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
The Adventure Pals (2018)
“The Adventure Pals is an epic adventure platformer fueled by imagination, friendship, and the dark side of hot dogs. Your dad has been dadnapped and you, your pet rock, and a tongue-helicoptering giraffe must fight your way through levels filled with platforming, bizarre enemies, and big bosses to save the world!”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, and console stores.
Celeste (2018)
“Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Epic, and console stores.
Cyber Shadow (2021)
“The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Dino Run DX (2015)
“DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. MASSIVE INDIE CROSSOVERS. Dino Run DX has all of that and more. Come rediscover the original runner and escape extinction all over again.”
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam, and Itch.
FEZ (2013)
“Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS •
Available from Steam, Epic, Itch, console and mobile stores.
GRIS (2018)
“Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, App Store, Apple Arcade, console and mobile stores.
Hell is Other Demons (2019)
“Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch
Available from Steam, Epic, and console stores.
INMOST (2019)
“Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Apple Arcade, and console stores.
INSIDE (2016)
“Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store, console and mobile stores.
LIMBO (2011)
“Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy enters LIMBO.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, App Store, Apple Arcade, console and mobile stores.
N++ (NPLUSPLUS) (2016)
“N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
Necrosphere (2017)
“A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, console and mobile stores.
The Pedestrian (2020)
“I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Rayman Mini (2019)
“Rayman has been shrunk to the size of an ant! To undo this spell, ally with insects, mushrooms, leaves, and other plants and find your way through a marvelous, macro-photographic world.”
macOS • iOS • tvOS
Available from Apple Arcade.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (2014)
“Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Teslagrad (2013)
“A journey begins… A treacherous tower… Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
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