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[Homy]

ANNO RIN is planned for Mac.

D.E.E.P. Battle of Jove on Steam

Take fast, campaign-based arcade gameplay with next-gen graphics for an experience known since Star Fox: Barrel-roll, maneuver and fight your way thru deep space and Rogue Squadron-like planet-based missions as the leader of the rebellion

store.steampowered.com

 

[iF34R]

Yeah I haven't even been able to access it as I bought the Steam version in anticipation of the Mac release. Still no sign of the Steam version, and having looked at videos of the game running 30 fps on M3 Max (my config), I gave up and started playing the game on PS5 because by any indication it looks and runs better unless you have an Ultra M4 Mac or something. Ridiculous.

The PS5 Pro version for sure looks and runs better than the M4 Max Studio for Assassins Creed Shadows.

 

[damienDevZ]

Captain Blood’s Adventures for Mac just released. Includes Game Center Achievements and controller support.

‎Captain Blood

‎Captain Blood is a pirate-themed action game set on the Spanish Main in the 17th century, where you step into the boots of a fearsome pirate on a quest for gold and glory. Expect wild adventures with cannon firing, pistol shooting, swashbuckling sword fights, and plenty of pirate shenanigans...

apps.apple.com

 

[Nugat Trailers]

Just a curious little thing.

Seems the Mac App Store version's only 5 GB, while the version on Steam is 15.

Looks to have the same description though, so maybe its just some Windows-only stuff or something that's been removed.

 

[salamanderjuice]

Just a curious little thing.

Seems the Mac App Store version's only 5 GB, while the version on Steam is 15.

Looks to have the same description though, so maybe its just some Windows-only stuff or something that's been removed.

But the title is different? On Steam it's just Captain Blood.

I'm wondering if the Steam version has better textures or more audio languages or something. 10GB of Windows only files doesn't really make sense.

 

[diamond.g]

ANNO RIN is planned for Mac.

D.E.E.P. Battle of Jove on Steam

Take fast, campaign-based arcade gameplay with next-gen graphics for an experience known since Star Fox: Barrel-roll, maneuver and fight your way thru deep space and Rogue Squadron-like planet-based missions as the leader of the rebellion

store.steampowered.com

This looks like Everspace 2.

 

[Homy]

Another 32-bit game gets native AS port. Feral will release Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition on May 25, free for everyone with a license on Steam and MAS.

Feral Interactive | Home of Mac, Linux, Switch & Mobile Games

www.feralinteractive.com

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition on Steam

Emperor Edition is the definitive edition of ROME II, featuring an improved politics system, overhauled building chains, rebalanced battles and improved visuals in both campaign and battleEmperor Edition contains all free feature updates since its release in 2013, which includes bug fixes...

store.steampowered.com

 

[galad]

That's random, but seeing how almost all the whole Total War saga was ported… I wonder if there are so many people paying it.

 

[Homy]

Greenfield is planned for Mac.

GREENFIELD on Steam

GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Pixel Starship 2 is planned for Mac.

Pixel Starships 2 on Steam

Pixel Starships 2; the sequel to the popular Pixel Starships game is currently in development. Please follow this steam page and add to your wishlist to receive the latest updates as they occur.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Contingent is planned for Mac.

Contingent® on Steam

Contingent™ is a brutal dark-ages melee slasher fused with deep, tactical real-time strategy. Experience intuitive visceral combat and wield large-scale armies to stake your claim in the embers of the Western Roman Empire.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Safe Not Safe is planned for Mac.

Safe Not Safe on Steam

Immersive action-stealth game with roguelike elements. Outsmart the revolutionary A.I. that learns from your actions and creates personalized challenges. Infiltrate ever-changing sandbox levels. Find your own way to the safe and get out alive.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Remote Knights Online is planned for Mac.

Remote Knights Online on Steam

A faction-based openworld action RPG with survival elements. Playable in multiplayer, singleplayer and self-hosted mode with custom ruleset. Can you survive the rough world of Vall Tir?

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Tennis Manager 25 is released for Mac.

Tennis Manager 25 on Steam

Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, and recruit the best players from junior to pro, across both men's and women's circuits. Forge the champions of tomorrow and shape the future of tennis!

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Total Reload is planned for Mac and now has a demo.

Total Reload on Steam

Help Artificial Intelligence named HAWKING activate an incredible mechanism that can reload the Universe!

store.steampowered.com

 

[Homy]

Dead Island 2 for Mac is free on Epic!

