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Now that we finally have our hands on the and, the best Macs are better than ever before. And, if you’re thinking about going out and picking up the best Mac for you, consider that specs, performance and design mean way more in how that interact with macOS itself than any of them separately. That’s why it doesn’t make too much sense to put the best Macs against PCs. The best Macs are extremely diverse in 2018.

We don’t know what Apple’s future looks like, but we’re sure that there’s plenty of life in the Macintosh. The best Macs cover everything from high-resolution workhorses like the to stationary behemoths like the even to thin-and-light notebooks like the 12-inch. But, which Mac is right for you? Well, we decided to put together this list of the best Macs – iMacs, MacBooks and more – to help you answer that question. The only Macs that aren’t included here are the ones we’ve yet to review, or just didn’t make the cut. So, let’s dive into all the best Macs on the market in 2018.

Apr 04, 2017  Can somebody recommend a new graphics card to my 2010 Octa-Core Mac Pro. Poor at due to Apple's failure to keep Mac hardware up-to-date especially with regards to video cards. 😟 Since no current Mac has upgradeable hardware it is also something you cannot fix yourself in most cases. Best graphics card upgrade for Mac Pro. There’s a very good reason for this; since the official release of eGPU support in MacOS 10.13.4, OS X High Sierra and Mojave include native support for the majority of AMD’s current line-up of GPU’s.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid-2018). Very expensive If you want the MacBook with the most performance possible, and money is no object, look no further than the 15-inch, 2018 MacBook Pro. With its hexa-core 8th-generation Coffee Lake processor and up to 32GB of RAM there is not a single thing you can throw at this laptop that it can’t handle.

With performance like this, it’s easy to see why it’s one of the best MacBooks not only this year, but of all time. Just as long as you have the cash to bankroll it.

Read the full review: 2. 21.5-inch iMac (2017). Baffling mouse charging method You know you’re getting an unusually good value from an Apple product when, even at the entry level, you can expect high performance, tons of storage and more ports than you know what to do with. The latest Apple iMac is a perfect example of this. There’s still no touchscreen, but when it costs so much less than Microsoft’s, it’s not that much of a loss. Instead, you’re getting a 7th-generation Intel desktop-class processor and your choice of an IPS display carefully wrapped in an all-metal chassis.

Read the full review: 3. MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, mid-2018). Very expensive If you’re a professional or a creative, and you need something that will be able to tackle any workload you could possibly throw at it, you’re going to love the iMac Pro.

Not only does it have a vivid 27-inch 5K display with a P3 wide color gamut, but it’s also packed with the most powerful hardware Apple could get its hands on. It’s extremely expensive, but if you’re looking for unbridled power to get through professional workloads, the iMac Pro is the best Mac for you. Read the full review: 5. MacBook (2017). Too expensive When Apple refreshed the MacBook back in 2016, it didn’t please anyone, despite being more attractive than ever before. And, while the controversy hasn’t disappeared entirely, the 12-inch MacBook has found its niche as an ultraportable and lightweight laptop. It’s low on ports, but in a laptop this thin, that’s to be expected, and it can support basically everything under the sun with its Thunderbolt 3 port, anyway.

It’s not as powerful as the MacBook Pro, but if you’re looking for a MacBook that’s easy to take with you wherever you go, look no further. Read the full review: 6. 13-inch MacBook Air (2018). A bit underpowered We’ve been waiting years for a new MacBook Air, and it’s finally here.

Now thinner, lighter and with a Retina display for the first time, it’s easily the best MacBook Air we’ve ever used. With 8th-generation processors, more RAM and faster SSDs, the MacBook Air is also more powerful than ever. We just wish that these were full-fat U-series quad core chips, rather than the Y-series dual-core fanless processors. Still, this means that you’re going to easily get all-day battery out of this thing, which makes it one of the best Macs for travel. Read the full review: 7.

Mac Mini 2018. Expensive Mac Mini fans, rejoice! The Mac Mini has finally been refreshed with modern hardware, bring Apple’s tiniest Mac into the modern age.

