With the new M2 chipset officially confirmed to arrive shortly in Apple’s latest MacBook Air and Pro lines, now’s as good a time as ever to jump into the wonderful world of gaming on the California company’s popular personal computers. While some Steam games aren’t compatible with Macs, there’s a huge array of video games that work smoothly on Apple hardware. Here are the best Steam games for Mac in 2022.
Stardew Valley
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Ever dreamt of being a farmer? Well, gosh darn, have we got the experience for you. Yes, this retro 2D farming simulator blends the best parts of the farming, gathering, and light RPG mechanics from Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing with the pick-up-and-play accessibility of an early Legend of Zelda title.
Amazingly, Stardew Valley comes from the mind of a sole developer: Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, who took on the challenge of creating his own Harvest Moon-like following his disappointment with 1999’s Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. The game has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, the end result is one of the most popular farm-’em-ups around.
Terraria
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
With the swathe of Minecraft-like games flooding the market, a few top-notch titles have filtered their way to the top of the pack. Specifically, Terraria is one of them, and it’s a seriously fun time that has also sold like gangbusters to boot.
The elevator pitch? Well, Terraria is essentially a 2D version of Mojang’s hugely successful sandbox create-’em-up, but with way more bosses, monsters, weapons, and things to do. While the cutesy pixel-art may look sweet and innocent, Terraria can be a pretty hardcore experience, especially if you’re trying to complete the game by beating all seven of the game’s nefarious bosses.
Disco Elysium
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Originally released in 2019, Disco Elysium is a unique detective RPG that emphasizes dialogue choices and decision-making over traditional real-time combat. In fact, the game doesn’t feature any conventional combat system at all. Instead, you’ll be spending your time investigating a murder in an alternate reality governed by four distinct ideologies: fascism, communism, moralism, and ultraliberalism.
Getting to the bottom of this case won’t be an easy task, as you’ll not only have to explore the vast fictional city of Elysium, but you’ll also have to interview a myriad of colorful characters who may or may not be as they seem on your journey to unravel the mystery at the heart of the game.
Civilization VI
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
If you’re hankering for a turn-based strategy experience, then Civilization VI has well and truly got your back. Yes, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games’ critically acclaimed, best-selling series is one of the most emblematic strategy titles around.
Build, expand, and conquer in your bid for world domination by way of either military prowess, technological superiority, or cultural influence. Will you rule with an iron fist or rule with compassion and kindness? You’re the boss!
Hades
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Supergiant Games’ universally praised isometric hack and slash rogue-like sees players take on the role of Zagreus, the son of Hades, in his bid to escape from the Underworld. Thankfully, a few familiar faces make an appearance: Poseidon, Ares, Zeus, Aphrodite, Hermes, and a whole plethora of powerful deities show up to give you a hand.
From its super cool painterly art style to its fast and fluid action to its addictive progression system, Hades is a masterclass in almost every facet of its game design. No small feat, indeed!
Metro Exodus
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
If you’re on the hunt for more of a triple-A experience, then Metro Exodus fits the bill nicely. Embark on an epic journey through a desolate, post-apocalyptic Moscow brimming with mutated monstrosities and pockets of hostile raiders who want to put you six feet under.
Indeed, this unique first-person shooter combines sci-fi horror with stealth mechanics, a taut atmosphere, and a great story. Oh, and it also helps that it’s also one of the most visually striking video games you’ll play this year. Impressive stuff!
Hollow Knight
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Team Cherry’s 2D Souls-like blends the design philosophies of that RPG franchise, infuses it with a moody Limbo-esque art style, and pours this harmonious sapidity into a Metroidvania mold, topped off with a liberal sprinkling of weighty anguish and gloomy despair for good measure.
Enigmatic landmarks that allude to a past long-forgotten litter the gloomy world of Hallownest, and the oddball characters you meet along your journey often feel like ghosts of their former selves; forgotten and forlorn, unsure of what to do and where to go next.
Ultimately, it’s one of those few games that does a whole lot with just a very little, and it’s truly an essential, especially for those with a penchant for the Metroidvania sub-genre.
Darkest Dungeon
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
What’s truly unique about Red Hook Studios’ gothic rogue-like RPG is not its incredible hand-drawn art style or its strategic turn-based combat. No, what’s really cool about Darkest Dungeon is how it focuses on the psychological stresses of venturing into the monster-infested darkness.
Surely, slicing and dicing through swathes of beasts, within the shadowy recesses of the unknown, while your comrades fall by your side — well, no doubt that would weigh heavily upon even the bravest of minds, right? I mean, even Chuck Norris must have nightmares. Maybe.
In short: Buy this game if you want to get your butt kicked over and over by otherworldly Lovecraftian monstrosities. Trust me, you’ll love every second of it in a weird masochistic way.
Undertale
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Much like the aforementioned Stardew Valley, here’s another phenomenal video game largely created by just a single bloke. Yes, not only is Undertale a love letter to those beloved 8-bit RPGs of yesteryear, but it also boasts one of the most emotionally rewarding narratives in gaming history.
Add in a super catchy soundtrack, some wonderfully inventive bullet-hell gameplay, and an assortment of memorable characters that’ll put a smile on the most curmudgeonly of gamers’ faces, and you have a straight-up classic that revels in breaking the fourth wall like a wrecking ball to your TV screen. Oh, and did I mention that it’s also incredibly well-written and funny to boot? Seriously, this game has it all!
Slay The Spire
Best Steam Games for Mac in 2022
Can I just call Slay The Spire one of the best games ever made and then just leave it there? No? I’ve got to write even more words? Okay, here goes… Slay The Spire may not look like much at first blush: a deck-building dungeon-crawler with rogue-like elements. However, like many things in life, there’s more than meets the eye with this one.
From its diverse assortment of game-changing relics to its 350+ meticulously crafted cards, Slay The Spire is a devilishly addictive experience that rewards tactical thinking and strategic planning. Once it clicks, you’ll be firing on all cylinders with a handful of rule-breaking relics and a Cheshire cat grin all over your mug.
Ultimately, it’s the sort of title that will leave you uttering those famous last words: “Just… one… more… go.” Till it’s 4 am. And the sun is coming up. Honestly, this is dangerous, habit-forming stuff. You’ve been warned!
So, there you have it. We hope this helped to clue you in on the best Steam games for Mac in 2022. For more, check out the relevant links below. And as always, if you feel we missed out on a title from this list, let us know in the usual place down below.
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