Free iPhone games have a reputation for being rubbish and full of IAP. But loads of superb free titles await your twitchy gaming thumbs – if you know where to look.To save you the effort of finding them, we’ve compiled the best here, split into handy categories. So if you fancy an arcade blast, a brain-bending puzzle, or a thrilling racer – for free – read on.Plus, check back every two weeks for our latest favorite free iPhone game, which you'll find below.Free iPhone game of the week: Cyber Drive(Image credit: Popa Radu)ostensibly recreates that scene from The Fifth Element, where Bruce Willis dives his cab down through layers of traffic in a gigantic neon-tinged futuristic city, weaving through obstacles, until he hits city bottom.We say ‘ostensibly’ primarily on the basis that Cyber Drive is an oddly chilled-out take on this idea. The music has a relaxed vibe, the visuals are bright, and the action is more relentlessly ‘quite tricky’ rather than terrifyingly exhilarating.But for all that, this is nonetheless a really fun game. In endless mode, what’s in your way gradually becomes more crowded, forcing you to start planning your snaking pathway rather than just reacting. If you don’t have that much time to kill, there are finite handcrafted levels to tackle as well.
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City-building games helped create the simulation genre, and for years was the gold standard. But Maxis and EA dropped the ball with the latest version, and Cities: Skylines picked it up and ran with it.Cities: Skylines’ premise is the usual.
You create a city from scratch: build roads and other infrastructure; supply energy and water; control zoning; choose tax rates; provide public services, public transportation, parks and entertainment, and more.It can be overwhelming, but Cities: Skylines also helps you along, keeping things hidden until your city reaches a certain size and your citizens demand them. Keep your citizens happy and your city will thrive and grow.Cities: Skylines goes a step further than SimCity and adds challenges, huge maps, and a traffic simulation so smart it’s scary. Even better, Colossal continues to provide excellent support with free and paid updates on a regular basis. If you were looking for city simulation games for Mac, this is the best there is.One more thing The graphics are top-notch too, making Skylines the most beautiful city-building game ever created.
However, that does make it a demanding game that needs a dedicated graphics card.Cities: Skylines benchmark results (in FPS). In most simulations, you’re trying to make your virtual people happy. Prison Architect is a little different, as your role is not to make your sims happy but to keep them, well, in prison.Rehabilitation is an option, but there will be times in the game when, despite all you might have done for them, your prisoners will have riots and try to escape. That’s the life of a prison architect.You begin by constructing your prison and then hiring staff.
As it’s a private prison you’ll need to make money; every inmate you take in will generate cash, but you also have a reputation to build, so rioting, drug smuggling, and jailbreaks will have to be kept to a minimum.While you can focus on rehabilitation and create a relatively pleasant place for the inmates to live, you can also go full maximum security prison and make their stay a living hell, the choice is yours.One more thing As our Macbook Pick, be assured that Prison Architect will run fine on just about any Mac.Prison Architect benchmark results (in FPS). One of the hottest indie titles ever released, this pixel-graphic farming sim continues to add major updates years after its initial release, including the addition of cooperative multiplayer.In Stardew Valley you inherit a dormant farm from your grandfather and start clearing land, planting crops, raising animals and more. Stardew Valley includes RPG elements such as crafting and the ability to level up your abilities and unlock new areas to explore.You’ll also meet other residents and have the chance to help rebuild the decaying town. There’s so much more to Stardew Valley, including the ability to woo and marry NPCs, that you may never discover all the game has to offer. Multiplayer allows you to farm with up to three friends, and the game’s requirements are so light this could have also been our Macbook pick.One more thing It’s hard to believe but Stardew Valley was created by, Eric Barone.Stardew Valley benchmark results (in FPS). I know what you’re thinking, what’s so fun about driving a truck? But as much as Railroad Tycoon was about more than just driving a train, American Truck Simulator is more than just driving a truck.Don’t get us wrong, driving a truck is a big part of the game, and American Truck Simulator makes it as realistic as it could possibly be.
Unsurprisingly, it already is one of the best games for Mac of 2018 so far. Feral Interactive did an excellent job with Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Mac port, but unlike the previous 2013 reboot, this is a demanding game. Our benchmark results (in FPS). If you like racing games this app is for you. Enjoy dozens of games of cars, motorbikes and racing with one app. If you like the Rally, Formula 1, Moto GP or Paris Dakar, this application you'll love. We have a selection of the best racing games of market.In addition, we also have other apps with sports games, football, basketball, billiards.
