The Best Development Games for Mac OS

Update : Gokai Awesome Simulator + added at rank #15.
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One Dreamer (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Manipulate the world around you by editing source code in an adventure game about a burnt out indie game developer's quest to fulfill a lifelong dream.


  • development
  • logic
  • programming
  • pixel
  • point-and-click
  • soundtrack
  • 2.5d
  • linear
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • d
  • story
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • atmospheric

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Tandis (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Tandis is a short puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric forms.

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  • illustration
  • design
  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • education
  • development
  • experimental
  • 3d
  • building
  • procedural
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • nature
  • puzzle
  • science

3

Mad Games Tycoon 2 (2021)

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Mac OS Xbox One PC Windows

Start your own game development studio in 1976. Build your own offices, production facilities and server rooms. Develop the games of your dreams and produce the next next-gen console. Rise from a small garage company to a huge corporation.


  • development
  • capitalism
  • programming
  • city-building
  • base-building
  • management
  • economy
  • cartoony
  • trading
  • building
  • sandbox
  • character
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • simulation

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City Game Studio: a tycoon about game dev (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

You are the founder of your video game company. The starting point belongs to you, in your garage, or think big instead of small by acquiring your first location. At the end of the day, your decisions will make your studio a success and will mark the Video Game History.


  • development
  • moddable
  • capitalism
  • software
  • city-building
  • building
  • economy
  • programming
  • resource-management
  • isometric
  • management
  • sandbox
  • replay-value

5

Creature Creator (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Create your own creatures to explore online worlds with friends and unlock new parts to upgrade your stats and abilities! Complete quests, fight to the death or just enjoy roleplaying — the social aspect makes it a truly unique multiplayer experience. What are you waiting for? Let's get creative!

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  • god-game
  • character
  • moddable
  • collector
  • creature
  • loot
  • development
  • procedural
  • sandbox
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • customization
  • open-world
  • editor
  • aliens

6

Block-ed (2024)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows

Craft, challenge, and conquer beautiful 3D puzzles in an arcade showdown, where creativity meets competition.

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  • development
  • destruction
  • cyberpunk
  • puzzle
  • space
  • platform
  • logic
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • movement
  • futuristic
  • casual
  • relaxing
  • grid
  • physics

7

One Dreamer: Prologue (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.

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  • development
  • logic
  • programming
  • soundtrack
  • emotional
  • linear
  • 2.5d
  • fiction
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • story
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • narrative

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I Wanna Be A Game Dev! (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows j

Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?

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  • development
  • life
  • time-management
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • simulation
  • philosophical
  • psychological
  • 3d
  • cute
  • funny
  • horror
  • comedy
  • anime

9

GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop (2017)

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Mac OS PC Windows

GameMaker Studio 2 is the latest and greatest incarnation of GameMaker! It has everything you need to take your idea from concept to finished game. With no barriers to entry and powerful functionality, GameMaker Studio 2 is the ultimate 2D development environment!


  • development
  • modeling
  • animation
  • illustration
  • utilities
  • design
  • software
  • publishing
  • web
  • training

10

BQM - BlockQuest Maker Remastered (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Play and create your very own dungeons in BlockQuest Maker: Remastered, a dungeon creator full of all kinds of fun gimmicks!

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  • development
  • sokoban
  • voxel
  • illustration
  • design
  • programming
  • editor
  • level
  • dungeon
  • vision
  • lego
  • rpg
  • automation
  • 2.5d
  • sandbox

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