This thing is filled to the brim with 8th-generation desktop processors, a ton of RAM and some of the fastest SSDs we’ve seen – all while keeping the same beloved form factor. It’s a bit more expensive this time around, but with the raw speed on offer, we’d have to say it’s worth it. Read the full review: Bill Thomas and Gabe Carey have also contributed to this article.

With new games released every week, a few of them are so good, they deserve a spot in this list. With that in mind, we have updated this list to add the critically-acclaimed indies, Cuphead, Two Point Hospital, and RimWorld, but also the lesser-known (yet excellent) CrossCode and Farm Together.

Also, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Distance were moved from the “” to the “Released” section. But not all was good news. We had to remove Insurgency: Sandstorm, The Wolf Among Us 2, Fortnite: Save the World, and We Happy Few, as they were all pushed to 2019. Lara Croft has risen.

The first Tomb Raider reboot from Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics was brought to Mac in 2014 by the good people of, and they’ve now done the same with Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration. This sequel sends Lara off to some of the more exotic locations on Earth, including ruins in Syria and the frozen mountains of Siberia. Granted, Lara now does more killing and lessyou knowtomb raiding than long-time fans would expect, but it all comes together for a typically thrilling experience. How you use the weapons and tools acquired throughout the game is entirely up to you, providing a sense of freedom as you hunt for supplies, eliminate enemies and uncover the secrets and treasures of the lush environments. This lushness comes at a hefty price, though, as the system requirements will push your Mac to the limits.

You can check our performance review for all the benchmarks and results. If your Mac is up to the task, you’ll also be rewarded with all of the game’s DLC in this package. That includes four additional challenges, endurance mode (with co-op play), additional difficulty settings, and more. This game is the direct sequel to the Pillars of Eternity RPG, not the similarly named Deadfire Pack DLC released in 2017.

It’s confusing, we know, but we’re here to set things straight. In the standalone Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, you return as a Watcher, a person who can read others’ memories and even the memories of their past lives. This gives you incredible power, but it also means you’ll have incredible enemies. In this particular case, it’s Eothas, the god of light and rebirth. That sounds pleasant, sure, but Eothas attacks your stronghold and leaves you for dead, so it’s now up to you to travel to Deadfire to confront Eothas for answersor revenge. We’ll know when we get there. I said that Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire is a standalone game, but if you did play through the first PoE your actions in that game will carry over into this sequel.

If not, summer’s just ahead and you’ll have time to play through them both. This team-based shooter just left Steam Early Access and it did so 25+ million players strong. It’s free-to-play, in that although there are items to purchase within the game, anything you can buy can also be acquired by playing. An example of this are the game’s Champions, including “sharpshooting humans, mech-riding goblins, mystical elves, and jetpack-clad dragons,” all of which can be customized with a deck building system. You can acquire these in battle or pay up front to unlock all current and future Champions (new ones are added regularly). Initially seen as an Overwatch clone that could be played for free, Paladins has become so much more.

The game has good graphics, great support, and excellent gameplay. Teamwork is key to victory, so choose your Champion wisely and set up a diverse team that communicates well. Paladins will also serve as good practice for s, a forthcoming online battle royal game that can be played solo, with a teammate, or in groups of four.

It changes up the battle royal formula with mounts, epic items that provide survival bonuses, and cards scattered on the battlefield to upgrade your abilities. Oh, and you become a chicken when you die.

So, look forward to that, I guess. This tactical RPG from the developers of FTL: Faster Than Light was released for Windows in February, and now Mac gamers can finally enjoy it as well. Presented with retro graphics, Into the Breach initially looks like your typical turn-based battle game set on an isometric grid.

However, the game has a very unique twist. As a reaction to movies such as Pacific Rim and Man of Steel where no one cares that entire cities get destroyed because at least the good guys won, Into the Breach tasks you with defeating the enemies while also protecting the surrounding structures. The battles themselves are waged between giant mechs and daikaiju (which I would also say is inspired by Pacific Rim except for the fact that such battles have been waged well before then). Defeating your enemies isn’t always the point, either, as it’s sometimes enough to sacrifice a unit to maintain position or defend another from attack, much like in a game of chess.

