The Avadon trilogy is one of the most popular Mac RPGs. The games share a variety of similar elements. Players start the game by choosing a class. All three games have the same four classes.

The second and third game added a fifth class. You’ll recruit two other characters and then go on a bunch of quests. We recommend players start with the first one because the story lines are continuous between the three titles. The graphics are old school. That may be a turn off for those who want only the very best graphics. The games are legitimately good, though. Additionally, the games are frequently on sale.

When you get to the third game, you should probably just get the Deluxe Edition so you can have all of the goodies that came with the game. Bastion has been around for a long time, but it’s still one of the more unique RPGs. You play as the hero and it’s your job to put the world back together again. The game features colorful graphics, an isometric world, and various types of levels.

You’ll explore environments created by the Calamity and then bring your stuff back to Bastion to buy and upgrade various things. The story line is pretty decent, but the real story is the game play. Watching the world come up to meet your feet as you walk is entertaining. The game typically goes for around $14.99. At the time of this writing, it was on sale for $2.99 (or $4.99 for the Soundtrack Edition).

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down dungeon crawler. The premise is a little goofy and a little scary. You’ll play as Isaac.

Your job is to explore your mother’s basement and fight the evil within. There are a total of 11 playable characters. It has a few unique elements. It boasts a permanent death system. That means if your character dies once, you start over from the very beginning. Levels generate randomly and change with each play-through. There is also an expansion with more items, monsters, and other content.

You can pick up the base game for $14.99 (on sale for $7.49 usually). You can also get the Complete Bundle for $35.97, currently on sale for $21.57 (40% off). Borderlands 2 is a masterpiece and a classic.

It’s a gun-toting RPG with an immersive story line, colorful graphics, and tons of stuff to do. You start by selecting one of the character classes.

Players then embark on a adventure across an open world. Your ultimate goal is to prevent the release of The Warrior. It has a memorable cast of characters, a unique combat system, and a lot more. Characters will unlock special abilities and weapons along the way. It also combines shooter mechanics with RPG mechanics long before modern games like Destiny did it. The price is fairly expensive for an older game at $39.99.

However, that is the Game of the Year edition and it’s also frequently on sale. Divinity: Original Sin began life as a Kickstarter project.

Now, it’s one of the best RPGs on any platform, not just Mac. It uses turn-based mechanics.

Characters will have the time to choose the moves they want to make. It also features randomized gear drops, split-screen multiplayer, and more. It has a deeper storyline than most.

Your goal is to stop those who use a special kind of magic called Sourcerers. There are two protagonists that the player has to control. When playing multiplayer, each person controls one of the two characters.

The Enhanced Edition runs for around $39.99. There is also the Collector’s Edition that includes two copies of the game (for sharing with a friend) and additional content. It usually runs for around $69.99 when it’s not on sale.

Legend of Grimrock 2 is a good looking game. It’s a dungeon crawler at heart.

Players will explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and try to find various treasures and secret chambers hidden within. You’ll play in the first person perspective. It also boasts real-time combat, various spells, and even a potion crafting mechanic.

One of the best parts of this game is the Dungeon Editor. You can create your own dungeons, fill them with treasures, traps, and monsters, and then challenge other players to make it through.

It even supports custom graphics and audio. You can pay $23.99 for the base game. There is also a two-game bundle for $29.99.

It’ll give you both the first and second Legend of Grimrock games. Pillars of Eternity is one of the newer RPGs on the list. It’s also one of the most unique.

It doesn’t reward you for killing bad guys. You only obtain rewards for completing quests and discovering new areas.

Thus, playing a passive game grants the player with just as many rewards as violence does. Additionally, it uses a fun, real-time combat system with a pause function in case you go the violent route.

The game has a story line, although it isn’t terribly long. The main fun in this game comes from character creation, leveling up, and exploring the world. The base game goes for $29.99 while the Definitive Edition is $39.99. Shadowrun: Dragonfall is a rare tactical RPG. It utilizes the old school method of performing combat on a checkerboard-style layout. The game world incorporates both steampunk and high fantasy elements. You’ll have various machines running around, advanced technology, and then also elves and trolls.