From officially licensed cabs to the variety of trailers and loads you can haul on them, if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to be a professional truck driver, American Truck Simulator is for you.Pick your cab, adjust paint colors and interiors, figure out what freight you want to haul, and hit the road. Move the right goods to the right places at the right times and you’ll start piling up the cash, maybe enough to upgrade your truck or create your own trucking company empire.One more thing American Truck Simulator also looks great and runs on modest hardware, and there are additional states and other DLC and mods available. The latest in this virtual world franchise, The Sims 4 continues to build on your ability to create the people of your dreams, put them in the situations you desire, and see what happens.With greater control over both the look and personality of your sims, the power of human creation has never been more realistic. And of course it doesn’t stop with people; build the home of your dreams, travel to other communities and meet new and interesting (or boring) people, and control your Sims’ relationships and careers.As with the earlier versions, there are tons of paid DLC to add pets, seasons, activities, and much more. These tend to do more than just add new characters, rather they can fundamentally alter things you can do in the game, such as adding a fame career path or seasonal activities. If control is your thing, The Sims 4 is your game.One more thing Light system requirements mean you can play this game on older computers and it will still look good.
Another farming simulation, yes, but Farming Simulator 19 is a very different beast from Stardew Valley.Much like American Truck Simulator, the equipment is authentic, licensed and modeled realistically, and for the first time includes equipment from John Deere, one of the biggest missing pieces to date. New European and American environments to farm on, the addition of cotton and oats and an overhauled graphics engine round out the major updates.Choose a location, grow and sell crops, tend to your animals, cultivate the land, and for the first time, you can ride a horse around your farm to see how things are going. Or jump in your tractor, as those crops aren’t going to harvest and market themselves.One more thing FS19 also includes cooperative multiplayer, allowing you to work your farm with up to 15 of your friends. And you’ll need the help, as just as on a real farm there’s too much to do and not enough time. A sort of sequel to the classic, Two Point Hospital has the cure for those looking for a hospital sim.
Your task here is to build a hospital from the ground up, making it the most attractive place for the citizens of Two Point County to come to be healed.Trouble is, what ails the citizens of Two Point County differs from what you’ll see at a normal hospital. Have you researched the cure for Cubism yet? Here you’ll need to. You’ll also need to hire and train your staff, take out loans to fund your research and expansions, and deal with doctors and nurses who are often more difficult than the patients. All this to prevent the next deadly pandemic.Remember, though, that your hospital is there as much for the shareholders as for the patients. As the description says, you’ll need to “strive to make a profit (and hopefully save some people along the way).”One more thing Not only is this a worthy Theme Hospital successor, but this is also one of the finest tycoon games for Mac currently available.
With Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 for download, we’re glad Parkitect is here to pick up the slack.Parkitect challenges you with the construction and management of a profitable theme park. With a variety of buildings, rides, and landscaping, you’ll be challenged to create both exciting rides and efficient behind-the-scenes infrastructure. And don’t worry, building fantastic rollercoasters is definitely a big part of the game.As you might expect, you’ll also have to make money, partly through tracking your visitors to make sure they’re having a good time and trying to keep them in and spending money as long as possible.Parkitect foregoes hardcore realism and features cartoony graphics, an attitude, a sense of humor, and plenty of space to build the amusement park of your dreams. If you were disappointed because Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is no longer around, know that Parkitect is an even better tycoon game for Mac.One more thing Play through the campaign or in sandbox mode, and if you run out of the built-in options, check out the Steam Workshop for user-created scenery and levels or create your own. Long the standard for realistic flight simulation games for Mac, X-Plane 11 continues the franchise’s reputation for ultra-realism, but now with a much friendlier interface making it more accessible to casual users.How realistic is X-Plane? There are versions used by people training to be actual pilots.
Not this version of course, but still, that gives you some idea. But be aware, this is one of the most hardcore sim games for Mac available. From incredibly realistic and detailed planes and cockpits to the ability to contact air traffic control, gate pushbacks, real-time weather and more, X-Plane is as close as most of us will ever come to actually fly a plane.But if you’re looking to jump into a cockpit and start dogfighting or bombing runs, you’ll be disappointed. While X-Plane does include military jets, and you can load out and fire weapons, there won’t be any enemies to shoot at.One more thing Realistic graphics, scenery, and buildings help round out this picture, though for the most realistic cities and airports you’ll need to pony up for the extensive DLC. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to master Kerbal Space Program, but you will need patience and dedication to help the Kerbals achieve their dream of entering orbit.The game may look cute with cartoony graphics but it’s harder than you might expect. This is a simulation after all, and no one ever said space flight was easy. Sandbox Mode gives you everything you need to get started.
