Best games for Mac
Many people say that macOS isn’t designed for gaming, but it’s not. However, you can find many exciting games that your Mac will handle.
We have selected some good games that can be run on Apple laptops and computers. Most of them are not very demanding to hardware – you can play them with good graphics settings and performance. Also, note that Indian gambling sites also run on Mac computers.
Here are games like:
- Disco Elysium;
- Stardew Valley;
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and others.
Disco Elysium
One of the top role-playing games of recent years – the average score on the aggregators is 97 points. The player gets the role of a detective who wakes up hungover and realizes that he has forgotten everything: who he is, where he is, how he got here and what he has to do. And in this state, he has to solve a murder in the streets of the fictional town of Revanshol, encountering all kinds of people and finding himself in situations of varying degrees of madness.
There is virtually no combat here, but there are elaborate dialogues with many developments, during which you can even talk to the voices in the head of the protagonist. They represent different skills. And, by the way, this is also the reason why Disco Elysium is a hilarious game.
Stardew Valley
Farm life simulator in Stardew Valley. The main character arranges life in a cozy village, helps his neighbors, and builds relationships with them.
You can do almost anything here: fish, grow a garden, mine minerals. Or go underground and fight monsters to extract precious resources. Finally, nothing prevents you from learning how to cook food with different recipes, build good relationships with locals, find a life partner, and start a family.
It is the perfect game for a meditative immersion in rural life with soothing music and vivid pixel graphics to take a break after a day’s work.
Portal 1 and 2
Portal is one of the leading representatives of the puzzle genre, in which you have to solve spatial puzzles using spatial portals. The main character, lab test participant Chell, is trying to escape from the Aperture Science complex. However, she is opposed by a distraught artificial intelligence, GLaDOS, who arranges new tests with portals.
It is an atmospheric and eventful story – at times poignant and at times very funny. Also, the first and the second parts are not long – for those who lack short but intense single-player adventures.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
It is the sixth installment of a global strategy series about the development of civilization through all historical eras – from ancient times to the atomic and information age. The player chooses a civilization from several dozen options and begins the game on a randomly generated map – along with other countries.
A civilization must be led to victory – militarily, culturally, scientifically, religiously, or diplomatically. And depending on what you choose, your strategy changes dramatically: the scientific power is unlikely to win culturally, and the religious will not fly into space.
Subnautica
Technically, this is a survival simulator on a hostile oceanic planet with no land, but in reality, it’s almost a horror from the depths of the sea. The protagonist must dive into the darkest and scariest corners of the alien ocean to find the resources he needs.
Subnautica boasts a unique ecosystem with many reefs, underwater caves, and a great variety of biomes and sea creatures, among which there are giant leviathans and bone sharks. Each playthrough is unique thanks to the random generation of the world – there will be something to tell your friends about your adventures in the depths of the sea.
Hades
This game is one of the significant indie hits of our time, winning over a hundred awards in the game of the Year category in 2020. The story is based on ancient Greek mythology: the protagonist is the son of the god of the dead, Hades, Prince Zagrei, who dreams of escaping the underworld.
Hades is a “roguelike”: each death takes you back to the beginning of the journey, but this is part of the gameplay – between deaths, your progress is saved, and even the story develops. And the world, meanwhile, changes beyond recognition in each new run, so none of the attempts to get out of the underworld are like any other.
Cities: Skylines
It is the premier urban planning simulator of our time – and a visual self-study for aspiring mayors. The player has to do everything:
- Adjust the system of transport and urban areas.
- Monitor the environment and political attitudes.
- Reduce crime, not prevent the failure of sewage and electricity.
Hollow Knight
This game is a stylish platformer about a beetle knight who explores a mysterious underground world called Hollow Knight. Hollow Knight belongs to the “Metroidvania” genre: the more places and mechanics you explore, the better you master the gameplay, and it makes sense to return to most locations during the passage.
Hollow Knight is a challenging game that rewards you for your persistence and curiosity. It is worth trying for those who are tired of one-player games: it is tough to tear yourself away from the gameplay from the very first minutes.
Firewatch
Firewatch is one of the leading representatives of so-called walking simulators. A meditative game about the everyday life of forest patrolman Henry – not a relaxing walk through stunning Wyoming forests, not a parable about the nature of relationships.
It doesn’t involve fighting enemies, searching for resources, and teaming up with other players. Instead, the developers offer the player to plunge entirely into the unhurried four-hour story, which is sure to strike a chord with him.
Minecraft Java Edition
Minecraft remains relevant even more than a decade after its release. It’s all thanks to its unique gameplay: the protagonist can change the world around him by creating and destroying blocks and objects in survival mode. During the day, he explores the world; at night, he must hide from monsters.
The game often makes the news headlines thanks to the incredibly talented players who create real works of art within the game. Entire generations of players have grown up on Minecraft:
- Some replicate entire cities.
- Some learn to program from scratch.
- Some even create matches based on it, like a Harry Potter role-playing game.
Divinity: Original Sin 2
One of the most successful RPGs of our time. Divinity: Original Sin 2 works in the spirit of the tabletop Dungeon & Dragons: players can create almost any character they want and build their adventure in different ways. Your hero assembles a squad of unique characters and explores a large fantasy world.
Most of all, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is praised for its passing variability and wide role-playing: you can kill any character in the game and enter into dialogues even with animals. Also, Original Sin 2 can be played in co-op mode with two players.
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