The Best Lore Games for Mac OS

Update : Lost City of Bardo added at rank #33.
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Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

Survive an apocalyptic world in Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out, where every decision you make shapes your clan's fate. Engage with gods, manage resources, and navigate a rich lore-filled saga. With stunning hand-drawn artwork and immersive storytelling, this game offers a unique blend of strategy and narrative gameplay.


What we like:
  • Engrossing lore
  • Unique resource management gameplay
  • Beautiful hand-drawn artwork
  • Immersive survival element
  • Excellent storytelling
What could be improved:
  • Limited access to rituals
  • Consequences of actions not always clear
  • Repetitive tasks

  • turn-based
  • choices
  • lore
  • survival
  • survival-storybook
  • strategy
  • system-driven
  • procedural
  • grand-strategy
  • socio-economy
  • stand-alone
  • narrative
  • old-school
  • simulation
  • combining

2

Kabaret (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea cermonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.

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  • lore
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • investigation
  • choices
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • point-and-click
  • narration
  • hand-drawn
  • demons
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • folklore
  • story

3

Perennial Order (2024)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.

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  • cooperative
  • rush
  • souls
  • lore
  • lovecraftian
  • dark
  • boss
  • horror
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • local
  • hack-and-slash
  • one-hit-death
  • hand-drawn
  • action-adventure

4

Winion Virus (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.

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  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • lore
  • point-and-click
  • 3d
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • conversation
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • cute
  • dark
  • sci-fi
  • platform
  • story

5

Athanasy (2022)

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Linux Mac OS Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows

Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.

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  • narration
  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • dynamic
  • sci-fi
  • lore
  • text
  • lovecraftian
  • cyberpunk
  • conversation
  • post-apocalyptic
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • choices
  • multiple-endings

6

Word Farm Adventure: Word Game (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Unveil the story of Perry the Parrot, Rex the Dog, and the other farm heroes on their adventure in this awesome word puzzle game!. Want to enjoy exclusive bonuses, meet other word puzzle enthusiasts, and dive deeper into the Van Der Farm story?

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  • crossword
  • word
  • arts
  • multiple-endings
  • martial
  • choices
  • emotional
  • resource-management
  • fiction
  • lore
  • drama
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • historical
  • alternate

7

Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise (2025)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.

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  • fmv
  • dating-sim
  • cinematic
  • immersive
  • lore
  • multiple-endings
  • historical
  • simulation
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • interactive
  • choices
  • first-person
  • emotional
  • story

8

Murderous Muses (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows

Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV.

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  • mystery
  • fmv
  • procedural
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • lovecraftian
  • lore
  • investigation
  • nonlinear
  • replay-value
  • resource-management
  • drama
  • supernatural
  • walking-simulator
  • exploration

9

Book of Travels (2021)

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early access Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Ready your pack, grab your walking stick and step into a world of mystery and legend. Craft a unique character and immerse yourself in the enchanted lands of Braided Shore. Set your own goals and adventure alone or together with Travellers you meet on the road in this serene TMORPG.

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  • multiplayer
  • mmo
  • lore
  • character
  • trading
  • rpg
  • magic
  • customization
  • mystery
  • hand-drawn
  • point-and-click
  • atmospheric
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • fantasy

10

Deep in the Woods (2024)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family. Players will experience the changing seasons throughout the game and explore enchanting scenes depicting each season.

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  • nature
  • lore
  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • clicker
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • drama
  • casual
  • exploration
  • cute
  • touch
  • colourful

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