August 2012 - games, that were released this month for Mac

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

August 1, 2012 → Mac

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...

Xenonauts

Strategy, Indie, Grand strategy, Business / Management

August 3, 2012 → Mac

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A turn-based strategy game about an international military organisation defending Cold War-era Earth from an alien invasion. Persistent soldiers fight in small...

Check vs. Mate

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

August 3, 2012 → Mac

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

Symphony

Arcade, Music game, Indie, Action

August 6, 2012 → Mac

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 player battles...

Deponia

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy

August 6, 2012 → Mac

Players: 9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Deponia is a fun point and click adventure with lots of puzzles. The game will allow you to plunge into a fantastic comedy adventure revolving around the incredible...

Unmechanical

Arcade, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

August 8, 2012 → Mac

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This puzzle adventure follows a journey to freedom through a fantastical world of flesh, rock, and steel. The player explores the surroundings and solves more than...

MapleStory

Role-playing game, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Online

August 9, 2012 → Mac

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

MapleStory is a 2D side-scrolling MMORPG set in a fantasy world, where heroes explore Maple World and take part in its storylines. Players choose from more than 40...

Zineth

Racing, Third-person view, Sports game

August 9, 2012 → Mac

Zineth is a third-person racing game with sports game elements from the masters at Arcane Kids studio. The game is published by Arcane...

Sanctum

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

August 14, 2012 → Mac

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...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

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

August 15, 2012 → Mac

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...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Free game

August 21, 2012 → Mac

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) is a popular competitive team shooter with a first-person view. The main ideology is the confrontation between two teams...

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords

Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure

August 23, 2012 → Mac

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Set in the Star Wars universe five years after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this role-playing game follows the Sith Lords’ campaign against the Jedi and...

AVSEQ

Arcade, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Music game

August 23, 2012 → Mac

Steam: 56/100

AVSEQ is an audio-visual sequencer puzzle game in which falling atoms are connected to unlock musical variations. Each level functions as a music sequencer, with...

Tiny Troopers

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tanks, Warships / Submarines, Strategy

August 24, 2012 → Mac

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Tiny Troopers is an arcade indie action game with tactical elements and an isometric view. This game puts you in charge of a team of little soldiers. You must guide...

Cthulhu Saves the World

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

August 28, 2012 → Mac

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...

Super Crate Box

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

August 29, 2012 → Mac

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 collects weapon...

Total War Battles: Shogun

Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Tactics

August 29, 2012 → Mac

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...

They Bleed Pixels

Arcade, Platformer, Slasher, Action

August 29, 2012 → Mac

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...

Basement Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure

August 31, 2012 → Mac

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...