Building rockets is as easy as dragging and locking pieces together and there is no consequence for failure.In the Science and Career Modes, the game becomes more serious; it’s one thing to get a rocket off the ground, but achieving orbit is more difficult due to the game’s use of real-world physics. Finally, in Career Mode, you’re in charge of the entire space programme. Raise funds to research rockets, train your crew, explore new planets, and more.One more thing This is a difficult game but is one of the few games where you might learn something useful. Who said rocket science isn’t fun?
A new Football Manager is expected every year, but we all wonder if the improvements will be worth it.Already the best, most realistic game of its type, this year’s improvements are noticeable and they focus on training and tactics. Training involves everything from training schedules to specific preparations for your next match. Tactics include new styles to keep up with the modern game and the ability to develop your own styles.The core gameplay stays the same as you choose and manage one of over 2000 real-world football clubs, including Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga teams for the first time. You train, transfer and scout players, negotiate contracts and make tactical team and player decisions.And while newcomers to the game may struggle a bit, this is another area where FM 2019 has made improvements, with a new interactive tutorial to help guide you on your way to the top.One more thing FM 2019 comes with a host of other interface and in-game improvements but is still relatively forgiving on your system. GamesGamesOur takeDemand LevelFree games only?✅ Not demandingRimworldA single player, sci-fi survival game, RimWorld has you attempting to keep alive the survivors of an interstellar shipwreck on an alien world, though you might not want to keep some of your fellow survivors alive.
Individual personalities are a big part of this game.You’ll move from basic survival to building a modern colony and protecting it from raiders and the native lifeforms. RimWorld provides an almost overwhelming amount of detail you can tweak and there are multiple approaches you can take. Trade, fight, survive, be destroyed, repeat.93 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingMotorsport ManagerSimilar to Football Manager but for fans of racing, in Motorsport Manager you take control of a high-performance racing team. Build and customize cars, hire drivers and race teams, and build factories to improve your car technology.And the decisions don’t stop on race day; tweak your car for current conditions, choose your strategies and tactics, and adjust in-race if you need to. From micromanaging to letting your team do the work, the choice is yours as you try and race your way to the top.81 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingWar ThunderWhile technically an MMO, War Thunder is also an excellent free simulation that includes World War II combat in both air and land operations.
With a huge number of available planes, tanks, and even navy vessels, War Thunder offers anything your heart could desire for mid-20th-century combat.War Thunder features full-scale PvP battles, historical campaigns in PvE, a large number of solo missions, and cooperative multiplayer. Plus it’s cross-platform on MacOS, Windows, Linux, and PS4, and offers true free-to-play with various paid options.81 MetascoreNot demandingYes✅ Not demandingPapers, PleaseA multiple award-winning indie classic, Papers, Please has you playing as an immigration officer of a communist country following a war. You get to decide who gets in and who doesn’t by inspecting potential immigrants’ documents and using several tools to attempt to weed out terrorists, wanted criminals, and smugglers.You can also interrogate people and request fingerprints or even a full-body scan.
It sounds simple, but trust us, this game sucks you in and spits you out.85 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingOut of the Park Baseball 19The Out of the Park (OOTP) franchise is the baseball equivalent of Football Manager, an incredibly detailed simulation of being the general manager/manager of a Major League Baseball team. Officially licensed, OOTP includes major and minor league teams and players as well as eight international leagues.This year’s improvements include 3D graphics for simulated games, the Perfect Team online card game, and the usual improvements to the not-so-great interface. But for realism and depth, OOTP is your best chance to manage your favorite team to World Series glory.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingFactorioIf you think Factorio sounds like a factory-building simulation you’d be right. And if all you’re doing is building factories you can bet they’re going to be big, require lots of resources, and attract lots of enemies. Set in an infinite 2D world, you’ll move from basic resource gathering to oil refining, robotics and more.With cross-platform cooperative multiplayer, modding support, and a map editor, Factorio takes factory building to the next level.
