorld

5.0
(6)
"Rimworld is a colony sim, one of my all time favorites."
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"Rimworld."
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"*Rimworld*! Incredibly addictive, deep replayability."
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"Rimworld or StardewValley"
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"Rimworld Rimworld Rimworld."
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"Rimworld Don’t Starve Together."
#3

Hades

4.8
(6)
"Hades if ur using a controller."
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"Hades."
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"Hades."
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"Hades."
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"Didn’t see anyone say Hades so Hades. Such a fun game."
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"Hades."
#4

Stellaris

4.5
(6)
"Stellaris has got me through more long haul flights."
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"To give a wide genre spread"
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"Main games I’m playing right now on a 2017 13 inch MacBook Pro, all run fine in lower settings. All amazing games with tons of content and well developed for Mac."
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"Stellaris is pretty similar to civ... Guaranteed to rob you of your free time."
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"Stellaris is a fun 4x."
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"Stellaris Total War Europa Universalis 4 You can probably guess what type of games I play."
#5

Baldur's Gate 3

4.3
(6)
"Baldurs Gate 3 is pretty awesome"
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"To give a wide genre spread"
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"Baldur’s Gate 3."
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"Baldurs Gate 3, & Frostpunk have a good amount to play."
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"Any 4X game provided you spend the time to learn it first, BG3."
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"Baulders gate 3 is a good story game."
#6

Larian Studios

5.0
(5)
"Baldur’s Gate 3 or Slay the Spire would melt away the hours for me"
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"Baldur’s Gate 3"
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"Baldur’s Gate 3"
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"Baldurs Gate 3"
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"BG3 and death stranding could look great on wide screen"
#7

Minecraft

5.0
(5)
"N/A"
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"Can be (somewhat) playable with touchpad especially when mining lol."
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"The games i like"
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"Minecraft."
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"Not a steam game but Minecraft runs nicely on the Mac."
#8

Borderlands 2

4.4
(5)
"Borderlands 2"
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"Borderlands 2 is a classic co op game."
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"Borderlands 2 has coop IIRC."
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"Borderlands 2 + the Pre-Sequel, Arkham Asylum + City, Half Life/Portal series."
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"Borderlands 2, CS:GO."
#9

No Man's Sky

4.2
(5)
"I personally recommend No Man's Sky, Resident Evil Village."
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"No man's sky."
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"No man sky."
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"Well, No Man's Sky. Tested with Steelseries Nimbus MFI controller."
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"No Man's Sky, Lies of P, Grid Legends, Dead Cells, Borderlands, Death Stranding, Metro Exodus."
#10

Slay the Spire

5.0
(4)
"Slay the spire for sure."
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"Slay the spire."
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"To give a wide genre spread"
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"Slay the Spire is something you may like."
#11

Baldur's Gate

5.0
(4)
"BG3"
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"Baldurs Gate 1, 2 and 3 :-)"
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"CRPGs: * Baldure's Gate 3 * Divinity: Original Sin 2 * Wasteland 3 * Pathfinder: Kingmaker and DLSs * Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings"
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"There are a handful of awesome games. BG3 (you can get BG 1 and 2 off the App Store as well), Resident Evil 4 and Village, Stray, Fantasian, Beyond a Steel Sky, Lies of P. In Crossover: Elden Ring, Sekiro, Armored Core 6. I also like playing LiftOff for FPV racing."
#12

Civilization V

4.8
(4)
"Civ 5."
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"I've been enjoying Civilization V and Torchlight"
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"Civilization V (yeah, one of ours, but it's good!)"
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"For turn based, Civilization V and VI both work, as do games like Endless Legend and Endless Space."
#13

Civilization VI

4.8
(4)
"Don’t forget good ole Civilization VI. Plays as smoothly on all my M series as on my Steamtendo."
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"Steam has a Civ6 sale."
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"Civ 6! really makes the time go by."
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"For turn based, Civilization V and VI both work, as do games like Endless Legend and Endless Space."
#14

Cuphead

4.5
(4)
"- Cuphead (local co-op)"
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"A lot of people really like Cuphead."
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"Cuphead is cute but sadly very difficult if one of the players isn't much of a gamer (my wife wanted to play it so bad but she's having a hard time playing it) Streets of Rage 4 is really fun for us though. Rayman Origins is also good but 32-bit (we played it on our Windows bootcamp after I updated to Catalina)"
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"Cuphead"
#15

