I'm wondering what are some good online multiplayer games that you can play on Mac (and that are not deserted).
The only one that comes to my mind is Driver: San Francisco.
http://youtu.be/qy6p_7wfSBM?t=2m58s
Also, note that I'm looking for games where you are actually in control of something (person, vehicle, whatever). I've seen some multiplayer games in the App Store that were not "direct". I'm not sure how to explain, but basically it was this game with Apes and you had to push buttons and then they'd do random stuff. Whatever. I don't mind games like Uno however, love playing this on the iPhone.
Other games were "online" too, but only with leaderboards and such things.
I've often seen lists about online multiplayer games for Mac, but weirdly enough, Driver: San Francisco was never listed. That tells me I can't take those lists seriously and there's probably more games that aren't featured in there.
So, if anyone knows. Let me know.
Top Multiplayer Games
FPS
- mac doesn't do well in terms of FPS, or maybe because I dislike the genre
There are actually quite a few multiplayer FPS for Mac. Here's more than a few active ones. Keep in mind that almost all of these are on steam.
On Steam
First of all, if you didn't know already,
Steam is the biggest distributor of games on PC, Mac, and Linux. It's basically Xbox Live or PlayStation Network, though free, has way more deals (Summer sale FTW, free weekends where certain games are free to download and play for a limited time, and are also on sale), has a mod hosting service, and has over 65 million users (I think it hit 70 million recently.) If you want to game on PC, Mac, or Linux, you need Steam.
The Counter-Strike Series
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike has always been one of the most popular FPS on PC, and the whole series is available for Mac. Global Offensive is the second most popular game on Steam, right below the MOBA Dota 2.
The Call of Duty Series
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Mac Edition
MW2 and MW3 were just ported to Mac a few days ago, and are rather active, with about 4k players each, though some may doubt their quality. MW1 usually has about 400 players, and is the best COD. Black Ops: Mac Edition never really got off the ground because it didn't have cross-platform multiplayer. Call of Duty 2 is pretty much dead.
The Borderlands Series
Borderlands
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 is way more popular.
The Half-Life Series
Half-Life
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Half-Life: Source: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Source Deathmatch is dead.
The Left 4 Dead Series
Left 4 Dead: GOTY Edition
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 has all the Left 4 Dead 1 levels, and has more players.
The Team Fortress Series
Team Fortress Classic
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress Classic is dead, while the sequel Team Fortress 2 is an incredibly solid and fun F2P game that has about 50,000 players at any time.
Insurgency
Has about 800 players, really overrated tactical fps.
Rust
Popular open-world survival game, made by the developer of Garry's Mod, nicknamed "Garry's DayZ."
Garry's Mod
Originally a mod for Half-Life 2, this is a sandbox game with huge amounts of custom content, lots of fun gamemodes (Trouble in Terrorist Town, Prop Hunt, Murder, DarkRP, etc.) and about 30,000 players on average.
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat: Source
Distant relative of Counter-Strike. Small but great community for Source, the original is dead.
Killing Floor
2,000-3,000 players on average.
There are probably a lot more that I either forgot about or was too lazy to add, but here they are. Good luck!
