This is part of a series. Showcasing popular and intriguing games from the past 12 years or so. Based on my own idiosyncratic curation. A few remasters included. Most early access games excluded. Games only appear in one category (I tried my best). Mishmash is primarily about suggesting games with good potential for Mac users. Everything here works on macOS silicon.
Categories:
2D Action – 2D Platformer – 3D Action part 1 – 3D Action part 2 – Adventure part 1 – Adventure part 2 – Adventure part 3 – Arcade – Building and Management – Cards – Dating Sim – Driving and Racing – Metroidvania – Multiplayer – Physics – Puzzle part 1 – Puzzle part 2 – Rhythm – RPG part 1 – RPG part 2 – Roguelike and Roguelite – Sandbox – Simulation – Sports – Strategy part 1 – Strategy part 2 – Survival – Visual Novel
Across the Obelisk (2021)
“Across the Obelisk is a coop RPG deckbuilding roguelite. Play solo or with your friends, choose your heroes, unlock items and cards, craft your deck and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat. Would you dare to go across the obelisk?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Black Book (2021)
“Black Book is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS •
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, console and mobile stores.
Cultist Simulator (2018)
“Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
Griftlands (2021)
“Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Epic, and console stores.
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game (2018)
“Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, App Store, and mobile stores. (FREE)
Hearthstone (2014)
“Welcome to Hearthstone, the strategy card game that’s easy to learn but impossible to put down!”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from Blizzard, and mobile stores. (FREE)
Inscryption (2021)
“Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards…”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store, and console stores.
Luck be a Landlord (2023)
“Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam, and Itch.
Magic: The Gathering Arena (2019)
“Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, Epic, Wizards of the Coast, and mobile stores. (FREE)
Marvel Snap (2022)
“Assemble your MARVEL dream team from a super roster of your favorite heroes and villains. MARVEL SNAP is fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping, strategic card battler that puts you in control of it all – make your move.”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, App Store, and mobile stores. (FREE) (STEAM EARLY ACCESS)
Minion Masters (2019)
“An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 – or bring a friend for 2v2 – and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!”
macOS • Windows • Xbox • (Android and iOS announced)
Available from Steam, and console stores. (FREE)
Mystic Vale (2019)
“Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, console and mobile stores.
Pilgrims (2019)
“Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, Apple Arcade, console and mobile stores.
Slay the Spire (2019)
“We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
Stacklands (2022)
“Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. Play your cards right and expand your village!”
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam, and Itch.
Wingspan (2020)
“Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
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