It features a branching story line that the developers say takes about 20 hours to finish. It usually takes a bit longer than that.

It’s a little dry and a bit slow. However, you’ll definitely get what you pay for. The base game goes for a very reasonable $14.99.

There is also a bundle that goes for $69.95 that includes three total Shadowrun games. Torchlight II is probably the best classic-style RPG on the list. It features action RPG combat mechanics.

You’ll be running around slaying all kinds of bad guys. The character progression is fairly standard. Loot drops are as well. That isn’t to say the game doesn’t have some fun features. The dungeons randomly generate similar to Diablo II.

Players can choose one of four character classes and there is co-op multiplayer. The multiplayer supports up to six people. It also works over a LAN or Internet connection. The second game takes place after the first game. You don’t necessarily have to play the first one to enjoy the second one, though. The game will run you $19.99.

The first game in the series goes for $14.99. Wizardry is one of the oldest RPG franchises out there. The franchise began with the release of the first game back in 1981. The final three games in the series combine together to form a trilogy. Each game has multiple endings. Wizardry 7 and 8 have multiple beginnings depending on the endings of the prior games. It’s delightful, really.

You don’t see that level of cross-game consequences very often. All three titles are first-person perspective RPGs. They also use a complicated range of stats that determine a variety of different things. The games feel the best when you play all three in order, but it's not necessary. Steam has a bundle where you can get all three games for $14.99.

Update: At number 16 on our list, we've added Darkest Dungeon, a dungeon-crawler RPG that's ostensibly cutesy on the outside but a tough egg to crack underneath. The idea that Macs can't do gaming is an outdated one.

Sure, you can't crack open one of Apple's computers and slot an inside, but today's iMacs and MacBooks fare much better than they used to thanks to improvements in Intel's integrated graphics solutions and AMD's increasingly powerful mobile GPUs. Heck, you could even say that casual gaming is more accessible on the Mac thanks to the wide variety of titles available in the App Store, such as Human Resource Machine which we've added to number 14! And, though it's nowhere near as eclectic as its Windows equivalent, Steam's library on is growing every day. Click on to discover the best Mac games available on the Mac App store and elsewhere. Once you're done, check out the This article has been updated for TechRadar's. This year marks not only the 10th anniversary of Apple's unibody MacBook, but the triumphant return of macOS.

So, TechRadar looks to celebrate with a week's worth of original features delving back into the Mac's past, predicting the Mac's future and exploring the Mac as it is today. Gabe Carey has also contributed to this article Prev Page 1 of 17 Next Prev Page 1 of 17 Next 1. How to get it: If turn-based strategy is your thing, XCOM 2 is one of the best in its class. Improving upon its predecessor, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2 bears the same ostensibly hopeless setting and makes things only more oppressive by randomizing systems like weapon mods, soldier stat boosts, special ammo, and more in an attempt to throw you off. By trying anything to keep you from survival, XCOM 2 is among the most domineering games on the App Store, and it's all the better as a result. Prev Page 2 of 17 Next Prev Page 2 of 17 Next 2. How to get it: As you can probably tell by the graphics, Undertale is an ode to old-school role-playing games akin the earlier Final Fantasy games on the SNES.

Heavy on humor and light on system requirements, it's a perfect fit for macOS whether you're on a MacBook or a Mac Pro. If you like cleverly designed boss battles and despise linearity, Undertale is dressed to impress. Don't let the pixel art style fool you – Undertale is a modern game in every respect save forits visuals. In fact, its rendition of the classic 'New Game Plus' mode, which faces you against the consequences of your actions in the previous go-around. Prev Page 3 of 17 Next Prev Page 3 of 17 Next 3. Homeworld Remastered.

How to get it: Originally launched in 1999, the influence of real-time strategy classic Homeworld runs deep in the DNA of today's fantasy RTS games. Homeworld went beyond the genre's traditionally flat battlefields by allowing you to position your fleet of spaceships anywhere in a 3D map of space. The extra freedom requires a whole new level of tactical nous, which you'll need if you want to get through its 30-hour campaign without tearing your hair out. When you're not overseeing ship formations and tactics, you'll be monitoring fuel levels, harvesting resources and fighting against gravitational pull to keep your squad together.