And speaking of chess, player reviews often point out the game’s difficulty. You’ve been warned. Some games get expansions, and then there’s World of Warcraft which released its seventh expansion in the form of Battle of Azeroth of August 13th. This MMORPG from Blizzard Entertainment has been serving up excitement since 2004, and obviously shows no signs of slowing down. It’s all good news for the game’s rabid fanbase, as they’re now able to raise their level caps to 120, have access to new dungeons, and are able to increase their bag slots beyond 16 for the first time since the game’s release.

Battle for Azeroth also brought new allied races, mounts, pets, and plenty more. As for the story, a new conflict between the Alliance and Horde has erupted following the events of Legion (the previous expansion), and the two factions must travel to the human nation of Kul Tiras and the troll empire of Zandalar to recruit new allies to their cause. Battle for Azeroth is available in standard, digital deluxe and collector’s edition packages, so figure out your level of interest (and investment) and start fighting. This war isn’t going to resolve itself, you know. Achieved something unique with their accurate reproduction of old-school cartoons. This really does look like a cartoon from the 1930s, with a lot of characters you may find somewhat familiar.

The original jazz recordings help to recreate the feel of early cartoons. Of course, graphics don’t always sell video games, so it’s a good thing that the gameplay in Cuphead is flawless and a ton of fun. You play as Cuphead or Mugman (or both via local multiplayer) in an arcade action game that changes up styles between platforming, shmups, runners, and any mixture thereof as you explore a host of environments.

With super-moves to learn, secrets to uncover, and weapons to acquire and use, there’s plenty of frantic fun to be had as you attempt to pay back your debt to the devil. No wonder Cuphead became an instant indie sensation when it was released for Windows and we’re sure glad it’s now available for MacOS.

It’s hard to survive on distant worlds. It’s even harder when you’re one of three survivors of a shipwreck. But such is the start of RimWorld, a sci-fi colony sim from Ludeon Studios. As your colony grows across forests, deserts, tundras and more, you’ll need to manage nearly every asset of their well-being: mood, wounds, illnesses, addictions, relationships and more.

Of course, there’s danger, too. To survive, you’ll have to fend off pirates, animals, giant insects, and even ancient killing machines (why do the developers of killing machines know nothing of planned obsolescence?). Good news, thoughyou’ve at least got the technology to replace wounded limbs and organs with prosthetics, bionics, or biological parts harvested from those you couldn’t save. Also, you’re not alone. There are plenty of options for trade and/or conquest, refugees to turn or sell into slavery, weapons to discover and craft, and an unobtrusive AI tutor to help you get your start. And if you prefer animal companions, you’ll be able to tame and train pets for companionship, farming, and/or protection. It’s a lot to manage, but that’s life on RimWorld.

Remember when you were playing Castlevania and thought, “Man, wouldn’t this game be amazing if you had to start at the very beginning every time you died?” No? Well, regardless, that’s what you get to do with Dead Cells, a game that lists rage-quits amongst its features. Dead Cells is about progress exploration and acquiring the abilities to do so. The skills you unlock as you explore the procedurally generated levels are permanent, so you get to keep them even when you die. These skills will allow you to reach new areas each time you head out, allowing you to dig deeper into the game every time you play. The action is presented in a 2D retro-inspired world that will make fans of classic Castlevania and Metroid feel right at home.

Combat will be familiar, too, from the platform fights to the epic boss battles. But don’t think Dead Cells is yet another retro knock-off; it’s very much its own game, with the smooth animation and tight controls one would expect from a modern action title. Remember, though; like we said earlier, rage quitting is a feature.

Have you ever watched an episode of Grey’s Anatomy and thought, “I could do a better job of running a hospital than they do.” Well, here’s your chance, albeit with more focus on business and less onwell, you know. Your task here is to build a hospital from the ground up, making it the most attractive place for the citizens of Two Point County to come to cure what ails them. Trouble is, what ails the citizens of Two Point County differs from what you’ll see at a normal hospital. Have you researched the cure for Cubism yet? Here you’ll need to. You’ll also need to hire and train your staff, analyze your system’s strengths and weaknesses, take out loans to fund your research and expansions, and, of course, deal with doctors and nurses who are often more difficult than the patients.