Although the EGS page shows only the Windows version it appears that the Mac port will be released there too. The game is currently free and when I tried to download it with Heroic launcher it automatically showed the download option for Mac. I tried to download it but it downloads only the Win version. The press release last year only mentioned Mac App Store but the game has depots on Steam. Now we know that it will be on EGS too so grab it while you can if you want a free AAA Mac game later.

 

[Pezimak]

Dead Island 2 for Mac is free on Epic!

Although the EGS page shows only the Windows version it appears that the Mac port will be released there too. The game is currently free and when I tried to download it with Heroic launcher it automatically showed the download option for Mac. I tried to download it but it downloads only the Win version. The press release last year only mentioned Mac App Store but the game has depots on Steam. Now we know that it will be on EGS too so grab it while you can if you want a free AAA Mac game later.

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I played that on my PS5 and the DLC, HIGHLY recommend the game, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Probably the best game I’ve played on PS5 so far, DOOM The Dark Ages being another at present.

 

[iF34R]

Dead Island 2 for Mac is free on Epic!

Although the EGS page shows only the Windows version it appears that the Mac port will be released there too. The game is currently free and when I tried to download it with Heroic launcher it automatically showed the download option for Mac. I tried to download it but it downloads only the Win version. The press release last year only mentioned Mac App Store but the game has depots on Steam. Now we know that it will be on EGS too so grab it while you can if you want a free AAA Mac game later.

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Hmm, says unavailable to me. I'm guessing it's not native?

 

[goro123]

Hello, here is my humble opinion on Robocop Rogue city…

I was expecting a 200% action and gore game, but I was surprised by plenty of "slow" moments where you wander around the city or the police department office. The game looks nice (as nice as visiting a crime infested city can be), runs well and easy to pick up. The story is not bad and characters are engaging.

A very nice (secondary) feature is fast launching : launching the app gets you into the game in seconds. No logo screen, loading is lightning fast.

I didn't expect I would like this game (the movies are good, but a little too violent for me) but the game is really growing on me, I find the characters and missions interesting and unexpected. The enemy AI is a little dumb but as a walking killing machine you just want to bust in and destroy everything.

It's not perfect, it actually feels like a very good indie game: some aspects are rough and others are very deep. I like that.

Although there are more and more games on Mac, the options are still limited, I think it's a nice addition. I think the balance between action and exploration is quite original.

 

[ProQuiz]

Hello, here is my humble opinion on Robocop Rogue city…

I was expecting a 200% action and gore game, but I was surprised by plenty of "slow" moments where you wander around the city or the police department office. The game looks nice (as nice as visiting a crime infested city can be), runs well and easy to pick up. The story is not bad and characters are engaging.

A very nice (secondary) feature is fast launching : launching the app gets you into the game in seconds. No logo screen, loading is lightning fast.

I didn't expect I would like this game (the movies are good, but a little too violent for me) but the game is really growing on me, I find the characters and missions interesting and unexpected. The enemy AI is a little dumb but as a walking killing machine you just want to bust in and destroy everything.

It's not perfect, it actually feels like a very good indie game: some aspects are rough and others are very deep. I like that.

Although there are more and more games on Mac, the options are still limited, I think it's a nice addition. I think the balance between action and exploration is quite original.

What Mac do you have? Sorry if you've already mentioned this previously.

 

[goro123]

What Mac do you have? Sorry if you've already mentioned this previously.

(I am the lucky owner of a) Macbook 14inch Max 32c GPU.

That machine is loud when on the High Power battery settings - headphones with ANC highly recommended.

 

[Nugat Trailers]

Worth mentioning that Apple recently purchased RAC7, the two-man development studio that made Sneaky Sasquatch.

According to Digital Trends, they'll continue to work on Sneaky Sasquatch as an internal studio at Apple, and that Apple considers it a unique circumstance.

 

[thenewperson]

Worth mentioning that Apple recently purchased RAC7, the two-man development studio that made Sneaky Sasquatch.

According to Digital Trends, they'll continue to work on Sneaky Sasquatch as an internal studio at Apple, and that Apple considers it a unique circumstance.

Saw that news but what does “Apple considers it a unique circumstance” mean? That they only want this studio?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Saw that news but what does “Apple considers it a unique circumstance” mean? That they only want this studio?

Tim Apple *really* digs this game, and wants to make sure it keeps getting new features.

 

[Nugat Trailers]

Saw that news but what does “Apple considers it a unique circumstance” mean? That they only want this studio?

Most likely. Sneaky Sasquatch has consistently performed very well on Apple Arcade ever since its launch in 2019.