Many of us have spent recent weeks giving and receiving holiday gifts, but if you love Mac games, now you can give yourself some pretty amazing gifts on the cheap. That’s because the annual is in full swing, and the digital gaming destination has hundreds and hundreds of Mac games available at deep discounts. We’ve scoured the listings and picked 12 of the absolute best deals, which you’ll find detailed in the slides ahead. Some of these are big, new games at dramatically lower prices, including titles released within the last few weeks.
Others, meanwhile, are older gems that are just a few bucks apiece or less right now, making it easy to fill up your library with gaming goodness for the new year ahead. In any case, these are all great games at even better prices, and if you see something you like, jump on it now: the Steam Winter Sale only lasts until January 4. Read on for our recommendations. Feral Interactive brought Codemasters’ acclaimed to Mac, and it launched at the usual full price of $60—seemingly well worth it for this robust, ultra-polished rallying simulator.
But if you held off or didn’t want to pay that solid sum for a new Mac racing game, now you can get it for the much more amazing price of just $12. That’s 80 percent off, and it’s a total steal for a super-realistic simulation that packs in 70 stages across six huge rallies, along with 40-plus cars from rallying history.
It’s also a beautiful game, assuming you have the hardware to handle all of that mud and muck. It’s a more challenging racer than previous Dirt entries, but an alluring one all the same. Here’s an even more stunning drop for a massive new-to-Mac game. The long-awaited Mac port of just arrived a couple weeks back, also at $60, but now you snag it at an 85 percent discount at just $9.
Of the many mod-friendly games out there, the 10 on this list stand out from the rest because of their moddabilty, the passion of their respective communities, and the quality/number of mods available for them. These 10 titles are amazing on their own, but are best with mods. It may be one of the oldest games on this list, but it continues to hold its place by offering peerless puzzles and one of the best split-screen co-op modes of all time.
A digital deluxe version, which bundles in a season pass full of add-on content, sells at the same discount at a total price of $13.48. Mankind Divided picks up where Deus Ex: Human Revolution left off, with tech-augmented agent Adam Jensen recruited to expose an international conspiracy via a mix of stealth action, gunplay, and intense melee combat. The gorgeous cyberpunk world demands a top-tier Mac, with right now—but if you have the hardware and you love an involving action game, this deal seems impossible to ignore. We had on our, but now the deal is even sweeter, with last year’s vast turn-based strategy game selling for 50 percent off. That’s the same price you’ll pay right now to, which just hit the App Store before Christmas, although it’ll also go back to $60 on January 4.
Civilization VI —that is, “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate”—as you command a historical leader and build a civilization to last throughout the ages. It’s a bit easier to understand and get into than previous entries, but if you’re new to Civ and don’t want to spend $30 right off the bat, you can find the also-excellent right now. Here’s one of the absolute best dirt-cheap deals in the Steam Winter Sale. Square Enix’s reboots Lara Croft’s adventure franchise, and now just a few years after release, you can snag the full game for just $3—an 85 percent discount over the usual price. Tomb Raider finds young Croft on her very first quest for treasure and glory, as she drops into some very rough, violent scenarios and emerges a hardened explorer.
This Tomb Raider takes some cues from Sony’s Uncharted games, with a bigger emphasis on cinematic set pieces amidst the large, beautiful environments, along with more gunplay in the mix. It’s, and at three bucks, it’s also an essential impulse buy.
Valve is both the owner of Steam and an incredible game developer in its own right, and the company has no problem offering up its own games for next to nothing during the annual sales. Case in point: the bundles in 19 games at a usual cost of just over $200, but right now it’s selling for just $16.40—a 92 percent discount. The highlights in the bunch are both brilliant Portal first-person puzzle games, the entire Half-Life first-person shooter odyssey, both Left 4 Dead co-op horror games, and current multiplayer shooter smash Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
You’ll also get a few older odds and ends in the mix, but if you haven’t played the Portal series (Portal 2 shown) or Half-Life 2, it’s well worth it to get the whole bundle. Tower defense strategy games are often experienced from an overhead perspective, as you place offensive towers and turrets to try and protect some kind of base. However, sees things differently. While you’ll still place down an array of weapons to ward off intruders, Sanctum 2 puts you right into the action with its first-person view and ability to personally blast invading monsters. It’s a fun tweak that makes Sanctum 2 such an exhilarating take on the tried-and-true genre, plus the ability to create maze-like routes to slow down and funnel enemies towards their demise is ever satisfying. Coffee Stain Studios’ game takes a big hit during the Winter Sale, dropping 80 percent to the much more appealing price of just $3. Surely one of the biggest steals of the Steam Winter Sale, indie darling is just one dollar right now.
That’s a 90 percent savings, and at the usual price! Looks are deceiving with Fez, as screenshots suggest an old-school, Super Mario-esque affair—but this 2D world can be fully rotated to see things from a different perspective and unearth secrets.