All this to prevent the next deadly pandemic. Remember, though, that this is modern medicine, and your hospital is there as much for the shareholders as for the patients. As the description says, you’ll need to “strive to make a profit (and hopefully save some people along the way).”.

If you’ve heard of the game Distance from developer Refract, it may be because it’s been in Steam Early Access since December of 2014! And if you’ve been waiting for a full release, you’re in luck as Distance is finally out. If you haven’t heard of Distance, you should take a look (especially if you’re a racing fan).

This futuristic racer is like no other you’ve seen, replacing loops on tracks with a straight burn to the end and giving you a car that can drive on walls of the courses’ Tron-like structures. It’s as much about parkour as it is about driving. Whether you’re racing alone against the clock in adventure mode, against “ghosts” in arcade mode to take over the leaderboards, or against others (up to 12 online or 2 to 4 in local split-screen) in the various multiplayer modes, Distance looks to offer a highly atmospheric adrenaline rush.

And thanks to its random track generation, you won’t grow tired of its courses any time soon. It even has a level editor with over 2,500 user-created levels ready to go. If only the local road construction crews could be so efficient. Set three years before the events of the first entry in the critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning adventure game, Before the Storm puts us in the shoes of the rebellious Chloe Price as she forms an unlikely relationship with the popular Rachel Amber. The two young women must confront each other’s demons and overcome them, and your decisions will affect how this happens.

Each choice you make carries consequences throughout the game, leading to multiple possible endings. As if tapping into a teenager’s dream, in-game conversations come with a “backtalk” mode that allows you to use sass to get your way, and you can even leave your stamp on the game via custom graffiti. But don’t think from my description that Life is Strange: Before the Storm is just about teen angst and rebellion. This story and these characters carry incredible depth and will resonate with anyone who has ever felt thatwell, that life is strange. I imagine there are readers who visited this page just to make sure we included The Banner Saga 3, and they’re totally justified.

This highly anticipated game draws Stoic’s award-winner Banner Saga series to a close, and the ending is very much affected by the choices you made when playing The Banner Saga 1 and 2. For those not familiar with the series, The Banner Saga is a turn-based RPG with a story centered around a caravan of Vikings trying to survive in harsh environments. Strategic decisions affect the progress of the story; even the characters selected for combat can have permanent and major consequences. The Banner Saga 3 introduces deeper strategic combat along with new playable characters, enemies, upgrade options and more. It also retains the hand-painted artwork and tricky battle grids of its predecessors.

Now that the game has been released, we hope you had time to play through the first two Banner Saga games. If not, be sure you do. The Banner Saga 3 is now ready and waiting. Here’s another opportunity to rewrite the future of modern Britain and have plenty of fun doing it. Thrones of Britannia is a standalone Total War game that starts off in the year 878 A.D. Combining turn-based strategy with the real-time battles for which the franchise is known, Thrones of Britannia features the “most detailed Total War map to date.” You’re able to lead any of the ten available factions—including the Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans, Welsh tribes or Viking settlers—bringing plenty of replayability to the game.

It’s not all about the nuances of leading your faction into combat, however. You also need to forge (and break) alliances, manage and protect your settlements, train your soldiers, and develop the proper strategy for your battles. Being able to quickly adapt when those strategies fall apart will be a big help, too.

Total War is among the most popular franchises available for Mac today, and with Thrones of Britannia, Feral Interactive has brought us one of the most engrossing entries yet. Subnautica finds you exploring the underwater world of an alien planet. Because you crashed there, and now you need to gather resources to survive. It’s you against time and the environment, but what a gorgeous environment it is! The setup for Subnautica is really cool. Initially, you’ll only be able to explore the immediate area around your life pod. But as you gather resources and develop equipment you’ll be able to venture out into deeper and more dangerous (and stunning) locales for rarer items.

