It’s a quiet start to the year. Nothing unusual in that. Not so many releases of interest this month, but what we have is a good quality mix. Once again, all available on macOS. Welcome to 2026 in mac gaming.
CASSETTE BOY
“What you can’t see… doesn’t exist. CASSETTE BOY is a puzzle action RPG where you control perspective to change the world you see. Rotate a 2D pixel-styled 3D world, using disappearing obstacles and newly appearing paths to uncover the mystery of the vanished moon.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, and console stores.
Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven (DLC)
“Winter descends, and a long-silenced deity stirs beneath the snow. Yngya, the forgotten God of the lambs, summons you to restore the flock and reclaim what time has erased. But as you breathe life into what long passed, a creeping Rot awakens, spreading corruption through the sacred mountain the lambs once called home.”
macOS • Windows • Switch • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from GOG, Steam, and console stores.
EmuDevz (FREE)
“A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS • Browser
Available from Steam, and [r]labs.
Hungry Horrors (EARLY ACCESS)
“Hungry Horrors is a card-based adventure inspired by British and Irish folklore. It blends deckbuilding and cooking with narrative, and permanent roguelite progression. Feed legendary monsters instead of killing them, satisfy their cravings, or become the next meal.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Hytale (EARLY ACCESS)
“Set out on an adventure built for both creation and play. Hytale blends the freedom of a sandbox with the momentum of an RPG: explore a procedurally generated world full of dungeons, secrets, and a variety of creatures, then shape it block by block.”
macOS • Windows • Linux
Available from Hypixel Studios.
System requirements on the official site.
Marble’s Marbles
“A love letter to the classic marble games. Help Marble find his lost marbles and roll through physics-powered worlds packed with wild challenges and quirky contraptions.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
Perfect Tides: Station to Station
“A point n’ click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara’s eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.”
macOS • Windows • (announced for Switch)
Available from Steam.
Rising Front
“A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!”
macOS • Windows
Available from Steam.
SPACEMAN (FREE)
“A shadow has fallen across the Galactic Alliance. Wave after wave of relentless enemies, from beyond the edge of space, spread chaos and destruction across the starways. The Alliance’s hopes stand with Ace Crackshot, the sole surviving Starfighter pilot. Can his quick thinking and unrivalled skills save the Galactic Alliance? Or will the galaxy fall into darkness forever?”
macOS • Windows
Available from Itch. (coming to Steam)
Tennis Elbow 4
“Created by and for tennis fans, Tennis Elbow 4 is the sequel of TE2013, and offers a tennis simulation with an easy and intuitive learning curve, but with exceptional gameplay depth.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • PlayStation • Xbox
Available from Steam, Mana Games, and console stores.
TR-49
“A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven’s Vault and A Highland Song.”
macOS • Windows • iOS • iPadOS • visionOS
Available from Steam, and mobile stores.
Turnbound (EARLY ACCESS)
“Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero’s inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.”
macOS • Windows • Linux • SteamOS
Available from Steam.
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