If you’re a fan of building big, complex systems that do cool things, Factorio is for you.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingRocksmith 2014 Edition: RemasteredLess a simulation than a way to learn to play an actual guitar, Rocksmith 2014 has been remastered with improved learning curves, training tools, stats, and six new songs. The game is similar Guitar Hero but instead of a simplified plastic guitar, you'll need to use your own real guitar.Rocksmith adjusts to your level and comes with a huge library of songs. It supports acoustic guitars via a USB microphone connected to your Mac, and non-Steam versions include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable required to plug your electric guitar.89 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingGame Dev TycoonNot interested in the details of coding your ideal game, but think you could manage a company to do it? Then Game Dev Tycoon is for you. You’ll replay the history of the computer gaming industry, starting in the 80s.
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Research technologies, create new genres, build your team, unlock achievements and more.You’ll choose the focus of your games and see if that’s what the people wanted. With modding and Steam Workshop support, you won’t run out of ideas or ways to build your perfect game and game company.68 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingEvolutionIn Evolution, you attempt to create a viable creature by putting together joints, bones, and muscles and then letting the game’s “brain” evolve your creations to see if they can accomplish tasks such as walking, running, jumping and climbing hills.Sound simple, no? Well if it were simple don’t you think we’d already be doing it? Difficult but mesmerizing and more than a bit addictive, it’s highly recommended you use the help button to grasp the fundamentals if you hope to succeed.NA MetascoreNot demandingYes✅ Not demandingBesiegeSimple and to the point, in Besiege you do indeed construct medieval siege engines and use them to destroy everything from peaceful villages to huge, fortified fortresses. Using real-world physics, choose whether to go for overwhelming might or more nimble but still destructive devices.From realistic to whimsical-but-still-possible creations, the sky is the limit in Besiege. And don’t forget to defend yourself, because your opponents will fight back.
The game has been in Steam Early Access for three years now, but the reviews are 'Overwhelmingly Positive'.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingTIS-100If sports isn’t your thing, maybe programming is, at least in a simulation. Featuring a 1980s-style computer manual and style, in TIS-100 your job is to rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock the secrets of this massively parallel computer.Yes, it’s a game, not a class, and it’s made up of more than 45 puzzles and also includes a level editor and online leaderboards so you can compare your assembly language programming skills to others around the world.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingSurgeon SimulatorSurgeon Simulator is and isn’t what it sounds like. Sure, it’s a surgery simulator, but strict attention to realism isn’t really the point.
After all, you didn’t really think you needed seven years of medical school to learn this stuff, did you?With difficult controls (each key controls a finger), a very dark sense of humor and a 2017 update that allows you to operate on Donald Trump, Surgeon Simulator also features operations on aliens from the back of a high-speed ambulance, atypical tools and more.71 MetascoreNot demandingNo. As you can see, simulations cover a lot of ground, and while everyone’s favorites might be different, we’re confident this is a solid list for Mac gamers. To ensure that’s the case, we have a set of criteria we use for all of our games and lists:Native: These are native MacOS games, no Wine, Parallels or Bootcamp needed. They all install natively on your Mac.Performance: One of the main things we aim to provide is a look at how these games perform on Macs.
Our games are all tested on a variety of different Macs under the exact same conditions. We’re the only ones who do this. We’ve had a lot of questions about this, but we test our games on Medium settings because we know you hang onto your Macs for as long as you can.And for reference, this is how we interpret the results: Below 20 FPSUnplayableLaggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.20-30 FPSBorderlineCan be Ok in slow paced games. Still, not optimal.30-45 FPSPlayableAcceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this).45-60 FPSSmoothFluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters.60+ FPSVery SmoothFor hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most.We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a smooth and fluid experience.Critical acclaim: We all know how subjective reviews can be, and how games can be review bombed by the public for reasons sometimes having nothing to do with the game itself.
But we make sure we pick only games that have been positively received by both professional reviewers and average gamers.Pricing: We all want quality, but even Mac users don’t have unlimited budgets for games. We always keep in mind price tags and production levels to give indies and AAA games equal chances. After all, we’re after games that are fun to play. Looks are important but fun gameplay is even more so. Obviously, simulations can mean many things to different people.
We’ve even had our debates in compiling this list on what is and isn’t a simulation. What is clear is that the Mac doesn’t lack excellent simulations of many varieties that can run on many different Macs. There’s sure to be something on this list for you.But we know there’s probably something we missed, so we want to hear from you. What’s your favorite on our list?