Left 4 Dead 2

4.5
(4)
"Left 4 dead 2."
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"- Left for Dead 2"
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"Left 4 dead 2, or killing floor. both zombie shooters."
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"On Steam: Left for Dead 1 & 2 (Awesome zombie-shooters)"
#16

Borderlands

4.3
(4)
"Borderlands series is cross platform."
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"Borderlands 2 & 3 in co-op mode, if she likes shooters."
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"Borderlands and if your kids are old enough there is creativerse which is kind of like Minecraft but free"
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"While steam does have a generous amount, the Mac app store has some games that steam only has available for pc, like Borderlands and Batman: Arkham."
#17

Don't Starve Together

4.3
(4)
"Don’t Starve Together The Last Of Us Papers, please I’m just making fun of the virus situation. I play a lot of Darkest Dungeon and Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Good time killers."
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"Don't Starve Together (creepy, not cute, but fun!)"
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"Check out Don’t Starve Together."
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"Don't starve toether might be a fun one"
#18

Final Fantasy XIV

5.0
(3)
"If you are into mmo’s, ffxiv works really well on Mac."
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"For an MMO, Final Fantasy XIV is pretty fun."
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"Native on Mac I am playing Final Fantasy 14, and really enjoying it."
#19

FTL: Faster Than Light

5.0
(3)
"FTL is my goto flight game."
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"I recommend FTL, faster than Light."
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"FTL."
#20

Portal 2

5.0
(3)
"Portal 2, solve puzzles together!"
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"Portal 2 + HL2 definitely."
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"On Steam: Portal 1 & 2. (Best 'puzzle' games ever made)"
#21

World of Warcraft

4.7
(3)
"World of Warcraft, any version you prefer. Retail looks and runs great on M3."
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"World of Warcraft, DiabloIII, Factorio."
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"World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and depending on how it runs on M1 these days, Final Fantasy XIV."
#22

Terraria

4.7
(3)
"Terraria, stardew valley Lightweight games that dont eat up battery! :)"
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"Terraria."
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"Terraria."
#23

Into the Breach

4.7
(3)
"N/A"
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"To give a wide genre spread"
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"It's not free, but it is Mac-friendly and could provide what you're looking for!"
#24

Civilization

4.7
(3)
"Steam has a Civ6 sale. You can't go wrong with that. One more turn. The thing will be over before you know it."
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"Civ is always a blast."
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"Civilization."
#25

Steam

4.3
(3)
"Games that I recommend: Thief Simulator, Stardew Valley, House Flipper, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Youtubers Li"
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"I was trying to find ports and things to get games for the mac, but its just easier running windows + steam."
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"I find the choice of Mac games at Steam to be a bit anemic."
#26

Darkest Dungeon

4.3
(3)
"Darkest Dungeon."
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"Darkest Dungeon."
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"Definitely recommend if you don't mind a little rng in your turned based games."
#27

The Binding of Isaac

4.0
(3)
"The Binding of Isaac"
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"If you really want to stick with Steam though, which I advise for its awesome sales and definitely more games than the Mac app store, anything Valve is pretty good, as well as GTA, The Binding of Isaac."
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"The Binding of Isaac, the only downside is Steam Achievements are kind of broken on mac."
#28

Jackbox

5.0
(2)
"Perhaps the easiest one on the list to just pick up and play... is the Jackbox series."
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"The Jackbox series is amazing for this! They have a ton of variable games that can be played with all ages."
#29

League of Legends

5.0
(2)
"League works on Catalina, used it 2 weeks ago. You just have to get the 64 bit installer. Try out CSGO, War thunder, and all of the other free Mac steam games. Another option is GeForce Now."
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"Time to break out League if Legends - free to play."
#30

Factorio

5.0
(2)
"N/A"
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"FACTORIO (also stack lands, oxygen not included)"
#31

Iron Gate Studio

5.0
(2)
"Valheim and Stranded Deep"
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"Try Valheim, I love it."
#32

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

5.0
(2)
"Very fun stuff (especially if you have guests)"
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"One amazing co-op game you could try is Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes."
#33

BioShock

5.0
(2)
"Bioshock is always a good place to start"
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"* Bioshock"
#34

Stray

5.0
(2)
"Stray is a beautiful game."
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"The games i like"
#35

