Best Games for Mac of 2012 / Page 2

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Arcade, Casual game, Point & Click, Exploration

April 19, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Botanicula is an adventure arcade puzzle game with a third-person view. In this game you will find a relaxing atmosphere, a huge number of detailed locations that...

Awesomenauts

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

May 1, 2012

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...

King's Bounty: The Legend

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

April 25, 2008

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This fantasy role-playing strategy game follows a royal treasure hunter sent across Endoria to carry out the king’s quests and seek ancient secrets. The journey...

Dark Legends

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Hack and slash

April 12, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Dark Legends is an online, massively multiplayer, and hack-and-slash RPG from the developers at Spacetime Studios. The game is published by Spacetime...

Beyond Oasis

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

December 9, 1994

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 100/100

This top-down action-adventure with role-playing elements follows Prince Ali, who uncovers a gold armlet once belonging to a powerful sorcerer. When Ali puts it on...

Fate of the World: Tipping Point

Simulation, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Collection

January 27, 2012

Fate of the World: Tipping Point is a simulator with elements of a business simulator and educational game from developers from the Red Redemption Ltd. studio. The...

Shatter

Arcade, Action, Music game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Arkanoid, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

July 23, 2009

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Shatter is a top-down futuristic arkanoid game where you need to clear the playing field from colorful blocks using a ball and a moving...

Stacking

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

February 8, 2011

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person puzzle adventure takes place in a vintage world inhabited by living Russian nesting dolls. Charlie Blackmore, the smallest doll in the world, sets...

Phantasy Star 4

Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Science fiction

December 17, 1993

Steam: 100/100

In 2284, the planet Motavia is attacked by evil creatures, and they are opposed by warriors from the hunters' guild. The story follows Chaz Ashley, who has just...

Angry Birds: Star Wars

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Side view

November 8, 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Angry Birds: Star Wars is a fantastic arcade game in the style of Star Wars with a side view. Levels take place both on standard terrain and in outer space. The...

Total War Battles: Shogun

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics

April 19, 2012

Players: 10/10

Total War Battles: Shogun — tactical real-time strategy with an isometric view. You'll lead your clan into battle through an over 10-hour story campaign...

Super Hexagon

Arcade, Music game, Indie

August 31, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Super Hexagon is an indie music arcade game. This is one of the most difficult games you will ever play. A pulsating soundtrack underscores the danger as swirling...

Waking Mars

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Indie

March 1, 2012

Players: 1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...

Bad Piggies

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

September 27, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Piggies is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. The bad pigs are hunting for eggs again — but, as usual, nothing goes according to plan. You have to...

Football Manager 2013

Football, Business / Management, Sports game, Top-down view, In real time

November 1, 2012

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Football Manager 2013 — includes a faster version of the game called Football Manager Classic. The new mode allows players to complete the football season in...

Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Adventure

May 25, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

This third-person adventure arcade game takes players to the worlds of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Belle, and Tiana. The goal is to turn evil imps back into...

Blackwell Unbound

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

January 13, 2012

Steam: 93/100

A point-and-click adventure puzzle set in 1973 Manhattan, where a series of accidents at a construction site and the sound of a lone saxophone may be connected...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

October 5, 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A tower defense strategy game in which the player protects the field from waves of ground and air enemies. The defense relies on placing and upgrading towers...

Realm of the Mad God

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Roguelike, Indie

June 20, 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Realm of the Mad God is a free-to-play top-down multiplayer shooter in a fantasy setting. You have to team up with dozens of players and fight for the Kingdom of...

Resonance (2012)

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

June 19, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows four ordinary people whose lives become entangled after the unexpected death of a particle physicist. They race...

Streets of Rage 3

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view, Beat them all

March 17, 1994

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Streets of Rage 3 — After Mr. X suffered two defeats, he founded the research company RoboCy Corporation to cover his illegal activities. Dr. Zahn, the...

Anna

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

July 11, 2012

Players: 2/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Anna is a first-person horror adventure with puzzles, set in an abandoned sawmill in the Italian mountains. The protagonist explores its rooms and uncovers...

Critter Crunch

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

July 10, 2008

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A puzzle game built around a food chain in which creatures feed on one another until they burst. Single-player modes include Adventure and Puzzle, while multiplayer...

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game

April 19, 2012

Steam: 91/100

This hidden-object adventure puzzle follows a museum owner who sets out after an undead pirate has kidnapped her daughter. The pirate plans to resurrect his beloved...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

June 30, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...

Cthulhu Saves the World

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Comedy

December 30, 2010

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

This turn-based parody RPG takes place in a fantasy world where Cthulhu must become a true hero after a mysterious sorcerer seals his powers. Lifting the curse...

Iron Sky: Invasion

Action, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Simulation

December 12, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 49/100

This sci-fi space action game centers on an invasion of Earth by the Fourth Reich, launched from a lunar base in 2018. The player takes control of a pilot and...

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

December 12, 2011

Players: 5/10

Steam: 89/100

An action puzzle game about containing a zombie outbreak in Franklin County. To defeat the undead, the player surrounds them with survivors of the same color, while...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

February 21, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances

Online, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Tactics, Free game

July 20, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 39/100

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances - The main goal of this game is to control the center of the world. Each player chooses a sector on the World Map and begins...

Sanctum

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

April 15, 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Sanctum is a top-down tactical shooter with strategy elements in the tower defense genre in a sci-fi setting. As one of the first tower defense shooters in history...

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Point & Click

March 23, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This exploratory action-adventure follows a wandering warrior monk on a quest through a mythic realm of mountains and forests in a Bronze Age setting. Events are...

Virus Named Tom

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

August 1, 2012

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-puzzle platformer follows TOM, a virus created for revenge after a corporation fires its creator, Dr. X. Players rewire circuits to spread the virus...

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria

Role-playing game, Online, Action, DLC, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

September 25, 2012

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An expansion for World of Warcraft set on the new continent of Pandaria. After stopping Deathwing's destructive rampage and saving the dragonflights, heroes explore...

Supaplex (2011)

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

July 2, 2011

Players: 9/10

Supaplex (2011) is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle. There has still been no announcement of Supaplex (2011) for...

Check vs. Mate

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Casual game

May 11, 2011

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Towns

City Building, Indie, Sandbox

November 7, 2012

Steam: 25/100

A city-building game with RPG elements, Towns centers on managing a settlement above an active dungeon. Rather than venturing underground as a hero, the player...

Sims 3: Seasons

Strategy, DLC, God Simulator, Isometric, Simulation

November 15, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Sims 3: Seasons is an expansion to the real-time life management simulator Sims 3. The update adds seasons and a ton of new content to the game. Along with the...

Wizorb

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie

November 7, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An arcade game set in a fantasy medieval world, Wizorb combines classic block-breaking action with light role-playing...

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

April 10, 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a continuation of a role-playing adventure with turn-based strategy elements in a fantasy world. The game will tell the story of...