You’ll need to craft everything from simple knives for self-defense to complex watercraft for more efficient exploration. Gaining access to areas you could only see from a distance before proves quite rewarding both through the accomplishment itself and through what you could find there. Even better, deeper exploration also builds the lore of the game, providing a compelling narrative that’s often lost in survival titles such as this. It’s a survival game that’s more about science and less about twitch, and it’s quite engrossing. You may not be able to find another game that so perfectly balances serene, aquatic exploration with the stresses of underwater survival. The problem with many “retro-inspired” video games is that they play like retro video games.

And whereas there’s a certain charm to that, there’s also a reason why we’ve continued to advance well beyond 16-bit NES style graphics and gameplay. The issue is longevity, but CrossCode provides plenty of that.

A 2D action RPG at its core, CrossCode boasts of 30 to 80 hours of playtime, and it doesn’t do this by repeating elements or by encouraging speed runs. Rather, it just offers up that much content. Its massive world offers up plenty of hidden secrets to locate and over 100 quests to take on.

Between all of that, you’ll need to explore seven sprawling dungeons and take on over 120 enemies, including more than 30 boss fights. The slick combat system is also a highlight, encouraging you to master over 90 combat arts. Now, it was a while ago and I didn’t play everything, but I can’t recall a single NES-era game that offered that much content and diversity. Stylized graphics, fast-paced combat, Zelda-style puzzles, plenty of contentit’s the kind of retro we can get into. There’s no gaming genre that can’t benefit from a healthy dose of Norse mythology, and that’s what Northgard brings to strategy games. There’s a new continent to be explored and conquered, and that’s what your Viking clan will set out to do.

Of course, it’s not going to be easy. There are rival clans to face, undead warriors and giants to defeat, and snow. Plenty of snow. You’ll survive it all by building your settlement, putting your Vikings to work at different jobs, and expanding your territory to acquire more materials and strategic advantages. Northgard features online multiplayer against your friends or AI along with an 11 chapter single player campaign. In either mode, different victory conditions will help keep things fresh. So, whether you’re into real-time strategy games, Viking lore or both, Northgard is waiting to be conquered.

You could farm alone, sure. But if you prefer your farming sims to be a little more social, than Farm Together is for you.

Start with just a small plot of land, then plant some crops, raise some animals, and grow your farm until it stretches to the horizon. The game plays out in real time, but that doesn’t mean you’ll constantly be keeping up on your chores. You can allow specific friends or the general public to help out, and you can even control how much they’re allowed to do. As on any farm, there’s plenty more to do than just tend to the crops and livestock. You’ve got fences, roads, and buildings to manage and decorate, a house to maintain (and relax in), neighbors to visit and help out, and pets to customize. You can even maintain some hobbies when you’re not out working the land! Of course, the main objective is to raise money.

You’ll need in to invest in new buildings and facilities to help your farm grow. It all adds up to a nice, relaxing, virtual break from city life.

Has any fictional serial killer received as much gaming love as Jason Vorhees? Killer Puzzle marks the fourth video game based on the horror icon and may be one of the most bizarre yet. Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is played on a small isometric game board. You slide Jason around the board in an effort to kill everyone in the fewest number of moves while avoiding various hazards.

In other words, it’s smart enough to know that moviegoers always took Jason’s side over that of the idiot teenagers. And with over 100 levels to play, that’s an awful lot of teenagers to kill. Fans of the series will get a kick out of the references to the films, including outfits from the movies and levels that take place in Manhattan and outer space. And if you enjoy Friday the 13th for the gore Well, it has that too, albeit in cartoon form.

In a nutshell, Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is one of the best free Mac games 2018 has delivered so far. Just expect to pay for items such as new costumes, additional levels, etc. Rust is a massively-multiplayer action RPG in which you’ll explore, gather resources, build a base, make friends and enemies. People should work together in order to survive, but largely just end up killing each other. You know how gaming communities are.

The basic point of Rust is just to do whatever it takes to survive its apocalyptic world. You start with practically nothing and must scavenge for the necessities of survival: food, shelter, fire, and (of course) weapons. Think Ark: Survival Evolved, without the dinosaurs. A beautiful game with over 160,000 positive Steam User reviews (75% recently, 80% overall), the biggest complaint is about a sometimes toxic community that makes it difficult for newcomers. Yes, you can create alliances to help you along, but those easily break down leaving you all alone again, likely about to die.