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Free iPhone games have a reputation for being rubbish and full of IAP. But loads of superb free titles await your twitchy gaming thumbs – if you know where to look.To save you the effort of finding them, we’ve compiled the best here, split into handy categories. So if you fancy an arcade blast, a brain-bending puzzle, or a thrilling racer – for free – read on.Plus, check back every two weeks for our latest favorite free iPhone game, which you'll find below.Free iPhone game of the week: Cyber Drive(Image credit: Popa Radu)ostensibly recreates that scene from The Fifth Element, where Bruce Willis dives his cab down through layers of traffic in a gigantic neon-tinged futuristic city, weaving through obstacles, until he hits city bottom.We say ‘ostensibly’ primarily on the basis that Cyber Drive is an oddly chilled-out take on this idea. The music has a relaxed vibe, the visuals are bright, and the action is more relentlessly ‘quite tricky’ rather than terrifyingly exhilarating.But for all that, this is nonetheless a really fun game. In endless mode, what’s in your way gradually becomes more crowded, forcing you to start planning your snaking pathway rather than just reacting. If you don’t have that much time to kill, there are finite handcrafted levels to tackle as well.
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City-building games helped create the simulation genre, and for years was the gold standard. But Maxis and EA dropped the ball with the latest version, and Cities: Skylines picked it up and ran with it.Cities: Skylines’ premise is the usual.
You create a city from scratch: build roads and other infrastructure; supply energy and water; control zoning; choose tax rates; provide public services, public transportation, parks and entertainment, and more.It can be overwhelming, but Cities: Skylines also helps you along, keeping things hidden until your city reaches a certain size and your citizens demand them. Keep your citizens happy and your city will thrive and grow.Cities: Skylines goes a step further than SimCity and adds challenges, huge maps, and a traffic simulation so smart it’s scary. Even better, Colossal continues to provide excellent support with free and paid updates on a regular basis. If you were looking for city simulation games for Mac, this is the best there is.One more thing The graphics are top-notch too, making Skylines the most beautiful city-building game ever created.
However, that does make it a demanding game that needs a dedicated graphics card.Cities: Skylines benchmark results (in FPS). In most simulations, you’re trying to make your virtual people happy. Prison Architect is a little different, as your role is not to make your sims happy but to keep them, well, in prison.Rehabilitation is an option, but there will be times in the game when, despite all you might have done for them, your prisoners will have riots and try to escape. That’s the life of a prison architect.You begin by constructing your prison and then hiring staff.
As it’s a private prison you’ll need to make money; every inmate you take in will generate cash, but you also have a reputation to build, so rioting, drug smuggling, and jailbreaks will have to be kept to a minimum.While you can focus on rehabilitation and create a relatively pleasant place for the inmates to live, you can also go full maximum security prison and make their stay a living hell, the choice is yours.One more thing As our Macbook Pick, be assured that Prison Architect will run fine on just about any Mac.Prison Architect benchmark results (in FPS). One of the hottest indie titles ever released, this pixel-graphic farming sim continues to add major updates years after its initial release, including the addition of cooperative multiplayer.In Stardew Valley you inherit a dormant farm from your grandfather and start clearing land, planting crops, raising animals and more. Stardew Valley includes RPG elements such as crafting and the ability to level up your abilities and unlock new areas to explore.You’ll also meet other residents and have the chance to help rebuild the decaying town. There’s so much more to Stardew Valley, including the ability to woo and marry NPCs, that you may never discover all the game has to offer. Multiplayer allows you to farm with up to three friends, and the game’s requirements are so light this could have also been our Macbook pick.One more thing It’s hard to believe but Stardew Valley was created by, Eric Barone.Stardew Valley benchmark results (in FPS). I know what you’re thinking, what’s so fun about driving a truck? But as much as Railroad Tycoon was about more than just driving a train, American Truck Simulator is more than just driving a truck.Don’t get us wrong, driving a truck is a big part of the game, and American Truck Simulator makes it as realistic as it could possibly be.
Unsurprisingly, it already is one of the best games for Mac of 2018 so far. Feral Interactive did an excellent job with Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Mac port, but unlike the previous 2013 reboot, this is a demanding game. Our benchmark results (in FPS). If you like racing games this app is for you. Enjoy dozens of games of cars, motorbikes and racing with one app. If you like the Rally, Formula 1, Moto GP or Paris Dakar, this application you'll love. We have a selection of the best racing games of market.In addition, we also have other apps with sports games, football, basketball, billiards.
