Best Games for Mac of 2011 / Page 3

March 17, 2011

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A physics-based game about the Angry Birds, who are captured and taken to Rio de Janeiro. After escaping their captors, the birds set out to rescue...

Football Manager 2012

Strategy, Football, Business / Management, Isometric, Sports game, Turn-based

October 20, 2011

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A football management simulation focused on decisions both on and off the pitch. Football Manager 2012 features rule changes across more than 50...

Two Worlds 2: Pirates of the Flying Fortress

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

September 20, 2011

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This expansion for Two Worlds 2 takes place in the Antaloor archipelago, where the hero helps Captain Ed Teal find Maren, a reclusive woman connected...

7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

October 4, 2011

Steam: 98/100

This match-three puzzle game centers on building legendary wonders in fantastical locations. In 7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour, players match...

Air Attack (2011)

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Top-down view

July 15, 2010

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Air Attack (2011) is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter and flight simulator from the studio Art In Games Ltd.. The game is published...

Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

November 7, 2008

Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from Alawar Stargaze. The game is published by Alawar...

Beat Hazard

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Music game, Space, Indie

October 28, 2009

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Beat Hazard is a musical arcade shooter with a top-down view and elements of a rhythm game. In the game, you will control a spaceship to upbeat...

Brain Challenge (2010)

Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle

January 8, 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

Hearts of Iron 3: For the Motherland

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Historical

June 28, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Hearts of Iron 3: For the Motherland — The addition significantly improves the performance of the game, and also adds the ability to manage the...

Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Point & Click

June 28, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person adventure puzzle follows Nancy Drew as she investigates a mystery at Castle Finster, an old German castle threatened by a...

Steel Storm: Burning Retribution

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

January 1, 2011

Steam: 75/100

Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is a top-down arcade action game in a sci-fi setting. The setting is an alternative world in which you have to...

Super Puzzle Platformer

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

June 11, 2011

Steam: 91/100

This arcade platformer combines falling-block puzzle elements with old-school action: rather than matching colored blocks, the player shoots them and...

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters

Golf, In real time, Third-person view, Sports game

March 28, 2011

Metacritic: 82/100

This sports game focuses on professional golf and The Masters tournament. Players can step onto the grounds of Augusta National and begin a journey...

Bit.Trip Runner

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Runner, Music game

May 17, 2010

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bit.Trip Runner is a hardcore side-scrolling arcade runner set in the Bit.Trip universe. You have to run through dangerous locations, which are...

Fate of the World

Simulation, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Strategy, Turn-based

February 28, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A global turn-based strategy game about climate and humanity’s future, spanning the years 2020 to 2200. Across several science-based scenarios, the...

Jewel Match 3

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

February 24, 2011

Jewel Match 3 is a first-person strategy game with adventure, puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Suricate Software. The game is...

Mystery Agency: Visions of Time

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 11, 2011

Mystery Agency: Visions of Time is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from Cranberry Production GmbH. The main publisher of the game is...

Fortix 2

Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

May 6, 2011

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This fantasy game follows the crusader Fortix as he sets out to save the rest of the continent from an evil curse. His sister Floriana aids him on...

Brain Challenge (2007)

Action, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

September 5, 2007

Metacritic: 61/100

Brain Challenge is a collection of puzzles designed to exercise logic, maths, focus and visual skills. Exercises are divided into categories and can...

Bus Driver

Simulation, Third-person view, Indie

March 22, 2007

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A bus-driving simulator about transporting passengers along routes through a large city while keeping to a timetable and obeying traffic rules...

Death at Fairing Point: A Dana Knightstone Novel (Collector's Edition)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

December 31, 2010

Death at Fairing Point: A Dana Knightstone Novel (Collector's Edition) is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the masters at Boomzap...

Krypton Egg

Action, Arkanoid

July 21, 1994

Players: 10/10

Krypton Egg is an action game with a touch of arkanoid from the HitSoft studio. The game is published by...

Mystery Trackers: The Void

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

November 13, 2010

A first-person adventure puzzle about investigating the disappearance of three celebrities inside the Void family mansion. Once a gorgeous home, the...

Nicky Boom

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

December 7, 2008

Players: 9.8/10

Nicky Boom is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from developers from Microïds studio. The...

No Time To Explain: Season 2

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

August 15, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Puzzle Agent 2

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective

June 29, 2011

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Puzzle Agent 2 is a continuation of the humorous puzzle game, where you again have to help the extraordinary agent Nelson Teters. This time the game...

Angry Birds Seasons

Strategy, Third-person view

October 21, 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A physics-based puzzle game about the Angry Birds’ struggle against green pigs that have stolen their eggs. The player uses the birds’ special...

BBC Battlefield Academy

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Sandbox

August 4, 2010

Steam: 84/100

A turn-based tactical strategy game set across the fronts of World War II, where the player commands a group of troops through combat missions...

Inside a Star-filled Sky

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

February 18, 2011

Steam: 69/100

A recursive tactical shooter with procedurally generated levels nested inside one another without end. The player moves through these spaces and can...

My Free Farm

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Free game, Construction, City Building

October 10, 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 69/100

My Free Farm is a farming simulation about developing a homestead and trading goods across two towns. Players grow crops, trees and flowers, raise...

PapiJump

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

July 16, 2008

PapiJump is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the Sunflat Games studio. The game is published by Sunflat Games. But...

Avernum: Escape from the Pit

Role-playing game, Isometric, Tactics, Indie

December 12, 2011

Steam: 91/100

This fantasy role-playing game is set in Avernum, an underground nation where the Empire sends its outcasts. Banished to the volcanic depths by the...

Age of Fear: The Undead King

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Role-playing game

April 10, 2011

Steam: 89/100

This fantasy turn-based strategy game combines tabletop wargame battles with role-playing elements and follows two separate storylines: the knight...

Before the Echo

Role-playing game, Indie, Music game

October 20, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A role-playing game with rhythm mechanics follows Ky as he climbs a mysterious Tower. Guided by a mysterious girl named Naia, he encounters dangerous...

Reckless Racing

Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Casual game, Arcade

October 21, 2010

Metacritic: 85/100

This top-down racing game features dirt and asphalt tracks and a choice of trucks or rally cars. The controls allow precise cornering and drifting...

Christmas Puzzle

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

December 14, 2010

Steam: 86/100

This Christmas-themed match-three puzzle game has players complete levels, collect Santa’s coins, and prepare a house for the holiday. Players make...

English Country Tune

Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

November 24, 2011

Steam: 91/100

English Country Tune is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at increpare games. The game is published by Increpare...

Fiction Fixers: The Curse of Oz

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 19, 2010

Fiction Fixers: The Curse of Oz is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters at Fugazo Inc.. The main publisher of the game...

King's Quest 3 Redux: To Heir is Human

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

February 20, 2011

King's Quest 3 Redux: To Heir is Human — the young child Gwydion is kidnapped from his castle by the evil wizard Manannan (a member of the...

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two

Role-playing game, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Turn-based, Comics, Adventure

October 29, 2008

Metacritic: 78/100

A role-playing adventure with turn-based elements continues the story in the world of Penny Arcade. The player creates and develops a character...