Old school for Mac — top best games in the Old school genre / Page 3

Sands of Fire - a game in the Old school genre

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Historical, Tanks, Old school

Game released: Mac → 1989

Steam: 100/100

A tank simulator set during the North African campaign of World War II. The player commands a tank in battles where tactics and the choice of equipment help...

Familia

Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Exploration, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 1 May 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Familia — a free role-playing game with turn-based battles in the spirit of the early parts of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster. The story tells about heroes who...

Vivaldia 2

Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Free game, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game released: Mac → 30 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Continuation of the browser-based 2D platformer Vivaldia. In the second part, the main character Vivaldia teleported to the Lost Valley, where robots and dinosaurs...

Tearstone: Thieves of the Heart - CE

Casual game, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 6 May 2022

The main character and a group of friends set out to explore the magical world to help solve the mystery of the disappearance of an artifact and save the...

Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess

Shooter, Arcade, Top-down view, Old school, Isometric, Action

Game released: Mac → 21 June 2024

Steam: 90/100

An old-school shooter in the spirit of the classic retro Strike series. The player completes different types of missions, from searching and destroying the enemy to...

Sauna of the DEAD

Zombies, Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Adventure, Old school, Comedy, Slasher

Game released: Mac → 4 February 2025

Steam: 97/100

The pixel game, the action of which takes place in the sauna of the underground world, where the main character turned out to be. The character fights with zombies...

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Dungeons, Old school, Crafting, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 22 October 2025

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in the underground state of Avernum. This place attracts adventurers, explorers, rogues, and monsters who seek to acquire the wealth and...

Old Skies

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Science fiction, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character works as a temporary tourist agent in the near future: for a substantial fee, wealthy clients book excursions to their own past or to historical...

Dungeon Warfare 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 6 July 2018

Steam: 89/100

Continuation of the tower defense strategy genre about the dungeon master, who must defend his domain from greedy adventurers and heroes who have decided to fight...

Baldi's Basics Plus

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Old school, Procedural generation

Early Access: Mac → 12 June 2020

Steam: 97/100

A stealth roguelike with horror elements that parodies cheap educational games from the 1990s. Behind the bright, deliberately simple graphics lies an unusual...

Castle on the Coast

Platformer, Adventure, Parkour, Comedy, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Mac → 3 December 2021

Steam: 96/100

Castle on the Coast is a retro adventure platformer with elements of action and humor. The friendly giraffe George will have to use parkour to overcome various...

Catgirl

Free game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Old school, Indie, Comedy, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 23 May 2025

Steam: 99/100

A pixelated RPG adventure with absurd humor. The story begins with the kidnapping of the best friend, a dog named Mormor. And now, in the role of a cute but...

Perfect Tides: Station to Station

Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy, Old school, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 22 January 2026

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A narrative quest about growing up, centered around Mara, who has moved to a big city. Over the course of a year, divided into seasons, she tries to understand...

The Loopler

Strategy, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Mac → 11 September 2026

Steam: 90/100

A deckbuilding roguelike where a slot car races around loops, and the run’s progress depends on the deck you’ve built. Cards can change the course of the game...

Tiny Life

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game, Old school, Indie

Early Access: Mac → 3 May 2023; Game in development: Mac → 2027

Steam: 88/100

Isometric life simulator with a pronounced retro aesthetic reminiscent of the early parts of The Sims. The action is centered around one large house, where the...

Dungeon Warfare 3

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school, Simulation

Game released: Mac → 29 August 2025

Steam: 78/100

A tower defense strategy game about creating deadly dungeons, where every piece of territory turns into part of an impregnable fortress. The new installment expands...

Slab

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid, Side view, Old school

Game released: Mac → 7 May 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Slab is a side-view slasher game in which your main task is to destroy tiles and bricks on the playing field. You will control a moving platform horizontally and...

Lantern of Worlds

Free game, Adventure, Role-playing game, Old school

Game released: Mac → 5 October 2017

Steam: 68/100

A free role-playing game based on European and Arabic tales. The plot tells about a character whom the king sends on a diplomatic mission to Sultan Mehmet the...

Moonring

Free game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Medieval era, Old school

Game released: Mac → 28 September 2023

Steam: 95/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy setting where gods and supernatural creatures coexist with each other. Five hundred years ago, the land of Caldera was...

Hypersomnia

Shooter, Science fiction, Top-down view, Online, Old school, Free game

Game released: Mac → 29 December 2023

Steam: 94/100

In the game world, three factions oppose each other. Gamers can fight on arena maps in one-on-one duels or team bomb defusal modes. The arsenal includes 24 unique...

