The Best Nonlinear Games for Mac OS

Update 23 April 2025: Detective Dotson added at rank #22.

Here are our 10 Best Nonlinear Games for Mac OS:

Castle on the Coast
Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm
Mail Time
Terraformers
Pilgrims
Manifold Garden
Lakeview Cabin 2
Bonfire Peaks
FOUNTAINS
A Monster's Expedition

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Castle on the Coast (2021)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

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.

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

Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm (2023)

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It's Christmas time! The Icy Santa's Realm is in full steam!! Join the fun and search for all the Hidden Cats one by one among the elves to reveal the final colored art. With over 970 hidden objects to find, this time we are giving you an EXTRA BONUS SNOWBALL GAME at the park!

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nonlinear
hand-drawn
cats
hidden-object
wholesome
short
cozy
family-friendly
cartoony
controller-support
casual
magic
relaxing
stylized

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!

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

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.

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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

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?

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

Manifold Garden (2019)

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

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.

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