Action 2017 for Mac — top best games in the Action genre

The Long Dark - a game in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Post-apocalyptic action adventure with first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of pilot Will McKennzie, who caught his plane in a...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Mac → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Survival, Open world

Game released: Mac → 27 August 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Darkwood

Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation, Survival horror

Game released: Mac → 17 August 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Sandbox, Action

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 97/100

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing, Racing

Game released: Mac → 4 October 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Mac → 1 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

Defense Zone 3

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 20 January 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Game released: Mac → 26 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

RUINER

Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 26 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a cyber psychopath...

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Mac → 14 July 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...

Tanki Online

Online, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game

Game released: Mac → 2 March 2017

Players: 5/10

Steam: 59/100

Tanki Online is a shareware multiplayer arcade tank simulator with a third-person view. In the game, you can build your own futuristic tank using a different...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: Mac → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Overgrowth is a third-person action game about brave rabbits who master martial arts. There are other animals in the game that complement the medieval universe of...

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons

Game released: Mac → 3 October 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic RPG in the style of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. You will explore dungeons, develop the abilities of your characters and move...

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Online

Game released: Mac → 16 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a classic dynamic first-person shooter where the brave hero Turok fights a huge number of dangerous enemies using all kinds of weapons...

Ski Sniper

Casual game, Sports game, Action

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2017

Steam: 84/100

A casual action game with sports elements in which the player shoots at ski jumpers in midair with sniper weapons. Players can choose a sniping position, and...

Heliborne

Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

Game released: Mac → 12 October 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Time Recoil

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down time, just like...

BioShock 2 Remastered

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

Game released: Mac → 22 August 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 71/100

BioShock 2 Remastered is an improved version of the adventure first-person shooter BioShock 2. The streets of the city of Rapture once again echo with the echoes of...

Dinosaur Hunt First Blood

Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 15 September 2017

Steam: 57/100

Dinosaur Hunt First Blood is a first-person shooter and a sequel to Dinosaur Hunt, set in a world where dinosaurs and mutants have joined forces to take over the...

Mr. Dubstep

Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 September 2017

Steam: 69/100

This casual platformer features levels across five themes, where players avoid obstacles using several mechanics. The character can jump, change the direction of...

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Mac → 19 June 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court is an add-on for a unique party-based side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on introduces a new campaign, the action...

POBEDA

Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Mac → 9 May 2017

Steam: 57/100

This retro-styled shoot ’em up follows the crew of a KV-2 tank in battles against the E-100, Tiger II and PzKpfw IV. Levels are randomly generated, and the game...

Red Wake Carnage

Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 31 August 2017

Steam: 59/100

Red Wake Carnage is a chaotic first-person shooter about animals rebelling against humanity over people’s careless treatment of the planet. The player is the only...

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Action, Platformer, Top-down view, Horror

Game released: Mac → 7 December 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is an unusual side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will play as a naked man in a cauldron, moving around the world...

EVIL POSSESSION

Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Mac → 17 May 2017

Steam: 55/100

A first-person horror game set in the Andalusian atmosphere of the mid-20th century. The player takes the role of a paranormal investigator attempting to exorcise a...

Blitzkrieg 3

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Online

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Blitzkrieg 3 is an exciting continuation of the real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view set during the Second World War. Three eras await you, each of...

Figment

Adventure, Music game, Isometric, Indie, Action

Game released: Mac → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Figment is an adventure game with a memorable visual style and music. Events take place in a world that is filled with secret thoughts, desires and memories...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Freaky Awesome

Action, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: Mac → 18 October 2017

Steam: 55/100

Freaky Awesome is an action rogue-lite about a hero who ventures into an old factory to rescue a missing dog. Its rooms are procedurally generated and filled with...

Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Hack and slash, Beat them all, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Mac → 27 June 2017

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer is an action RPG add-on with an isometric camera view. The core of this expansion will be the new Necromancer class, which is...

Sky Force Reloaded

Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Arcade, Action

Game released: Mac → 29 November 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Sky Force Reloaded is an arcade scrolling shooter in which players pilot a combat aircraft through futuristic environments and battle enemy forces. Stages feature...

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: Mac → 24 March 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard is an action RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in Midgard, which is known from...

Unturned

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Sandbox, Survival, Zombies

Game released: Mac → 7 July 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Unturned is a multiplayer sandbox action game with a first-person view. The main goal here is to survive by defending yourself from zombies and hostile players...

Cat Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 8 August 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...

Meganoid

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Metroidvania, Dungeons

Game released: Mac → 29 March 2017

Steam: 63/100

Meganoid is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. As a mysterious hero, you have to go into dungeons and destroy as many enemies as...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Action

Game released: Mac → 15 August 2017

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure

Game released: Mac → 18 April 2017

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is an action role-playing game with fighting game elements and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will be able to immerse...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2017 for Mac (Game released)