Tactics for Mac — top best games in the Tactics genre

Cities: Skylines - a game in the Tactics genre

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Cities: Skylines is a city planning simulator with a developed management system and metropolitan management. As mayor, you'll have to take care of education...

Hearts of Iron 4

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 6 June 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Hearts of Iron 4 is a historical top-down real-time tactical strategy game. The player is given the opportunity to fully manage an individual state, its diplomacy...

Total War: Warhammer 3

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Grand strategy

Game released: Mac → 17 February 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a continuation of the fantasy strategy with turn-based movements on a global map and real-time battles. Far from the familiar world with...

RimWorld

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

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...

Old World

Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 18 May 2022

Players: 7.3/10

Old World is a turn-based global strategy game that will allow you to create the greatest dynasties in world history. Mohawk Games is led by gaming industry...

XCOM 2

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 5 February 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part, and the action...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 30 June 2020; Early Access: Mac → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brain-eaters." The...

BattleTech

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 24 April 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

BattleTech is a turn-based strategy about large walking robots from the creators of Shadowrun Returns. The events of the game take place in 3025 in the original...

Dragon Age: Origins

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 22 December 2009

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Dragon Age: Origins is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. You have to save Ferelden from the creatures of darkness. To...

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 10 February 2025; Early Access: Mac → 4 November 2020

Players: 7.4/10

A top-down tactical real-time strategy game about special forces conducting operations against terrorists in the Middle East. The game offers full squad deployment...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Early Access: Mac → 15 August 2022; Game released: Mac → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Lumencraft

Tactics, Roguelike, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Mac → 28 February 2023

Players: 6.4/10

The events of the game take place back in 2221. More than two centuries ago, the surface of the planet became uninhabitable. The remnants of humanity are struggling...

Total War: Attila

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 17 February 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Total War: Attila is a continuation of the historical strategy with real-time battles and turn-based movements on the global map. The game tells the story of the...

Football Manager 2023

Business / Management, Sports game, Football, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 8 November 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A football manager in which you can take control of your favorite club and lead it to victories in all possible tournaments. In the new version, changes have...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Heroes of Might and Magic 5

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 7 May 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Heroes of Might and Magic 5 is an isometric strategy game with a touch of fantasy and tactics from the masters at Nival, Inc.. The game is published by Ubisoft. In...

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 14 February 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Jagged Alliance: Back in Action is a remake of the tactical RPG with turn-based strategy elements from Jagged Alliance 2. You will command a squad of mercenaries...

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

Strategy, Stealth, In real time, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 6 December 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Real-time tactical strategy with stealth elements and an isometric view. The events take place in 17th century Japan, where a group of five heroes operates in the...

Crying Suns

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future...

Dragon Age 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 10 March 2011

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 8/10

Dragon Age 2 is a tactical role-playing game with third-person perspective in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place over 7 years (including the...

Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour

Action, Strategy, DLC, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 2005

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Command & Conquer: Generals — Zero Hour — each of the 3 sides has its own advantages: the USA is technologically advanced, electricity is required for...

Gladiator Guild Manager

Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-based, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Role-playing game

Early Access: Mac → 14 October 2021; Game released: Mac → 22 June 2024

Players: 8.2/10

A managerial simulator with elements of tactics in which the player needs to develop his own guild of fighters and lead them to glory. Recruiting warriors...

Stacklands

Strategy, Business / Management, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 8 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Stacklands is a minimalist card roguelike with elements of tactical strategy in a fantasy setting. In the game you will become the head of your own village and with...

Counter-Strike: Source

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 2 November 2004

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Counter-Strike: Source is an improved version of the tactical competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike. The game will delight you with all the beauties of...

911 Operator

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 24 February 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

911 Operator is a simulator with elements of tactical strategy and a top-down view. You have to try on the role of an emergency services dispatcher who is required...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Mac → 23 August 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 23 April 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Tropico 5

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 19 September 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Tropico 5 — continuation of the banana republic dictator simulator. You have to take control of a small republic again and lead it through world wars, the...

Carrier Command 2

Simulation, In real time, Tactics, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Business / Management

Game released: Mac → 10 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Carrier Command 2 is a fantastic real-time adventure simulator with strategy and management elements. You will command an aircraft carrier and manage its systems to...

Trigon: Space Story

Simulation, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Isometric, Strategy, Tactics, Top-down view, In real time

Game released: Mac → 28 April 2022

Players: 8/10

Trigon: Space Story — real-time space management strategy with a top-down view and roguelike elements. In the game, you will command your own spaceship and...

Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties

Strategy, Grand strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2024

Players: 5.7/10

The updated version of Total War: Pharaoh brings many new features to the campaign, including new map regions, cultures, units, gameplay mechanics, and...

Gambonanza

Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Mac → 1 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

The game offers a completely new take on classic chess, turning it into a dynamic roguelike where the goal is not just to checkmate the king, but to capture every...

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Cyberpunk, Turn-based

Early Access: Mac → 17 October 2023; Game released: Mac → 2 June 2025

Players: 6.2/10

The game takes place in the harsh world of the future in 2231. Man-made environmental disasters have devastated the Earth's biosphere. Artificial consciousness was...

Ratropolis

Card game, Strategy, Indie, Arcade, Tactics, In real time

Early Access: Mac → 1 November 2019; Game released: Mac → 22 December 2020

Ratropolis is a real-time tactical strategy card game with a side view. In the game you will become the head of a settlement of tiny but valiant rats. You have to...

Age of History 3

Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Medieval era, In real time

Game released: Mac → 23 October 2024

Players: 7.1/10

A large-scale game in which the gamer chooses one of many civilizations and tries to make it the greatest. There is a large tree of technologies that will help you...

Running with Rifles

Arcade, Shooter, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 2 April 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Running with Rifles is an isometric top-down tactical shooter set in an open world where you take on the role of a common soldier. Together with your squad, you...

Party Hard

Action, Strategy, Stealth, Tactics

Game released: Mac → 25 August 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Fantasy

Early Access: Mac → 12 December 2024; Game released: Mac → 16 December 2025

Players: 8.3/10

A turn-based role-playing game about a wanderer traveling through the lands of New Draconia. One day, a mysterious artifact falls into the hands of the hero, which...

Magicka 2

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac → 26 May 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Magicka 2 is an isometric action game with a mixture of fantasy, tactical, adventure and co-op games from the developers of Pieces Interactive AB. The main...

Tactics

Best Games in the Tactics genre for Mac