Action 2013 for Mac — top best games in the Action genre

Hotline Miami - a game in the Action genre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 March 2013

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...

Total War: Rome 2

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 2 September 2013

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Total War: Rome 2 is a continuation of one of the best global historical strategy games, released in 2004. Expect the largest turn-based campaign, as well as the...

Call of Duty 2

Action, Shooter, Online

Game released: Mac → 7 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A first-person shooter set during World War II follows ordinary Allied soldiers through major battles across the European theater. The campaign spans varied...

Max Payne 3

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 20 June 2013

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Max Payne 3 is a continuation of the legendary action game with a third-person view. Max Payne, the famous fighter for justice, returns after several years. The...

Outlast

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Mac → 4 September 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...

Sanctum 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Game released: Mac → 15 May 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A first-person shooter with tower defense elements, Sanctum 2 centers on protecting oxygen-producing Cores from alien creatures on the planet LOEK III. During the...

Batman: Arkham City

Action, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2013

VGTimes: 9.6/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 94/100

Batman: Arkham City is a continuation of the adventure stealth action game with a third-person view, dedicated to Batman. Who is behind the creation of Arkham City...

ArmA 3

Action, Shooter, Combat robots, Tactics, Online

Game released: Mac → 12 September 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 74/100

ArmA 3 is a continuation of the series of military-tactical simulator with a first-person view. Europe, scorched by the war between NATO and Iran, is practically...

The Wolf Among Us

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Point & Click, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Mac → 14 October 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...

BioShock Infinite

Action, Shooter, First-person view

Game released: Mac → 29 August 2013

VGTimes: 9.8/10

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 94/100

BioShock Infinite is a continuation of the atmospheric first-person shooter, which tells the story of events before the first BioShock. The game will take you to...

Rayman Origins

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Action

Game released: Mac → 17 December 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This 2D platform adventure with action elements takes place in the Glade of Dreams, which has been overrun by Darktoons. The Fairy Council calls on Rayman to save...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 25 April 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical strategy game about the secret organization XCOM fighting a global alien invasion. The player manages the...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 8 November 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Brutal Legend

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Third-person view, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 26 February 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure set in a world blending fantasy with heavy metal, where demons seek to enslave humanity and bands perform imitation covers. The...

Shadow Warrior

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comedy

Game released: Mac → 26 September 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Shadow Warrior is a dynamic shooter with fighting game elements and a first-person view, which is a restart of the 1997 game of the same name. You will see the...

System Shock 2

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 10 May 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 92/100

This science-fiction horror shooter with role-playing elements unfolds aboard the derelict starship Von Braun. The protagonist awakens from cryogenic sleep with...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Mac → 15 May 2013

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 21 February 2013

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO The Lord of the Rings is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game is based on the film adaptations...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 20 February 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses an arsenal of...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 27 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...

Sir, You Are Being Hunted

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival

Game released: Mac → 19 August 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Sir, You Are Being Hunted is an indie shooter with stealth elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You find yourself in a dimension similar to...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The Stanley Parable is an indie project with a first-person view. The player plays the role of office plankton Stanley, who has spent his whole life pressing keys...

X Rebirth

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Open world, Survival, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 15 November 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 37/100

Metacritic: 33/100

X Rebirth — a space simulator with a first-person view and elements of a global strategy in a sci-fi setting. In space you can be anyone — from a...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 17 December 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Velvet Assassin

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Mac → 30 January 2013

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Velvet Assassin is a stealth action adventure game with a third-person view. The events of the game will take you back to the Second World War, where you will try...

Gentlemen!

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Online

Game released: Mac → 5 November 2013

Steam: 73/100

A local multiplayer action game set in the Victorian era, where two to four players take part in fast-paced deathmatches. Winning duels calls for skill, knowledge...

Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Platformer

Game released: Mac → 4 April 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This science-fiction action platformer follows young scientist Lester Knight Chaykin, who is hurled through space and time when a nuclear experiment goes wrong...

King's Bounty: Legions

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game

Game released: Mac → 10 December 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 53/100

King’s Bounty: Legions is an online fantasy strategy game built around turn-based battles in a world of magic, creatures, and monsters. Players assemble an army of...

Monster Truck Destruction

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Stunts, Action, Sports game

Game released: Mac → 30 November 2013

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Monster Truck Destruction is an arcade racing game about driving monster trucks, smashing obstacles, and performing stunts. Events include timed runs, head-to-head...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 25 September 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Master Reboot

Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie

Game released: Mac → 29 October 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Master Reboot is an action-horror game with a first-person view in the style of science fiction. Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious...

Bureau: XCOM Declassified

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Science fiction

Game released: Mac → 20 August 2013

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Bureau: XCOM Declassified is a tactical action game with a third-person view in the XCOM universe. The plot of the game will tell you how the Federal Bureau of...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Mac → 11 September 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...

Amnesia: Collection

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Action

Game released: Mac → 10 September 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Amnesia: Collection is a collection of first-person horror adventures that includes Amnesia: The Dark Descent, an indirect sequel to Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs...

Gunpoint

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 3 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game about a freelance spy who takes jobs infiltrating secure buildings to steal sensitive data. Across 20 missions, a story of murder...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view, MOBA

Game released: Mac → 14 June 2013

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Kingdoms Rise

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 November 2013

Steam: 41/100

A multiplayer fantasy game centered on sword duels, where combat skill determines the outcome. Players customize a warrior by choosing weapons, armor, spells, and...

Dungeonland

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, MOBA

Game released: Mac → 29 January 2013

Metacritic: 67/100

This cooperative action RPG takes place in a fantasy theme park where heroes venture through dungeons filled with traps and monsters. Three players choose the...

Surgeon Simulator

Arcade, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Mac → 19 April 2013

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Surgeon Simulator is a logic action game with simulator elements and a first-person view. You take on the role of Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon with a penchant...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

Game released: Mac → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2013 for Mac (Game released)