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
Her Story (2015)
“A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, and mobile stores.
Hypnospace Outlaw (2019)
“Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren’t going to police themselves!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, and console stores.
Impostor Factory (2021)
“A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from GOG, and Steam.
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe (2020)
“A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, and mobile stores.
Kentucky Route Zero (2013)
“KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Kindergarten (2017)
“Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share…and not die. That’s important too. In a school that’s just not quite right, it’s important to be friendly…and take out those that aren’t.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Kindergarten 2
“Welcome to Kindergarten 2, which takes place on Tuesday! After the events of Monday, you’ll find yourself in a new school with new friends…and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
The Last Campfire (2020)
“The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS • tvOS
Available from Steam, Epic, Apple Arcade, and console stores.
Life is Strange (2015)
“Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, App Store, and console stores.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017)
“Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, App Store, console and mobile stores.
LISA: The Painful (2014)
“The miserable journey of a broken man…”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam, and Itch.
Little Misfortune (2019)
“Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, console and mobile stores.
Lost in Play (2022)
“Go on adventures and solve puzzles on this feel-good journey with a brother and sister as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, Toto and Gal must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.”
macOS • Windows • Switch
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
Milo and the Magpies (2021)
“Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.”
macOS • Windows • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, Itch, and mobile stores.
Night in the Woods (2017)
“NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, console and mobile stores.
NORCO (2022)
“NORCO is a text-based point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.”
macOS • Windows • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, and console stores.
OMORI (2020)
“Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate… and perhaps the fate of others as well.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
OneShot (2016)
“OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Itch, and console stores.
Otaku’s Adventure (2019)
“Otaku’s Adventure is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls’ love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam.
Oxenfree (2016)
“Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Press X to Not Die (2017)
“A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival– Press X to not die!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam, and Itch.
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