Of course, that’s just part of the fun, and eventually, you get to drive an army tank. This 2D platformer from the developers of the classic TowerFall has been so well-received we want to make sure you didn’t miss it. Celeste centers around a young girl named Madeline and her adventure to the top of Celeste Mountain. She’ll meet many personable characters in her travels, and will learn more about herself along the way. The touching narrative is actually one of the highlights of the game, providing more character development and incentive than we’re used to seeing from platformers.

We also see increased difficulty. Celeste presents quite the challenge, much like the old-school 2D platformers on which it’s based. There are 700+ screens to beat and secrets to unlock (including “Brutal B-side chaptersbuilt for only the bravest mountaineers”), and dying is just part of the process.

You’ll respawn right away, so no backtracking is necessary. Jump, dash, climb, die, jump, dash, climb, advance. See if you don’t get hooked.

See, this is what I like. When we started to put this list together, Battletech was in the section. Now that we’ve published, it’s been moved to “already out.” Go grab it while you’re waiting for some of the others to be released. Because it’s BattleTech and it comes to us from (the original BattleTech/MechWarrior creator) and the developers of the Shadowrun Returns series. Here, the action takes place in the distant future of a galaxy in perpetual war. These wars are now fought with massive, mechanical combat vehicles, which instantly makes everything much cooler. You command your own mercenary squad of combatants, which involves equipping and protecting your base, upgrading your mechs, hiring new mercenaries, and (of course) combat.

It’s up to you to position over 30 BattleMechs in the field, using the terrain and special skills of your squad members to gain the upper hand. As one commenter on Steam put it, “XCOM and Shogun had a baby.

It was 100 feet tall and had glowing red eyes.” We’re pretty sure that’s a recommendation. Getting to Mars is no longer the problem, it’s surviving once you get there. You’ll discover this yourself in Surviving Mars, a new city builder set on the planet that has most fascinated sci-fi fans from the moment sci-fi was created. Developed by and published by Paradox Interactive, Surviving Mars starts you off with an agency for funding and a location for colonizing, and then it’s up to you to build your city and survive the harsh environment. Mine for resources, cultivate food, build resource centers and shelters, and keep your citizens healthy and happy as you face the numerous challenges of surviving and thriving on a hostile planet.

Surviving Mars will have you dealing with everything from the mystery of the black cubes to alcoholism, and it doesn’t give you a lot of help with tutorials. Users have also complained about the clunky UI. Still, if you’re looking for a unique entry in the city building genre, Surviving Mars is a big and welcome entry. Filter by name 100 Best Mac Games Filter by genre Free games only? Frostpunk FrostpunkYou think steam is the only punk out there? Frost has gone punk, too.on Windows, at least. The Mac Frostpunk scene will have to wait a bit longer.

From the creators of This War of Mine, is a city-building survival game set in a late 1880s where rampant snowstorms and frost led to the death of millions. You are amongst of a group of survivors—workers and engineers—who managed to locate a heat generator and are using to build a new city. You’ll need to harvest coal, wood, steel and food in this harsh environment in order to survive, but of course politics have to come along and make everything even more difficult. You can use laws to force the workers to stay on the job, but we all know how well that tends to go over. On the other hand, something has to keep the workers motivated or you could quickly run out of the precious materials needed to keep the city afloat.

Work on the macOS version of Frostpunk is in progress, and we hope to have an update soon as to when Mac gamers can bundle up and get to work in an effort to save humanity from the elements. Release date: Sometime in 2018. Strategy No Total War: Warhammer 2 Total War: Warhammer 2“Defend your world. Destroy theirs.” That’s pretty much all you need for a successful game setup, right? But if you’re at all familiar with the Total War franchise, you know the game goes, much deeper than that. Total War: Warhammer 2 is coming to macOS, once again combining the Total War and Warhammer franchises into an epic clash of turn-based campaigns and real-time tactical battles. Players will be able to join the ranks of the Dark Elves, High Elves, Lizardmen or Skaven, then take control of thousands of soldiers, level-up legendary heroes, make strategic diplomatic decisions and more across hundreds of hours of single and multiplayer gameplay.

