Best Games for Mac of 2012 / Page 5

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

October 22, 2010

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An arcade platform action game inspired by classic games, built around chasing a high score while fighting endless hordes of enemies. The player...

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: 58/100

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...

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...

Humble Indie Bundle 5

Collection

May 31, 2012

Humble Indie Bundle 5 is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

Phone Story

Simulation, Educational game (Education)

September 13, 2011

Phone Story is a simulator mixed with an educational game from developers from the Molleindustria studio. The main publisher of the game is...

SCP-087

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

January 18, 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 34/100

This first-person horror game follows the story of Dr. Kester and the classified object SCP-087. The player explores the site, investigates its...

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...

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...

They Bleed Pixels

Arcade, Platformer, Slasher, Action

August 29, 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An action platformer with slasher elements, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft and classic horror. A young girl arrives at Lafcadio Academy for...

Thirty Flights of Loving

Arcade, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration

August 20, 2012

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A short first-person story about a heist gone wrong, involving schemers and criminals entangled in romance. The player explores the world and...

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned!

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

November 13, 2012

Rijn the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned! is an isometric RPG with action and fantasy elements from The Hideout studio. The main publisher of the...

McDROID

Action, Strategy, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Combat robots

November 20, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

This science-fiction game blends arcade action, real-time strategy and tower defense. The modular robot McDROID must protect its shuttle and crops...

Not Tetris 2

Arcade, Puzzle

2011

Not Tetris 2 is an arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from the Stabyourself.net studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Bejazzled

Puzzle, Logic

March 19, 2012

Bejazzled is a logic puzzle game. This 3 word game provides hours of fun, brain training and a fantastic jazz soundtrack...

Storm in a Teacup

Indie, Casual game

May 19, 2011

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A platformer about Storm, who explores a magical world inside a teacup, created by his brother Cloud. Across 40 levels, the player solves...

Closure

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

January 1, 2009

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Closure is a puzzle game built around manipulating light: in its dark world, only visible objects exist, and lighting shifts objects in and out of...

Symphony

Arcade, Music game, Indie, Action

August 6, 2012

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Symphony is an arcade music action game about a mysterious entity that absorbs and corrupts the player’s music collection. To reclaim the music, the...

Sims 3: Master Suite Stuff

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

January 24, 2012

Steam: 77/100

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

2x2

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Board / Group Game

February 19, 2012

Players: 8.8/10

2x2 is an educational game with puzzle elements from the masters from the studio AnyTech, Inc.. The game is published by AnyTech...

Blades of Time: Dismal Swamp

Action, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

April 21, 2012

Steam: 61/100

An expansion for Blades of Time, set in Dismal Swamp, where Michelle races to the Temple of Dragons to stop Ayumi from joining the Keeper of Chaos...

iBomber Defense Bundle

Collection

March 2, 2012

iBomber Defense Bundle is a game from the masters from the Cobra Mobile Limited studio. The main publisher of the game is Chillingo...

Journey Down: Chapter One

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

May 18, 2012

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows Bwana and his sidekick Kito as they struggle to make ends meet at a run-down gas station in...

Law & Order: Legacies

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 22, 2011

Metacritic: 53/100

This adventure game follows criminal investigations and courtroom prosecutions. The player takes on the roles of both an investigator gathering...

Offspring Fling!

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

May 11, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Offspring Fling! is a puzzle-platformer about a forest creature who has lost all her children and sets out to bring them home. She makes her way...

aerofly FS

Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

October 17, 2012

aerofly FS is a flight simulator with a first-person view from developers from the IPACS studio. The game is published by...

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...

Waveform

Action, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

March 20, 2012

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Waveform — A unique side-scrolling rhythm puzzle game set in a sci-fi setting. You have to ride a beam of light and go to conquer various solar...

Fallen City

Action, Educational game (Education), Third-person view

April 23, 2012

Fallen City is a third-person action game with a touch of educational game from Big Robot Limited. The game is published by Channel Four Television...

Cross Formula

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

February 7, 2012

Cross Formula is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of KatGames. The main publisher of the game is...

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...

Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium

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

November 28, 2010

Steam: 95/100

This first-person adventure horror game combines puzzles and hidden-object searches in a dilapidated mental asylum. Tim goes there to investigate...

Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake (Collector's Edition)

Adventure, First-person view

2011

Paranormal Crime Investigations: Brotherhood of the Crescent Snake (Collector's Edition) is a first-person adventure from the studio GameInvest...

Souvenir

Adventure, First-person view

May 8, 2012

Souvenir is a first-person adventure...

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...

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...

iBomber Attack

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

October 31, 2012

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This top-down arcade action game sends the player across Europe in a tank to complete combat missions and destroy enemy installations. Targets...

Pole Position 2012

Simulation, Action, Racing, Strategy, Sports game

April 20, 2012

Be a leader! Race Manager 2012 is a simulator with a mixture of action, racing, strategy and sports game from developers from the studio destraX...

Pickers

Adventure, Logic, Point & Click, Casual game, Hidden Objects

February 22, 2012

Steam: 84/100

This casual adventure combines hidden-object searches with treasure hunting and trading. The player explores farms, antique shops, and abandoned...

Teddy Floppy Ear: The Race

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie

June 18, 2012

Steam: 77/100

This arcade kart racer follows the residents of Animalville as they compete for the championship. Players choose a character from the Teddy Floppy...