Super Meat Boy

5.0
(2)
"Here are a few games that I've enjoyed (all available for Mac): Super Meat Boy."
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"Fucking Super Meat Boy, I have been seriously addicted to this game, platforming perfection."
#36

Disco Elysium

5.0
(2)
"One of the best written games ever made."
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"To give a wide genre spread"
#37

Assassin's Creed

5.0
(2)
"I would recommend the following games: * Assassin's Creed"
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"Assassins creed is looong"
#38

Torchlight

5.0
(2)
"- Torchlight"
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"* Torchlight"
#39

Subnautica

5.0
(2)
"Subnautica is a great adventure game."
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"Subnautica."
#40

GeForce Now

5.0
(2)
"GeForce Now has already been mentioned, but there are also Services like PSnow which contain a lot of PS4 exclusive games. Which are often masterpieces like The Last Of Us. If you are into story-driven games, then PlayStation exclusives are really enjoyable."
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"Nvidia Geforce Now"
#41

The Elder Scrolls Online

5.0
(2)
"Elder Scrolls Online, so immersive and beautiful with a shit ton of content."
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"Main games I’m playing right now on a 2017 13 inch MacBook Pro, all run fine in lower settings. All amazing games with tons of content and well developed for Mac."
#42

The Walking Dead

5.0
(2)
"Definitely get The Walking Dead."
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"I'd definitely recommend The Walking Dead."
#43

ConcernedApe

5.0
(2)
"Stardew Valley. The most girlfriend friendly game there is"
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"Stardew Valley"
#44

Celeste

5.0
(2)
"Celeste https://mattmakesgames.itch.io/celeste"
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"Celeste definitely has to be on this list."
#45

Sports Interactive

5.0
(2)
"Football Manager Hexargy, it’s a deck builder, turn based Civ"
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"Football Manager….."
#46

Civilization IV

4.5
(2)
"Civ IV - with the Fall From Heaven mod."
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"Civ 4 is available in the app store, and is relatively cheap."
#47

Killing Floor

4.5
(2)
"Killing Floor!"
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"I enjoy playing Killing Floor. It's on steam for like $15."
#48

Untitled Goose Game

4.5
(2)
"For playing together I'd recommend: - Untitled Goose Game"
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"Untitled Goose Game has same-screen coop."
#49

Rise of the Tomb Raider

4.5
(2)
"The games i like"
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"Tomb Raider & Rise of the Tomb Raider"
#50

Binding of Isaac

4.5
(2)
"- The Binding of Issac"
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"Binding of Isaac."
#51

Fantasian

4.5
(2)
"Fantasian on Apple Arcade. One of the best JRPG games ever made. And it's apple exclusive."
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"If you like turnbased jrpgs look up fantasian on apple arcade."
#52

Team Fortress 2

4.5
(2)
"You can get Team Fortress 2 for free on it."
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"I would recommend Team Fortress 2 or Guns of Icarus Online, which are both on Steam."
#53

Hollow Knight

4.5
(2)
"Hollow Knight or Nine Sols are awesome."
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"Hollow Knight, Tales from the Borderlands."
#54

The Witcher

4.5
(2)
"- The Witcher"
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"[witcher 1] just went on mac."
#55

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

4.5
(2)
"AoE 2 DE is my deserted island game."
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"Aoe2 Definitive edition runs pretty well on Whisky."
#56

Limbo

4.5
(2)
"The games i like"
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"Limbo."
#57

Portal

4.5
(2)
"On Steam: Portal 1 & 2. (Best 'puzzle' games ever made)"
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"I'd try Portal 2, it's cross platform. I've played that with a long distance friend, it's nothing crazy special imo, but playing it together with him ended up being pretty fun."
#58

Tomb Raider

4.5
(2)
"Tomb Raider games Borderlands games Half life games Firewatch Portal games Subnautica Hardcode (itch.io) Thief Bioshock games Amnesia SOMA etc"
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"Tomb Raider & Rise of the Tomb Raider"
#59

Crayon Physics

4.5
(2)
"[crayon physics](http://www.crayonphysics.com/)"
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"[crayon physics]"
#60

Team Cherry

4.5
(2)
"Hollow Knight"
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"Hollow knight is also an amazing experience."
#61