From officially licensed cabs to the variety of trailers and loads you can haul on them, if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to be a professional truck driver, American Truck Simulator is for you.Pick your cab, adjust paint colors and interiors, figure out what freight you want to haul, and hit the road. Move the right goods to the right places at the right times and you’ll start piling up the cash, maybe enough to upgrade your truck or create your own trucking company empire.One more thing American Truck Simulator also looks great and runs on modest hardware, and there are additional states and other DLC and mods available. The latest in this virtual world franchise, The Sims 4 continues to build on your ability to create the people of your dreams, put them in the situations you desire, and see what happens.With greater control over both the look and personality of your sims, the power of human creation has never been more realistic. And of course it doesn’t stop with people; build the home of your dreams, travel to other communities and meet new and interesting (or boring) people, and control your Sims’ relationships and careers.As with the earlier versions, there are tons of paid DLC to add pets, seasons, activities, and much more. These tend to do more than just add new characters, rather they can fundamentally alter things you can do in the game, such as adding a fame career path or seasonal activities. If control is your thing, The Sims 4 is your game.One more thing Light system requirements mean you can play this game on older computers and it will still look good.
Another farming simulation, yes, but Farming Simulator 19 is a very different beast from Stardew Valley.Much like American Truck Simulator, the equipment is authentic, licensed and modeled realistically, and for the first time includes equipment from John Deere, one of the biggest missing pieces to date. New European and American environments to farm on, the addition of cotton and oats and an overhauled graphics engine round out the major updates.Choose a location, grow and sell crops, tend to your animals, cultivate the land, and for the first time, you can ride a horse around your farm to see how things are going. Or jump in your tractor, as those crops aren’t going to harvest and market themselves.One more thing FS19 also includes cooperative multiplayer, allowing you to work your farm with up to 15 of your friends. And you’ll need the help, as just as on a real farm there’s too much to do and not enough time. A sort of sequel to the classic, Two Point Hospital has the cure for those looking for a hospital sim.
Your task here is to build a hospital from the ground up, making it the most attractive place for the citizens of Two Point County to come to be healed.Trouble is, what ails the citizens of Two Point County differs from what you’ll see at a normal hospital. Have you researched the cure for Cubism yet? Here you’ll need to. You’ll also need to hire and train your staff, take out loans to fund your research and expansions, and deal with doctors and nurses who are often more difficult than the patients. All this to prevent the next deadly pandemic.Remember, though, that your hospital is there as much for the shareholders as for the patients. As the description says, you’ll need to “strive to make a profit (and hopefully save some people along the way).”One more thing Not only is this a worthy Theme Hospital successor, but this is also one of the finest tycoon games for Mac currently available.
With Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 for download, we’re glad Parkitect is here to pick up the slack.Parkitect challenges you with the construction and management of a profitable theme park. With a variety of buildings, rides, and landscaping, you’ll be challenged to create both exciting rides and efficient behind-the-scenes infrastructure. And don’t worry, building fantastic rollercoasters is definitely a big part of the game.As you might expect, you’ll also have to make money, partly through tracking your visitors to make sure they’re having a good time and trying to keep them in and spending money as long as possible.Parkitect foregoes hardcore realism and features cartoony graphics, an attitude, a sense of humor, and plenty of space to build the amusement park of your dreams. If you were disappointed because Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is no longer around, know that Parkitect is an even better tycoon game for Mac.One more thing Play through the campaign or in sandbox mode, and if you run out of the built-in options, check out the Steam Workshop for user-created scenery and levels or create your own. Long the standard for realistic flight simulation games for Mac, X-Plane 11 continues the franchise’s reputation for ultra-realism, but now with a much friendlier interface making it more accessible to casual users.How realistic is X-Plane? There are versions used by people training to be actual pilots.
Not this version of course, but still, that gives you some idea. But be aware, this is one of the most hardcore sim games for Mac available. From incredibly realistic and detailed planes and cockpits to the ability to contact air traffic control, gate pushbacks, real-time weather and more, X-Plane is as close as most of us will ever come to actually fly a plane.But if you’re looking to jump into a cockpit and start dogfighting or bombing runs, you’ll be disappointed. While X-Plane does include military jets, and you can load out and fire weapons, there won’t be any enemies to shoot at.One more thing Realistic graphics, scenery, and buildings help round out this picture, though for the most realistic cities and airports you’ll need to pony up for the extensive DLC. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to master Kerbal Space Program, but you will need patience and dedication to help the Kerbals achieve their dream of entering orbit.The game may look cute with cartoony graphics but it’s harder than you might expect. This is a simulation after all, and no one ever said space flight was easy. Sandbox Mode gives you everything you need to get started.