Prev Page 4 of 17 Next Prev Page 4 of 17 Next 4. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic. How to get it: If you like survival horror games or movies then you're in luck because Alien: Isolation combines the best of both worlds. By taking the beloved setting and characters of the classic Alien movie franchise, we're greeted with a delightfully terrifying experience reliant on stealth and jump scares to tell its story.

In fact, Creative Assembly paid so much respect to the Alien movies that Isolation almost makes up for the disaster that was Aliens: Colonial Marines. Prev Page 8 of 17 Next Prev Page 8 of 17 Next 8. How to get it: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back? Suddenly faced with the ability to rewind time and overwrite history, Life Is Strange centers around Max Caulfield, a troubled teenager out to protect her best friend Chloe Price from the dangers of reality using her newfound superpower.

The overarching plot in Life Is Strange is as endearing as it is riveting. Sure, you'll roll your eyes at words like 'hella' being repeated like a broken record, but by the end of the second episode, the cringe will be overshadowed by twists, turns and cliffhangers that'll leave you on the edge of your seat in anticipation.

And, if you're a fan of morality systems, you'll be pleased to know that Life Is Strange features one of the best, with seemingly minuscule choices resulting in major consequences by the end of the game. What's more, Apple users will rejoice, as Life Is Strange is well-suited to the macOS platform thanks to its barebones system requirements and pick-up-and-play control scheme. Prev Page 11 of 17 Next Prev Page 11 of 17 Next 11. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery.

How to get it: Though it might be a stretch to expect Grand Theft Auto V on macOS any time soon, the next best thing is available directly through the app store. Originally released back in 2012, Sleeping Dogs launched to critical success because of its Batman Arkham-like combat and innovative leveling system unusually implemented in an open-world game. Unlike similar sandbox games like GTA and Watch Dogs, Sleeping Dogs exhibits a unique settings outside of those inspired by today's United States. As a result, it manages to feel fresh despite the obvious parallels. Prev Page 14 of 17 Next Prev Page 14 of 17 Next 14.

Human Resource Machine. How to get it: Like the job itself, coding simulation games are on the rise. And, really, what could be more fun than reproducing one of the most panic-striking career fields as a video game? We kid, we kid.

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Human Resource Machine was developed by Tomorrow Corporation, comprising the minds behind critically-acclaimed titles World of Goo and Little Inferno, and it shows in its art style and clever puzzle mechanics. Designed as a way to teach newcomers how to code (or refresh the minds of long-time veterans), it's a fun way to learn a new trade, even if it does require a handful of instructional materials found outside the game. Prev Page 15 of 17 Next Prev Page 15 of 17 Next 15. Kingdom: New Lands.

How to get it: An overhaul of the IGF-nominated 'minimalist strategy' game Kingdom, Kingdom: New Lands adds a plethora of new content to an already solid foundation. The experience itself takes concepts from beloved games like Sid Meier's Civilization series and reduces cumbersome menus down to a single button press. Being a 2D pixel art game, your honest pursuit of erecting a castle and recruiting peasants to serve as servants is limited by its scale, but on Mac it feels right at home. After all, its streamlining of otherwise convoluted mechanics is reminiscent of Apple's own design vision. Also you can ride a unicorn that poops out gold – incredible.

Prev Page 16 of 17 Next Prev Page 16 of 17 Next 16. Darkest Dungeon. How to get it: Like a Lovecraftian XCOM 2, Darkest Dungeon is a randomly-generated dungeon crawler RPG consumed by style and strategy. Though it may not appear as such at first glance, the art style in Darkest Dungeon is as nefarious as the gameplay, a testament to both the game's character and its complex combat system.

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You'll have to not only select the perfect team out of fourteen different factions to choose from in Darkest Dungeon, but you'll also need to ensure that they're equipped with the right abilities in relation to their placement on the battlefield. Yup, that's right: certain abilities are only effective in certain positions. Darkest Dungeon is like an amplified card game, and though it's made especially distinct by its art style and quirky narration, its accommodating system requirements make it the perfect fit for Mac. Prev Page 17 of 17 Next Prev Page 17 of 17 Next.