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
Bastion (2011)
“Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Bleed 2 (2017)
“Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Itch, and console stores.
Broforce (2015)
“When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce – an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the opposing terrorist forces that threaten our way of life.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
CARRION (2020)
“CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, and console stores.
Castle Crashers (2012)
“Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
Cuphead (2017)
“Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Disc Room (2020)
“Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, and console stores.
Dungeon Munchies (2022)
“Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, console and mobile stores.
Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013)
“Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
The Escapists 2 (2017)
“Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, console and mobile stores.
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 (2018)
“Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
HUNTDOWN (2021)
“In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, console and mobile stores.
Katana ZERO (2019)
“Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Lucah: Born of a Dream (2018)
“FOR THE POWER AND GLORY; NOW AND FOREVER”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch
Available from Steam, Itch, and console stores.
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (2018)
“In Mark of the Ninja, you’ll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Skullgirls 2nd Encore (2013)
“–Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!– The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
Streets of Rage 4 (2020)
“Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia (2019)
“Dodge bullets while typing exorcisms at the very same time: Get ready for an electrifying mix between bullet hell and typing game! Turn on both sides of your brain and jump into the adventure of private exorcist Ray Bibbia!”
macOS • Windows • Dreamcast
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store.
TUNIC (2022)
“Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, and console stores.
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (2021)
“Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition (2019)
“Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, and console stores.
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