The Best 2D Games for Mac OS - Page 3

Update : Penguin Panic added at rank #23.
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Guts 'n Grunts (2023)

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Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!

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  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • mature
  • satire
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • action
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

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Cat Rescue (2023)

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A desperate woman fights to rescue her cat from a paranoid streamer’s lair of twisted experiments, puzzles, and lurking horrors in this psychological thriller.

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • nature
  • casual
  • pixel
  • single-player
  • adventure
  • action-adventure

23

Penguin Panic (2025)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

A penguin's life is never easy. Even more so when you're a penguin mother, looking to protect her eggs. Penguin Panic is a cute platformer and features simple controls, secret challenges and cheerful graphics. A fast-paced action game that no one will want to put down.

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • casual
  • colourful
  • grand-strategy
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • cartoony
  • family-friendly
  • strategy
  • nature

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Hidden Deep (2022)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…


  • mining
  • thriller
  • physics
  • dark
  • 2d
  • horror
  • story
  • realistic
  • exploration
  • sci-fi
  • mystery
  • aliens
  • action-adventure
  • in-game
  • cooperative

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Deepest Sword (2021)

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web browser PC Windows Mac OS

Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing in this short-yet-challenging physics platformer. Plunge your sword deep into the dragon's heart! How deep is your resolve?

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  • platform
  • scroller
  • precision
  • 2d
  • dragon
  • pixel
  • swordplay
  • medieval
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • fantasy

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natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer (2021)

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── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──

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  • modern
  • 2d
  • visual-novel
  • conversation
  • text
  • post-apocalyptic
  • anime
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • survival
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • platform

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Tether (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows Android

Grab, climb, and swing through rock-climbing gyms in Tether, a unique multiplayer platformer for you and your friends!

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • abstract
  • 2.5d
  • scroller
  • physics
  • parkour
  • arcade
  • humor
  • casual
  • cute
  • precision
  • linear
  • dark
  • relaxing

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Space Crab VS (2024)

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Battle against other crabs with time tested arcade action! Form galactic partnerships and starlight rivalries in the story mode, or battle against other players locally with more than 20 unlockable crabs- some strange, many powerful.

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  • comic
  • 2d
  • pvp
  • space
  • visual-novel
  • travel
  • romance
  • book
  • linear
  • time
  • battle-zone
  • arcade
  • fight
  • story
  • multiplayer

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Aurora (2020)

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Android Xbox One Xbox 360 PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

This is a light puzzle game of pretty girls, so help the girls solve their problems! Then you can interact with the pretty girls.


  • precision
  • platform
  • hand-drawn
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • japanese
  • mature
  • casual
  • action-adventure
  • investigation
  • clicker
  • adventure
  • philosophical
  • cute
  • jrpg

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The Wild Case (2021)

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Embark on a journey to an eerie village shrouded in mystery in The Wild Case. Solve puzzles, negotiate with inhabitants, and uncover supernatural occurrences in this atmospheric adventure. With stunning hand-drawn graphics and haunting sound effects, immerse yourself in an open world that will keep you on edge. Unravel the secrets of the forgotten village if you dare.


What we like:
  • Short but well-rounded gameplay
  • Intriguing mystery with satisfying ending
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Adequate price point
What could be improved:
  • Lack of motivation for replayability
  • Rough English translation
  • Story not frightening for adults

  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • story
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • text
  • 2d
  • supernatural
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • investigation
  • linear
  • mystery

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