Will you be able to perform the powerful arcane rituals necessary to stabilize the Great Vortex, or will you choose to disrupt it? No need to decide, really, as you’ll have plenty of time and nearly unlimited playthroughs to do both.until Total War: Warhammer 3 comes out, anyway.

Release date: Fall 2018. Strategy No Griftlands GriftlandsThis rather unique sci-fi RPG is coming to us from Klei Entertainment, the company that brought us Don’t Starve, Oxygen Not Included, and Shank, among others. That alone makes it worth your interest, but Griftlands has plenty more to consider. As is implied by the title, Griftlands will have you negotiating money, loyalty and your own morality as you seek to make your fortune within the game’s flowing economy. A full cast of characters are available for you to control and set up as companions. These characters will also engage in turn-based combat where the goal is to subdue, not kill, them.

Kind of a refreshing approach these days, really. As the game’s designer, Kevin Forbes, stated in an, “ Individual fights are designed to be short and impactful. Morale and NPC personality effects factor in heavily – many fights are not to the death, but rather until one side surrenders.

Killing people can lead to mechanical repercussions down the road, and NPCs remember what you did to them in the past.” We’re excited to learn more about Griftlands as we get closer to release, and will certainly keep you posted. Release date: Sometime in 2018. Role-Playing No Oxygen Not Included Oxygen Not IncludedAlso in Early Access (but currently available for Mac), Oxygen Not Included is expected to get its official release this year. I’d suggest you start stocking up on oxygen now, as you’re going to need it.

That’s because this sim is set in an oxygen-depleted space colony. Unlike with similar games, you’re not landing on a new planet to colonize it. Rather, you’re living deep inside an asteroid and dealing with all the hazards and stresses such a life would provide. You’ll need to develop the technology to combat hostile aliens, continue to develop infrastructure, keep the colonists happy and sane, and—as is implied by the title—continue to provide the resources necessary for survival.

With some careful planning (and a little luck), you may just help your colony thrive in this hostile environment. If not.well, there are plenty of other asteroids out there in which you can try again. Release date: Sometime in 2018.

Strategy No Phoenix Point Phoenix PointA new strategy game from the creators of XCOM. That’s pretty much all we needed to hear to add this game to our radar. Because this means we can expect strategic, turn-based gameplay as we battle hordes of terrifying monsters. By 2047, the human race is almost completely wiped out by alien mutagens and some typically bad sciencing. What remains of humanity is scattered about in small factions across the planet, each with its own ideology and secrets. You, on the other hand, are part of the Phoenix Project, a worldwide organization designed to be activated when the world is in peril, which apparently missed the phone call.

You have no contact with the organization’s other cells, and you need to find out what happened to them. Like XCOM before it, Phoenix Point will offer tons of customization through soldier development and weapon research/modification. Battles will take place in procedural, destructive environments spread across a large number of diverse missions. Backer builds (pre-alpha) are available now, allowing you to get some practice in before the game’s official Mac release later this year alongside the Windows and Linux versions. Release date: Q4 2018. Strategy No Artifact ArtifactThis game from designer Richard Garfield and developer Valve promises to offer “.

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The deepest gameplay and the highest-fidelity experience ever seen in a trading card game.” That’s a pretty tall boast, but it certainly does have the creative power to back it up. When it’s released later this year, Artifact will come with more than 280 cards to start, including 44 heroes to collect and use in its strategic battles.

We don’t know too much else about Artifact at this point, except that it’s based on Valve’s MOBA Dota 2 and that gameplay will be lane-based (like in Hearthstone) and will involve some pretty deep mechanics for strategy enthusiasts. Valve is heavily pushing the community aspects, too, as players will be able to buy and sell cards through the Steam Community Marketplace and participate in competitive events. In addition, Artifact will be supported through ongoing expansions and feature updates. In other words, if you’re at all into strategic trading card games, mark the date below on your calendar. Release date: November 28, 2018. Collectible Cards No Rise of Industry Rise of IndustryThis business tycoon game from developer would already be available to us in Early Access were it not for a. We’re hoping that situation is quickly resolved because how can an industry rise without involving Apple?

