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macOS gaming

Buzz: October 2022

Recent releases that look potentially good. Expect to see a few of them covered in the coming weeks.

Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum

“Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam (EARLY ACCESS) and Itch (DEMO only)


Despot’s Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

“Guide puny humans through Despot’s Game – a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Xbox • Android
Available from GOG (coming soon), Steam, Epic, Google Play, and console stores.


The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

“The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob’s Barrow. The answers lie in the soil…”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from GOG and Steam.


LEGO Bricktales

“In LEGO Bricktales, discover an innovative brick-by-brick building mechanic to design puzzle solutions from your own imagination. See your creations brought to life in a beautiful LEGO world where every problem has a constructive resolution.”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, and console stores.


Lucy Dreaming

“Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who’ll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.”

macOS • Windows • Linux • Android
Available from Steam, Itch, and Google Play.


Nitro Kid

“Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80’s. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.”

macOS • Windows
Available from Steam.


One Many Nobody

“The future of humankind is at stake. The planet’s energy resources have run out and the need to find an alternative energy source has become the main priority, at any cost. Are you willing to accept your fate in this pixel art puzzle-adventure game set in a futuristic dystopic world?”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.


Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim

“Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.”

macOS • Windows
Available from GOG and Steam.


Pigments

“Fruity dodge’em up and paint’em all. Be a fruit. Dodge the circular saws. Collect pigment droplets. Paint the level. Unlock more fruits and levels.”

macOS • Windows • Linux
Available from Itch.


Pixel Cup Soccer – Ultimate Edition

“Pixel Cup Soccer is a retro-style arcade game. Play friendly matches, tournaments or create your team and lead it to glory in career mode! You can play it alone or with up to 8 friends, locally or through Steam remote, you can choose whether to play competitively, cooperatively, or even both!”

macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.


Prodeus

“Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.”

macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.


Sally’s Scribbles

“Created in 72h for Ludum Dare 51 by Café Dnocé. Theme: “Every 10 Seconds”. You take the role of Sally, running her art business. Draw pictures at rapid speeds to cover your day-to-day living expenses while growing in popularity.”

macOS • Windows • Linux
Available from Itch (FREE).


Vacant Kingdom

“Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.”

macOS • Windows
Available from Steam.



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