That’s the bigger part of the experience, as Fez is arguably more a puzzle game than a platform-action affair. Little Gomez must rotate the world to find mystical cubes and locate new paths, and later on you may need to take down notes to try and crack some of the perplexing codes you’ll encounter. It’s a head-scratcher in parts, but Fez is a truly gorgeous and spellbinding experience. Doesn’t see quite the same level of discount as Dirt Rally, another Codemasters racer—but at $36, that’s still a sizable 40 percent discount on a game that only just released a few months back. Like Dirt Rally, F1 is a serious simulation with fabulous graphics, impressive realism, and loads and loads of licensed content crammed into it. Here, you’ll be able to play through the 2017 championship season, experience a lengthier 10-year career, command classic F1 cars from the past, and dig into research and development to enhance your car between races.
F1 2017 has been hailed as the series’ best entry to date, but if you’re willing to go back a year, you can get F1 2016 much cheaper.
What’s even better than playing a great video game on your Mac? Playing a great game on your Mac that cost only a fraction of its usual asking price, of course. And now is the right time to make that happen, as the annual is underway. Until July 5, the leading digital games retailer is offering hundreds of Mac games at deep, deep discounts, including recent releases at 40 percent off or more, as well as some legendary favorites at just a few bucks apiece. We’ve scoured the listings (much like ) and picked out the 10 deals that are just too irresistible to resist. Scroll through the slides to see which cheap games you should snag first. Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 23, 2017.
We updated it on June 30, 2017, to add in more great games on sale. Games based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings universe have been pretty hit or miss over the years, but is a definite hit. This vast, open-world game thrusts you into Mordor as Talion, a ranger who returns from the dead infused with the wraith of the Elf Lord, Celebrimbor—and its powers, as well. Shadow of Mordor takes inspiration from fellow open-world favorites like Assassin’s Creed and the Batman: Arkham games, but the legendary source material really elevates the quest. Also cool is the Nemesis system, in which enemies carry distinctive traits and have story threads that continue throughout the adventure, ramping up the sense of immersion.
And it’s just $4 right now! Holds the rare distinction of having 'Overwhelmingly Positive' user reviews on Steam, which means people are truly enjoying this eerie and rather unsettling experience. It's a sci-fi survival horror game about a man who finds himself in an underwater research facility, surrounded by machines and the machines begin acting like they're human.
Freaky enough for you? SOMA trades in psychological scares more than physical ones, although there's plenty of gore and surprise threats in this first-person quest. Our sister site, giving it a 5/5 score and claiming that 'SOMA does better than BioShock ever did BioShock.' High praise indeed for this atmospheric affair, which is 70 percent off right now. Has a few years on it at this point, but it’s still one of for wild, raucous gunplay. And it has loads and loads of guns—potentially billions of weapons, as they’re all procedurally generated with unique attributes, giving you plenty of incentive to shoot so you can snag more and more loot. You’ll take the role of one of four vault hunters on the planet of Pandora, and you can work together to blast the freakish monsters and other odd enemies in the colorful terrain.
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Borderlands 2 is deeply, lovably offbeat and filled with eccentric characters, making it so much more than the average first-person shooter. And you can get the for under $9, which bundles in a heap of extra content to explore. Supergiant Games have proven themselves masters of building compelling game worlds, and just as we saw it in the brilliant, we witnessed it once again in. Not only does Transistor have an incredibly interesting setting—a glowing cyberpunk city that feels alive, despite its fantastical nature—but it also has very distinctive and memorable characters. One of them is a sword; or rather, it’s your friend trapped within your sword, which you’ll wield to banish bad guys in this role-playing revenge quest. We of Transistor a while back, and it’s, but right now you can get the Mac release for a mere $3.
That’s 85 percent off the usual asking price, and a deal you shouldn’t sleep on. One of the most endlessly entertaining Mac games today gets a nice 40 percent discount during the Steam Summer Sale, and $12 is an absolute steal for.
It’s soccer, except instead of controlling virtual humans, you’ll rev a sports car or truck around and smash the giant ball into the net. You can also soar above the pitch with your rocket boosters, if you can handle it. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg: in addition to soccer, which can be played in 1v1 up to 4v4 varieties, there are also basketball and hockey variants, as well as a couple of original modes. Rocket League also offers ample customization, as you can outfit your favorite car with all kinds of skins, toppers, and flags, and there’s plenty more to unlock as you play and play. Sure, $36 might be the highest price on this list, but it’s also a huge savings from the usual $60 price point—and besides, you could play for basically forever.
This tactical time sink, the latest in a series known for encouraging obsessive play, feels like a greatest hits compilation for the franchise, albeit with newcomer-friendly twists. As ever, Civilization VI finds you managing a historical city as you attempt to survive the ages and extend its reach outwards. You’ll “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate” (that’s “4X” strategy for you) as you balance aspects like research and diplomacy with a bit of well-timed violence.
