Best Games for Mac of 2012 / Page 5

Souvenir

Adventure, First-person view

May 8, 2012

Souvenir is a first-person adventure...

Vectorman 2

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

May 2, 2012

Steam: 83/100

An arcade platformer about Vectorman, who returns to Earth after a mysterious missile damages his ship. He lands near an abandoned research facility and sets out to...

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...

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...

Wizorb

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

November 7, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 80/100

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

The Dream Machine

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Point & Click, Puzzle

December 14, 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Dream Machine is a plasticine point and click adventure with horror elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a certain Victor Neff, who one day...

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...

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 evidence and a...

Nexuiz (2005)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 10, 2012

Nexuiz (2005) is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studios Alientrap Games Inc. and IllFonic. The game is published by...

Spirit of Wandering: The Legend

Adventure, Puzzle

January 23, 2008

Spirit of Wandering: The Legend is an adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Artogon Games. The game is published by GameHouse, Inc.. Sometimes the...

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...

8BitBoy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

November 22, 2012

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 73/100

This classic platformer follows the unemployed 8BitBoy, who finds an old console and a strange cartridge in his basement before being drawn into a decaying game...

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - Commonwealth Forces

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

March 5, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 100/100

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy — Commonwealth Forces — introduces over 30 new formations, weapons, uniforms and even voices. Included are 43 new...

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 Ear universe and...

Jagged Alliance Online

Online, Strategy, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, Tactics

September 15, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Jagged Alliance Online — you have to compete with other players and win in combat areas with allies. Lead your company to victories and great rewards. 3D...

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 systems. As...

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...

Adventures of Shuggy

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

June 15, 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A puzzle platformer about Shuggy, who inherits a castle inhabited by goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. To make his new home liveable, he explores more than 100...

BasketBelle

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sports game, Indie, Adventure

July 6, 2012

Steam: 80/100

An experimental 2D basketball platformer about a heroine who must save her sister. Set on improvised courts across Paris, the game gives the mechanics and ideas of...

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...

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 Troubled Young...

Sims 3: Showtime

Strategy, Simulation

March 6, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 67/100

An expansion for The Sims 3 that introduces the new town of Starlight Shores and lets Sims pursue careers as singers, acrobats, magicians, or DJs. They perform...

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...

Auditorium

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

February 4, 2009

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Auditorium is a puzzle game centered on a stream of moving particles of light and sound that must be guided into audio containers. The player manipulates different...

Bit.Trip Core

Action, Music game, Top-down view, Indie

July 6, 2009

Players: 5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A retro arcade action-rhythm game inspired by 1980s games, with a modern twist. In Bit.Trip Core, players control two axes, unlike the single-axis controls of its...

Mari0

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

March 3, 2012

Players: 9.5/10

Mari0 is an action game with a mixture of platformer and puzzle from the developers from the Stabyourself.net...

Omegalodon

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

March 9, 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

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...

Nadirim

Role-playing game, MMO, Fantasy / Medieval

2011

Nadirim is a role-playing game with elements of a massively multiplayer game and a fantasy game from the developers of Twisted Tribe. The game is published by...

Trine 2: Goblin Menace

Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Logic

September 6, 2012

Trine 2: Goblin Menace is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the Frozenbyte studio. The game is published by Atlus.Trine 2: Goblin Menace...

Blades of Time: Dismal Swamp

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

April 21, 2012

Steam: 61/100

Blades of Time: Dismal Swamp is a third-person action game with a dash of fantasy from the developers at Gaijin Entertainment Corporation. The main publisher of the...

Faerie Solitaire

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Casual game, Board / Group Game

June 30, 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

This solitaire card game is set in the fantasy land of Avalon, where the goal is to restore Faerie Land and repopulate it with Faeries. The player clears levels to...

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows.

Collection

January 31, 2012

Humble Bundle for Android™ And Linux. And Mac. And Windows. is a game. The game is published by Humble Bundle...

MacGuffin's Curse

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

April 19, 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This comedy puzzle adventure follows Lucas MacGuffin, a fugitive magician and thief who becomes bound to an ancient amulet and turns into a werewolf after a botched...

Magical Diary: Horse Hall

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

May 31, 2012

Steam: 93/100

A role-playing visual novel about a student invited to attend a school of magic. Players create a character, form friendships or romantic relationships with other...

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 through more than...

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...