Building rockets is as easy as dragging and locking pieces together and there is no consequence for failure.In the Science and Career Modes, the game becomes more serious; it’s one thing to get a rocket off the ground, but achieving orbit is more difficult due to the game’s use of real-world physics. Finally, in Career Mode, you’re in charge of the entire space programme. Raise funds to research rockets, train your crew, explore new planets, and more.One more thing This is a difficult game but is one of the few games where you might learn something useful. Who said rocket science isn’t fun?
A new Football Manager is expected every year, but we all wonder if the improvements will be worth it.Already the best, most realistic game of its type, this year’s improvements are noticeable and they focus on training and tactics. Training involves everything from training schedules to specific preparations for your next match. Tactics include new styles to keep up with the modern game and the ability to develop your own styles.The core gameplay stays the same as you choose and manage one of over 2000 real-world football clubs, including Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga teams for the first time. You train, transfer and scout players, negotiate contracts and make tactical team and player decisions.And while newcomers to the game may struggle a bit, this is another area where FM 2019 has made improvements, with a new interactive tutorial to help guide you on your way to the top.One more thing FM 2019 comes with a host of other interface and in-game improvements but is still relatively forgiving on your system. GamesGamesOur takeDemand LevelFree games only?✅ Not demandingRimworldA single player, sci-fi survival game, RimWorld has you attempting to keep alive the survivors of an interstellar shipwreck on an alien world, though you might not want to keep some of your fellow survivors alive.
Individual personalities are a big part of this game.You’ll move from basic survival to building a modern colony and protecting it from raiders and the native lifeforms. RimWorld provides an almost overwhelming amount of detail you can tweak and there are multiple approaches you can take. Trade, fight, survive, be destroyed, repeat.93 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingMotorsport ManagerSimilar to Football Manager but for fans of racing, in Motorsport Manager you take control of a high-performance racing team. Build and customize cars, hire drivers and race teams, and build factories to improve your car technology.And the decisions don’t stop on race day; tweak your car for current conditions, choose your strategies and tactics, and adjust in-race if you need to. From micromanaging to letting your team do the work, the choice is yours as you try and race your way to the top.81 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingWar ThunderWhile technically an MMO, War Thunder is also an excellent free simulation that includes World War II combat in both air and land operations.
With a huge number of available planes, tanks, and even navy vessels, War Thunder offers anything your heart could desire for mid-20th-century combat.War Thunder features full-scale PvP battles, historical campaigns in PvE, a large number of solo missions, and cooperative multiplayer. Plus it’s cross-platform on MacOS, Windows, Linux, and PS4, and offers true free-to-play with various paid options.81 MetascoreNot demandingYes✅ Not demandingPapers, PleaseA multiple award-winning indie classic, Papers, Please has you playing as an immigration officer of a communist country following a war. You get to decide who gets in and who doesn’t by inspecting potential immigrants’ documents and using several tools to attempt to weed out terrorists, wanted criminals, and smugglers.You can also interrogate people and request fingerprints or even a full-body scan.
It sounds simple, but trust us, this game sucks you in and spits you out.85 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingOut of the Park Baseball 19The Out of the Park (OOTP) franchise is the baseball equivalent of Football Manager, an incredibly detailed simulation of being the general manager/manager of a Major League Baseball team. Officially licensed, OOTP includes major and minor league teams and players as well as eight international leagues.This year’s improvements include 3D graphics for simulated games, the Perfect Team online card game, and the usual improvements to the not-so-great interface. But for realism and depth, OOTP is your best chance to manage your favorite team to World Series glory.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingFactorioIf you think Factorio sounds like a factory-building simulation you’d be right. And if all you’re doing is building factories you can bet they’re going to be big, require lots of resources, and attract lots of enemies. Set in an infinite 2D world, you’ll move from basic resource gathering to oil refining, robotics and more.With cross-platform cooperative multiplayer, modding support, and a map editor, Factorio takes factory building to the next level.
