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
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020)
“It’s the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It’s 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise (2015)
“A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, App Store, console and mobile stores.
Baba Is You (2019)
“Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Escape Simulator (2021)
“First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op (best with 2-3 players, but playable with more). Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Supports community rooms through the level editor.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Glass Masquerade (2016)
“Welcome to Glass Masquerade – an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the ‘International Times Exhibition’ – an interactive electronic show.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android
Available from Steam, Itch, console and mobile stores.
Gorogoa (2017)
“Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, App Store, console and mobile stores.
Helltaker (2020)
“Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam, and Itch. (FREE)
Hexcells Trilogy (2014)
“Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • iPad
Available from Steam, and mobile stores.
Hidden Folks (2017)
“Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Android • iOS • tvOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, App Store, Apple Arcade (Plus version), console and mobile stores.
Human Resource Machine (2015)
“Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming… for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, Itch, App Store, console and mobile stores.
I’m on Observation Duty 4 (2021)
“A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing a reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
LEGO Bricktales (2022)
“In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Epic, console and mobile stores.
LEGO Builder’s Journey (2019)
“LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS • tvOS
Available from Steam, Epic, Apple Arcade, and console stores.
The Looker (2022)
“You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.”
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam. (FREE)
LYNE (2014)
“Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Android • iOS
Available from Steam, Itch, and mobile stores.
Manifold Garden (2019)
“Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox • iOS • tvOS
Available from Steam, Epic, Itch, Apple Arcade, and console stores.
Mini Metro (2015)
“Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Switch • PlayStation • Android • iOS
Available from GOG, Steam, Itch, App Store, Apple Arcade, console and mobile stores.
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