The Best Nonlinear Games for Mac OS

Update : Ancient Mind added at rank #17.
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Mail Time (2023)

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It's Mail Time! As a newly trained Mail Scout, put on your pack, grab those letters, and deliver them across Grumblewood Grove! The forest animals eagerly await the sight of your mushroom hat in this cozy, cottagecore light-platformer adventure!


  • lgbtq
  • nonlinear
  • conversation
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • emotional
  • stylized
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • open-world
  • exploration
  • platform
  • comedy

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Terraformers (2022)

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Transform Mars into a habitable planet in Terraformers. With challenging strategizing and resource management, explore the planet and expand population, all while watching the stunning new natural wonders build up before your eyes. Take on different scenarios and bonuses and create a thriving utopia. Get lost in the addictive puzzle-like game with unique replayability and rewarding graphics and UI.


What we like:
  • Focus on strategy
  • Various difficulty levels
  • Unique victory conditions
  • Nice graphics and UI
  • Rich soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Only one way to lose the game
  • Some bugs present
  • Game can become repetitive

  • turn-based
  • mars
  • space
  • resource-management
  • science
  • rogue-like
  • nonlinear
  • card
  • procedural
  • board-game
  • colony
  • sci-fi
  • choices
  • simulation
  • management

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Pilgrims (2019)

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Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?


  • card
  • cartoony
  • hand-drawn
  • short
  • nonlinear
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • replay-value
  • family-friendly
  • point-and-click
  • 2d
  • funny
  • comedy
  • experimentation
  • puzzle

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Castle on the Coast (2021)

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A hand-drawn, retro 3D collectathon. Parkour through a magic castle as George the Giraffe! String together sweet moves to explore crystal caverns, stone laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions.


  • cozy
  • 3d
  • platform
  • collectathon
  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • parkour
  • cute
  • cartoony
  • retro
  • family-friendly
  • stylized
  • comedy
  • action-adventure

5

Manifold Garden (2019)

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Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.


  • abstract
  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • nonlinear
  • puzzle
  • psychedelic
  • experimental
  • minimalist
  • multiple-endings
  • first-person
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • mystery

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Bonfire Peaks (2020)

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A difficult open world puzzle game about climbing mysterious ruins and setting fire to your belongings.


  • sokoban
  • voxel
  • puzzle
  • nonlinear
  • movement
  • grid
  • cinematic
  • emotional
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • third-person
  • pixel
  • difficult

7

A Monster's Expedition (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

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  • sokoban
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • nonlinear
  • family-friendly
  • open-world
  • post-apocalyptic
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • 3d
  • historical
  • cartoony
  • alternate
  • funny
  • atmospheric

8

Lakeview Cabin 2 (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

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  • scroller
  • humor
  • nonlinear
  • split-screen
  • 2d
  • survival-horror
  • hack-and-slash
  • multiple-endings
  • psychological
  • dark
  • sandbox
  • horror
  • survival
  • comedy
  • pixel

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Puddle Knights (2020)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

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  • sokoban
  • nonlinear
  • logic
  • isometric
  • puzzle
  • movement
  • relaxing
  • turn-based
  • cute
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • funny
  • difficult
  • mud
  • colourful

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The Norwood Suite (2017)

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Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.


  • nonlinear
  • investigation
  • music
  • surreal
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • casual
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • stylized

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