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
Angry Birds Reloaded (2021)
“The furious flock returns in a fresh take on the mobile game that crash-landed on mobile devices in 2009! Join Red, Chuck, Bomb, Silver and the rest of the flock in the classic pig-popping slingshot gameplay that took the world by storm.”
macOS • iOS • tvOS
Available from Apple Arcade.
Bridge Constructor Portal (2017)
“Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal and Bridge Constructor games.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, App Store, console and mobile stores.
Donut County (2018)
“Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store, console and mobile stores.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (2017)
“A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, and mobile stores.
Heavenly Bodies (2021)
“Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.”
macOS • Windows • PlayStation
Available from Steam, and console stores.
Human: Fall Flat (2016)
“Human: Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, console and mobile stores.
JellyCar Worlds (2022)
“It’s a Car, made of Jelly! Squishy Physics, Tactile, Silly & Imaginative Driving/Platforming.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • iOS • tvOS
Available from Steam, Apple Arcade, and console stores.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014)
“Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad’s existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan…”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Poly Bridge 2 (2020)
“The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, Epic, and mobile stores.
Squiggle Drop (2023)
“Solve puzzles by drawing a single shape. Featuring 100 levels, each with a unique objective and requiring different types of problem solving skills.”
macOS • iOS • tvOS
Available from Apple Arcade.
Tricky Towers (2016)
“With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
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