Descent 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Old school

Game released: Mac → 1997

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

This first-person shooter sends the player into dangerous alien mines in the Zeta Aquilae system, where the goal is to destroy a stronghold of hostile robots...

Hyper Echelon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Old school

Game released: Mac → 11 November 2021

Steam: 88/100

A colorful vertical scroll shooter in retro style, inspired by classic arcades. The player takes on the role of a pilot of the Royal Space Forces, whose mission is...

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Action, Simulation, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 17 May 2018

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A stylish mix of action in the "beat 'em up" genre and a life simulator, immersing you in the atmosphere of a school bully's last autumn. The plot centers around...

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 20 March 2014

Steam: 88/100

A hybrid of an adventure game and RPG, inspired by Norse mythology. The story begins with the summoning of the heroine by the earl Yarnvidr, who is desperately...

Fixeight

Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Arcade, Action

Game released: Mac → 2 February 2024

Steam: 93/100

Spiritual successor of Out Zone. According to the plot, humanity faces an unprecedented threat as omnipotent beings from another dimension start attacking people...

Garbanzo Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Indie

Game released: Mac → 4 September 2024

Steam: 98/100

The main character is a character named Garbanzo, whose main weapon is his saliva. It is with the help of spitting at his opponents that he will have to clear his...

Unchained

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Old school, Action

Game released: Mac → 26 August 2025

Steam: 92/100

An old-school shooter with an emphasis on multiplayer battles. The game is all about high speed, lots of maps and various modes, where the outcome is decided by...

Days Gone By

Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 9 December 2019

Steam: 100/100

The game brings back the spirit of classic scrolls, relying on precise timing and attention. Every step is important here: there are no second chances, no power-ups...

Foolish Mortals

Adventure, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Visual novel

Game released: Mac → 5 November 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The events unfold in Louisiana in 1933: thirty years ago, an entire wedding procession mysteriously disappeared on Devil's Rock Island, taking with it the secret of...

FROGGIN' AROUND

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Mac → 21 September 2023

Steam: 100/100

A colorful top-down arcade game in which a little frog spends her days in a cozy pond, hopping across lily pads, swimming in the water, and catching tasty flies...

Obsidian

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → April 1997

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This first-person science-fiction adventure with puzzles is set in 2066, when biochemical engineer Lilah Kerlin and environmental engineer Max Powers discover a...

Digs

Isometric, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 19 October 2023

Steam: 67/100

The player digs a mine and defends a chest of gold on randomly generated maps by placing towers, traps and obstacles. The main character must go through the...

Endless Tactics: Trial Run

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Free game, Roguelike, Science fiction, Old school, Space

Game released: Mac → 13 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

Free prologue to the turn-based roguelike Endless Tactics, dedicated to a dangerous planetary mining expedition. As the commander of the expedition, you will...

Dungeon Escape

Platformer, Action, Old school

Game released: Mac → 27 May 2016

Steam: 80/100

A 2D precision platformer about escaping a dangerous dungeon filled with enemies and deadly traps. Its minimalist graphics are paired with a chiptune soundtrack...

Raw Nerve

Free game, Racing, Casual game, Sandbox, Old school, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 23 June 2023

Steam: 83/100

A free, psychedelic race with jumps and twisty climbs. The main task is to find the fastest path to the finish line in order to take a higher place on the...

Vimana

Arcade, Shooter, Science fiction, Top-down view, Action, Old school

Game released: Mac → 1 February 2024

Steam: 95/100

The once prosperous planet has been consumed by madness. There are only a few righteous souls left. They must restore peace to their world by reviving the sacred...

The Biggleboss Incident

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy, Old school

Game released: Mac → 22 July 2025

Steam: 91/100

An adventure that combines Monkey Island, Office Space and a bit of Metal Gear Solid. The main character is late for work, where he must give a project...

HAYAI

Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Old school, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 19 May 2022

Steam: 98/100

A dynamic action game about ronin fighting against endless waves of enemies in arenas. The combat system is based on mouse control: the direction of the attack is...

DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge

Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Role-playing game, Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Futurism (Future), Old school

Game released: Mac → 20 October 2020

Steam: 72/100

DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge is an arcade retro-shooter with a role-playing progression system and a top-down view. The developers were inspired by another...

AQtion

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game, Old school, Action

Game released: Mac → 2 June 2022

Steam: 79/100

AQtion is an online shooter with a first-person view. You'll play as if you were the action hero that spawned one of the most popular and influential games of all...

Old school

Best Games in the Old school genre for Mac