If you’re a fan of building big, complex systems that do cool things, Factorio is for you.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingRocksmith 2014 Edition: RemasteredLess a simulation than a way to learn to play an actual guitar, Rocksmith 2014 has been remastered with improved learning curves, training tools, stats, and six new songs. The game is similar Guitar Hero but instead of a simplified plastic guitar, you'll need to use your own real guitar.Rocksmith adjusts to your level and comes with a huge library of songs. It supports acoustic guitars via a USB microphone connected to your Mac, and non-Steam versions include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable required to plug your electric guitar.89 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingGame Dev TycoonNot interested in the details of coding your ideal game, but think you could manage a company to do it? Then Game Dev Tycoon is for you. You’ll replay the history of the computer gaming industry, starting in the 80s.
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Research technologies, create new genres, build your team, unlock achievements and more.You’ll choose the focus of your games and see if that’s what the people wanted. With modding and Steam Workshop support, you won’t run out of ideas or ways to build your perfect game and game company.68 MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingEvolutionIn Evolution, you attempt to create a viable creature by putting together joints, bones, and muscles and then letting the game’s “brain” evolve your creations to see if they can accomplish tasks such as walking, running, jumping and climbing hills.Sound simple, no? Well if it were simple don’t you think we’d already be doing it? Difficult but mesmerizing and more than a bit addictive, it’s highly recommended you use the help button to grasp the fundamentals if you hope to succeed.NA MetascoreNot demandingYes✅ Not demandingBesiegeSimple and to the point, in Besiege you do indeed construct medieval siege engines and use them to destroy everything from peaceful villages to huge, fortified fortresses. Using real-world physics, choose whether to go for overwhelming might or more nimble but still destructive devices.From realistic to whimsical-but-still-possible creations, the sky is the limit in Besiege. And don’t forget to defend yourself, because your opponents will fight back.
The game has been in Steam Early Access for three years now, but the reviews are 'Overwhelmingly Positive'.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingTIS-100If sports isn’t your thing, maybe programming is, at least in a simulation. Featuring a 1980s-style computer manual and style, in TIS-100 your job is to rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock the secrets of this massively parallel computer.Yes, it’s a game, not a class, and it’s made up of more than 45 puzzles and also includes a level editor and online leaderboards so you can compare your assembly language programming skills to others around the world.NA MetascoreNot demandingNo✅ Not demandingSurgeon SimulatorSurgeon Simulator is and isn’t what it sounds like. Sure, it’s a surgery simulator, but strict attention to realism isn’t really the point.
After all, you didn’t really think you needed seven years of medical school to learn this stuff, did you?With difficult controls (each key controls a finger), a very dark sense of humor and a 2017 update that allows you to operate on Donald Trump, Surgeon Simulator also features operations on aliens from the back of a high-speed ambulance, atypical tools and more.71 MetascoreNot demandingNo. As you can see, simulations cover a lot of ground, and while everyone’s favorites might be different, we’re confident this is a solid list for Mac gamers. To ensure that’s the case, we have a set of criteria we use for all of our games and lists:Native: These are native MacOS games, no Wine, Parallels or Bootcamp needed. They all install natively on your Mac.Performance: One of the main things we aim to provide is a look at how these games perform on Macs.
Our games are all tested on a variety of different Macs under the exact same conditions. We’re the only ones who do this. We’ve had a lot of questions about this, but we test our games on Medium settings because we know you hang onto your Macs for as long as you can.And for reference, this is how we interpret the results: Below 20 FPSUnplayableLaggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.20-30 FPSBorderlineCan be Ok in slow paced games. Still, not optimal.30-45 FPSPlayableAcceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this).45-60 FPSSmoothFluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters.60+ FPSVery SmoothFor hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most.We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a smooth and fluid experience.Critical acclaim: We all know how subjective reviews can be, and how games can be review bombed by the public for reasons sometimes having nothing to do with the game itself.
But we make sure we pick only games that have been positively received by both professional reviewers and average gamers.Pricing: We all want quality, but even Mac users don’t have unlimited budgets for games. We always keep in mind price tags and production levels to give indies and AAA games equal chances. After all, we’re after games that are fun to play. Looks are important but fun gameplay is even more so. Obviously, simulations can mean many things to different people.
We’ve even had our debates in compiling this list on what is and isn’t a simulation. What is clear is that the Mac doesn’t lack excellent simulations of many varieties that can run on many different Macs. There’s sure to be something on this list for you.But we know there’s probably something we missed, so we want to hear from you. What’s your favorite on our list?
What did we miss? Let us know in the comments.Disclaimer: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission (this is how we pay the bills). This commission comes at no additional cost to you.