Firaxis Games

4.5
(2)
"XCOM 2 - War of the Chosen."
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"XCOM 2"
#62

Ghost Town Games

4.0
(2)
"Overcooked 2 is great"
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"If you like fast and frantic games, Overcooked 2 is a good option!"
#63

Hello Games

4.0
(2)
"No man's sky. You'll need to fiddle with the settings a bit to make it run smooth."
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"No man’s sky seems appropriate while travelling."
#64

Endless Legend

4.0
(2)
"For turn based, Civilization V and VI both work, as do games like Endless Legend and Endless Space."
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"Endless Legend, This War of Mine, and XCOM are also great."
#65

Grand Theft Auto

4.0
(2)
"If you really want to stick with Steam though, which I advise for its awesome sales and definitely more games than the Mac app store, anything Valve is pretty good, as well as GTA, The Binding of Isaac."
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"The older grand theft autos all have Mac versions as well as all(I think?) source games"
#66

Isonzo

4.0
(2)
"Isonzo"
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"Isonzo"
#67

Awesomenauts

4.0
(2)
"Try Awesomenauts. Solid gameplay, anything up to 6 people works and it's quite fun."
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"Awesomenauts."
#68

StarCraft

4.0
(2)
"However there are blizzard games such as Diablo/Starcraft/Warcraft III."
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"Blizzard games work well on Mac, so Starcraft is another strategy title you could check out."
#69

Ryzom

5.0
(1)
"I recommend Ryzom. A fantasy sandbox mmorpg mostly PvE."
#70

SimCity 4

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#71

Psychonauts

5.0
(1)
"The game itself is great."
#72

Timberborn

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#73

Overcooked Gourmet Edition

5.0
(1)
"- Overcooked Gourmet Edition (FREE to claim on GOG with Prime Gaming)"
#74

NetHack

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#75

Monkey Island

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#76

Open RollerCoaster Tycoon

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#77

Crusader Kings III

5.0
(1)
"N/A"
#78

Ryujinx

5.0
(1)
"I just got ryujinx set up with a bunch of games, so that’s what I’d say :)"
#79

N/A

5.0
(1)
"Cave Story"
#80

Wube Software

5.0
(1)
"Factorio."
#81

Machinarium

5.0
(1)
"Very cute and interesting"
#82

Hazelight Studios

5.0
(1)
"You can download “it takes two” via whisky."
#83

The Inner World

5.0
(1)
"Very cute and interesting"
#84

Mass Effect

4.0
(1)
"The first one runs great at high settings on my unibody MBP with Windows 7."
#85

Flight Simulator

4.0
(1)
"You can fly the plane as you are riding in a plane."
#86

Brace Yourself Games

4.0
(1)
"Crypt of the Necrodancer, Stray, Tunic"
#87

Crossover

4.0
(1)
"You should look at whisky/crossover... it would open up a whole new world of couple games you two can play!"
#88

Dungeon Defenders

4.0
(1)
"I had a lot of fun with Dungeon Defenders."
#89

Humble Bundle

4.0
(1)
"Humble Indie Bundle 6 has just gone live."
#90

Runic Games

4.0
(1)
"A little older, but Torchlight 2 runs like a charm."
#91

Chess.com

4.0
(1)
"Chess.app"
#92

Plague Inc

4.0
(1)
"Plague Inc ;)"
#93

A Hat in Time

4.0
(1)
"Hat in Time, although you'll have to run it through Crossover. They dropped Mac support a while back."
#94

Borderlands 3

4.0
(1)
"Borderlands 3 was my game; but alas- it’s gone for the time."
#95

Cities: Skylines

4.0
(1)
"Cities: Skylines, though it's still relatively new."
#96

Brogue

4.0
(1)
"Brogue Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Into The Breach Minecraft Boohu Unreal Tournament (99) Slay the Spire"
#97

Fallout

4.0
(1)
"Porting Kit + Fallout New vegas/Age of Empires II HD. I get frame rate issues, bugs in FNV but it's still fun. Age of Empires II runs fine."
#98

Insurgency

4.0
(1)
"Insurgency, not Sandstorm. It’s lovely, and run on CS engine (look decent tho!) = good flow on most computer. Super cheap on Steam atm!"
#99

Raft

4.0
(1)
"The Raft is probably a good fit."
#100

Vlambeer

3.0
(1)
"Free mac games? super crate box, spelunky."

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