We this spring, and now is the best time to get hooked. Last year, with the original, which was marked down to a ridiculous $2. Well, now it’s just $1. But since the iconic debut got the spotlight last time around, this time we’re highlighting instead.
And now at just $2 for the sequel, it’s easily one of the most fabulous deals in the Steam Summer Sale. Portal 2 keeps the portal guns, which let you create doorways to overcome perplexing environmental challenges, but then it adds so much more: it’s significantly larger than the (perfectly) compact original game, but that time isn’t wasted. The additional puzzle mechanics are excellent, as is the sense of humor and larger narrative—and it has a dedicated co-op story mode, too. Just landed on Mac this week, actually, and there’s already a killer deal available.
You can download the first chunk of the episodic game for free, which is an ongoing offer—but if you like it, you can get the whole rest of the experience for just under $24. That’s two-thirds off of the usual price of $70 for the full bundle. Like the earlier editions, Hitman puts you in the glossy shoes of a trained assassin, and you’ll have to figure out how to complete each mission’s objective (kill) as stealthily as possible. This episodic reboot gives you a large new location with each new entry, ensuring that things stay interesting throughout. And again, the first episode will cost you nothing, so give it a shot and see if you want the whole bundle while it’s this cheap. If you’ve never played, then you should fix that now, because it’s an absolute delight.
This vibrant, arcade-style brawler drops you into the armor of a colorful knight, and you’ll team up with up to three other online or local pals as you smash an array of weird creatures to bits. The cartoonish look and crass humor give it a hilarious edge, and you’ll fight everything from a creepy, crawling, screen-filling monster to a giant, anthropomorphic ear of corn.
Castle Crashers isn’t quite as exciting when you’re playing solo, although there’s a fair amount of loot and weapons to discover—but with friends, it’s one of the most entertaining games on Mac. And at 80 percent off, it’s a total steal. Considered one of the all-time best comic book games, is a brilliant adaptation of the Caped Crusader’s abilities and it’s just five bucks right now. Five dollars!
You’ll take control of the Dark Knight in this gritty rendition, using a combination of stealth, gadgets, and melee combat to take down Gotham’s most notorious villains. This Game of the Year Edition bundles in some extra content beyond the main game, including a few additional challenge maps to take down once you’ve conquered the campaign.
And if you’re looking for even more Batman, the open-world sequel is also available for just $5 right now. Is definitely the best forest fire lookout simulator we’ve ever played. Actually, it’s the only fire lookout game we’ve ever played, but even so,. This gorgeous indie game is much less focused on the task at hand than it is on the characters and the storyline that surrounds them. As Henry, a man who takes the solitary job to flee some rough times of his own, you’ll interact only with the voice on the other side of your walkie-talkie: Delilah, your distant boss.
Their interactions form the core of your quest as you explore the national park, and a suspenseful mystery builds along the way as your choices help shape the narrative. It’s a really original, memorable experience, and it’s more than half-off during the sale. Has only been on Mac for a few weeks now, which is why this price drop is so astounding: you can get it for just less than $15 right now, as opposed to the usual price of $40. It’s an open-world crime game built in the mold of Grand Theft Auto, albeit with a unique city and an intriguing hook of its own. You’ll play as Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam vet who returns to the New Orleans-esque New Bordeaux in 1968 to take down the Italian mafia, who just wiped out Clay’s allies in the black mob. Mafia III deals with race in a way we don’t usually see from games, especially big-budget, mass-market releases, so the premise is a bit daring and original.
That said, the in-game action has been derided by some critics for being too formulaic and repetitive. We may never get one of Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda games on Mac, but indie darling captures the essence of the old classics while putting its own spin on the formula. It’s actually a bit like recent hardcore console and PC hit Dark Souls, with challenging combat that may feel punishing at first, but can be pretty rewarding once you get a hang of it. This action-oriented role-playing game definitely has the feel of a Super Nintendo-era game, albeit with stunning pixel graphics that pack in a ton of nuance and emotion, not to mention a gorgeous piano-driven soundtrack.
It was one of, and now you can get it for half-price while the Summer Sale lasts. At a glance, might not look like much—but it’s one of the most widely acclaimed Mac games of the past few years, and its fan base even includes SpaceX and Tesla CEO. And it could include you, too, if you decide to pick up this simulation while it’s available for half-off. Kerbal Space Program finds you in charge of building a space exploration initiative for a group of silly-looking aliens (the Kerbals), albeit in a very realistic fashion.
You’ll experiment to try and produce a functional ship and get it into space, and the game has been lauded for its lifelike physics and serious challenge. Even NASA collaborated on part of the game! If you like tinkering and dig space travel, you may get a real kick out of this one.
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