As you’ve likely gleaned from the title, Rise of Industry presents you with an initial investment and some property that’s shared with AI controlled towns and villages. It’s up to you, then, to supply goods and services to these villages in an effort to help your chosen industry rise. Gameplay is broken into modes: career (you must specialize in a certain industry) and sandbox (do what you want).

In either mode, you’ll have to deal with things like permits, supply and demand, trade, and the very worst aspect of running a business: customers. A free demo version is available on Windows and Linux, so we expect the Mac version to get the same treatment once the Unit bug is ironed out. Until then, industry will have to rise without us. Release date: Sometime in 2018.

Strategy No Fortnite FortniteBelieve it or not, is just one mode in the Fornite package, the other being Save the World. Battle Royale was released as a separate free-to-play title, and it now pretty much rules the planet (as well as the moon and I’m told Venus, Mars and a good chunk of Jupiter). Save the World is still out there, however, hoping to find love.

Unlike the PvP action of Battle Royale, Save the World is the co-op, sandbox survival mode of Fortnite. Billed by Tim Sweeney, Epic’s founder, as a cross between Minecraft and Left 4 Dead, Save the World tasks players with working together to explore the environment, scavenge materials, craft weapons, and build forts to help fight off waves of monsters. Of course, it’s all presented with the colorful, fun-loving, freestyle dancing attitude of Battle Royal. Fortnite is available now via paid early-access, with the official release for all platforms scheduled for this year.

Check it out when you’re done wasting your time fighting with your friends and ready to join up with them for something bigger.like saving the world. Release date: Sometime in 2018.

There are a lot of MacOS games coming out in 2018. Thus we got to be very selective in choosing which games made the list. So, how did we pull these particular games to the top?

By focusing on these criteria: Native Obviously, the game has to run natively on macOS; no Wine, Parallels or Bootcamp needed. Confirmed Mac Version No rumored compatibility. No “we’re looking into it”. We’ve actively engaged with the developers to get confirmation that macOS versions are in the works even if the details haven’t yet been announced elsewhere. If you see a game mentioned here, it’s because we know first hand that the developer is working on it. Hype level Here’s where we get more subjective, but each of these games has something very important going for it. It could be a much anticipated sequel to a popular Mac game, it could be the developer’s name/pedigree, or it could be that we just really like the concept.

Regardless of the reason, we’re buying into the hype for each of these titles. There’s an awful lot to consider here, we know, but that’s a good thing. Whether you’re hoping for a new entry in your favorite genre or looking to branch out into something different, the new Mac games for 2018 will give you plenty of options. Go ahead and get hyped for a few long-awaited sequels, get ready to dig into a few games that your Windows-using friends are already playing, or get something completely new when it becomes available. Here at Mac Gamer HQ, we’ll be sure to let you know when these games finally come out, and we look forward to hearing what you think about them. If you’re looking forward to a game that we didn’t cover here, be sure to let us know.

We’re always on the lookout for the next big game! Kirk's love for Apple and Mac gaming lead him to Applelinks.com in 1997, where he would eventually become editor.

He was then hired to become editor of AppleTell.com before it was bought out and shut down eight years later. During this time, he also contributed to GamerTell, Inside Mac Games, Mac Gamer’s Ledge, and Dealerscope.

Kirk is now vice president of client services at Dynamics Online, Inc, and is also co-founder and managing editor of BESTAppleTV.com, a website dedicated to viewing, gaming, and browsing on the Apple TV device. And thank you for putting it all on one page! I’m sure lots of well-intentioned people will pester you with game suggestions. “What about XYZ?” they cry.

I am one of those people. Overload is releasing in the next week or two for Mac, Windows, and Linux. It’s a successor to the classic 6DOF game Descent, and in fact is being developed by members of the original Descent team. (As opposed to the Descent: Underground developers, who acquired the Descent name and are adding class-based combat ala Team Fortress.) I’ve been playing the open access Mac beta for Read more ».