Best Games for Mac of 2012 / Page 4

Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast (Collector's Edition)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Star Wars, Science fiction, Online

March 27, 2002

Steam: 90/100

This science-fiction action game set in the Star Wars universe follows Kyle Katarn, an agent of the New Republic fighting a new threat to the galaxy. Combat...

Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

June 19, 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This comic-styled platformer with puzzle elements follows Tiny, an inventor crossing a desert to reclaim his grandfather’s favorite possession: a pair of white...

Monopoly (2012)

Business / Management, Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Logic

November 30, 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Monopoly (2012) is a business simulator with a touch of card game from the studio Sperasoft. The game is published by PopCap...

Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Hidden Objects

April 20, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

This hidden-object puzzle adventure with horror elements follows reporter Sam Wilde as he investigates the disappearances of young people. When a maniac kidnaps...

Cargo Commander

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation

November 1, 2012

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a new Cargo Corps recruit sent into dangerous sectors of space to salvage valuable cargo from containers filled with...

Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

July 9, 2012

Steam: 65/100

Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre is the continuation of the furious third-person shooter Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood. Once again you have to protect civilians...

Frozen Synapse: Red

Strategy, DLC, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie

May 30, 2012

Steam: 70/100

An expansion for Frozen Synapse, adding missions, co-op play and tactical options to the turn-based strategy game Frozen Synapse. Its single-player campaign...

Bluecoats: North vs South

Arcade, Strategy, Top-down view, Side view

May 10, 2012

Bluecoats: North vs South is an arcade strategy game with action elements. You have to lead one of the armies in a civil war. Your goal is to conquer US territory...

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...

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Historical

September 27, 2012

Steam: 100/100

An expansion for Hearts of Iron, focused on commanding forces during World War II. Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour adds units, strategies and game modes...

Blackwell Deception

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

January 13, 2012

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Rosa, a genuine psychic, and Joey, her wayward spirit guide, as they investigate the deaths of clients targeted by street...

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...

Unmanned

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

February 15, 2012

Unmanned is a first-person simulator with a dash of action and history from the developers of Molleindustria and No Media Kings. The main publisher of the game is...

Unstoppable Gorg

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

January 19, 2012

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This space-based tower defense strategy game is about protecting the solar system from an alien invasion. The player places satellites in orbit around planets...

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Indie

October 16, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

An expansion for Serious Sam Collection, set during the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Sam and his team head to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, where...

Kairo

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

February 6, 2012

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This first-person 3D adventure takes place in a lost world of abstract architecture and ancient monuments. The player explores unusual rooms and solves puzzles by...

New Star Soccer 5

Simulation, Football, Sports game, Indie

September 27, 2012

Steam: 70/100

New Star Soccer 5 is a simulator with elements of a football simulator and sports game from developers from the New Star Games Ltd studio. The game is published by...

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...

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...

DLC Quest

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

November 2, 2011

Players: 3.5/10

Steam: 86/100

This humorous platform action game satirizes downloadable-content practices and other quirks of the gaming industry. The hero collects coins to buy content packs...

Tropico 3 (Gold Edition)

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Sandbox, Simulation, City Building

September 23, 2010

Steam: 90/100

This city-building strategy with economic simulation elements is set on a tropical island during the Cold War, where the player takes the role of a dictator trying...

EVE Online: Retribution

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, DLC, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 4, 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 73/100

EVE Online: Retribution is the perfect continuation of our recent series of well-received expansions, where we put even more control of the game universe into the...

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...

Omegalodon

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Online

March 9, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Triple Town

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game

January 19, 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Triple Town is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements. Your task is to collect plants, houses, etc. into groups. Moreover, the system is multi-level: when...

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats

DLC

June 5, 2012

Sims 3: Katy Perry's Sweet Treats is a game from The Sims Studio. The game is published by Electronic...

Oil Rush

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

January 25, 2012

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...

Book of Unwritten Tales

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Comedy

April 2, 2009

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Book of Unwritten Tales is a point-and-click fantasy adventure with fun humor and fun puzzles. The events of the game tell the story of the halfling Wilbur, the elf...

1000 Amps

Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

February 22, 2012

Steam: 77/100

1000 Amps is a third-person strategy game with some platforming and puzzle...

Harveys neue Augen

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

October 16, 2012

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Lilli, a quiet pupil at a convent school who diligently carries out the orders of the Mother Superior. When her friend Edna...

Basement Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure

August 31, 2012

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

This collection of indie games by Edmund McMillen brings together projects across several genres, from an exploration adventure to platformers, puzzles, and...

Receiver

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Simulation, Indie, Roguelike

June 18, 2012

Steam: 86/100

A first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Receiver follows a player exploring a building complex overrun by automated turrets and hovering shock drones while...

Dark Scavenger

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Adventure

July 12, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Dark Scavenger is a point-and-click role-playing adventure blending science fiction and dark comedy. A powerful space traveler is stranded on a mysterious alien...

Frontline Tactics

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics

October 26, 2012

Frontline Tactics is a strategy game with elements of a tactical game from developers from Full Control and WiT Entertainment studios. The main publisher of the...

Revenge of Shinobi

Arcade, Action, Platformer

November 19, 2002

Steam: 71/100

An arcade platformer about the ninja Joe Musashi, who sets out to take revenge on the criminal syndicate Neo Zeed. The revived organization has killed his teacher...

Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

DLC, God Simulator, Business / Management, Isometric, Simulation

January 24, 2012

Steam: 75/100

An add-on for The Sims 3 that introduces bedroom and bathroom furnishings, clothing, and hairstyles. Players can furnish a bedroom with a canopied bed and a...

Dynamite Jack

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

May 10, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This top-down action-adventure follows Jack, a space marine trying to escape the Anathema Mines. He can sneak past guards or use bombs to eliminate enemies, while a...

Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy

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

October 20, 2000

Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy is a first-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The main publisher of...

Gemini Wars

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Grand strategy, Space

June 8, 2012

Steam: 32/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A real-time strategy game set in space, focused on large-scale fleet battles. In the campaign, players command groups of ships and take part in clashes among the...

Humble Bundle Mojam

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Fighting, Third-person view, Top-down view, Collection, Trains

February 19, 2012

Humble Bundle Mojam is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy, fighting and railway simulator from Mojang AB studio. The game is published...