The Best 1990s Games for Mac OS - Page 2

Update : Terminator 2D: No Fate added at rank #16.
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Grind Stormer (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows genesis arcade

Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scrolling
  • reality
  • arcade
  • shoot
  • shooter
  • aliens
  • linear
  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • local
  • sci-fi

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Alisa (2021)

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

Alisa is a classic late-90s style horror-themed action adventure game set in a fantasy universe inspired on the 1920s. You play as an Elite Royal Agent called Alisa, who wakes up in a strange Victorian mansion and must find her way out while being haunted by materialized / mechanized doll-like humanoids. Explore classic survival horror gameplay with real pre-rendered backgrounds, eccentric currency and item shop, unique player stats boosts, weapon load-outs, a large variety of enemies and locations and surprises around every corner.

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What we like:
  • Nostalgic survival horror experience
  • Sound and graphical design inspired by classic titles
  • Interesting story and characters
  • Optional side missions and collectibles
  • Varied enemy designs and difficulty levels
What could be improved:
  • Unintuitive currency system reliant on killing enemies

  • 1990s
  • survival-horror
  • retro
  • gothic
  • historical
  • alternate
  • old-school
  • military
  • horror
  • mystery
  • action-adventure
  • 3d
  • pixel
  • pve
  • atmospheric

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The Abandoned Planet (2024)

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Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

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  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • puzzle
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • 1990s
  • dora
  • space
  • arcade-adjacent
  • not-too-challenging
  • story
  • exploration
  • clicker
  • adventure

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Command Adventures: Starship (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows dos

It is the year 2127, the closing of the great war is upon us. You purchase a starship to explore regions unknown and to extract untold riches from distant galaxies. Pirates and bloodthirsty alien beings wander the universe. It is a gritty and nasty period. Bravely go forth and seek your fortune!

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  • 1990s
  • shooter
  • cyberpunk
  • colourful
  • top-down
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • futuristic
  • 2d
  • first-person
  • old-school
  • retro
  • fps
  • space
  • sci-fi

15

Progressbar95 (2020)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Progressbar95 is a unique nostalgic game. It turns vintage GUI elements like panels, buttons and icons into game elements! Fights againts virtual office assistans, calculators, annoying pop-ups and maddening visual glitches.

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  • typing
  • 1990s
  • hyper-casual
  • experimental
  • parody
  • retro
  • tower-defense
  • abstract
  • logic
  • cartoony
  • minimalist
  • life
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • casual

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Terminator 2D: No Fate (2025)

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

Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.

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  • scroller
  • rush
  • retro
  • 1990s
  • 2d
  • platform
  • pixel
  • shooter
  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • first-person
  • contra
  • shoot-em-up
  • tps
  • fast-paced

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Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity (2025)

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PC Windows Mac OS

A mysterious scent has caused everyone's hair to grow haywire...

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  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • 1990s
  • shooter
  • magic
  • anime
  • comedy
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • cute
  • funny

18

Guts 'n Grunts (2023)

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Playstation 4 l Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS j

Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!

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  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • mature
  • satire
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • action
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

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Osiris Quest (2025)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Play as Horus in Osiris Quest, a retro-inspired 2D platformer set in mythological Egypt. Recover Osiris’s scattered remains and defeat the evil Seth to reclaim the throne. With pixel art, tight platforming, and a 16-bit soundtrack, experience a nostalgic journey built by a solo developer.

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  • 2d
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • non-ad-cencored
  • action
  • story
  • mature

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War of the Wormholes: Janitor Duty (2025)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Welcome to the wild world of War of the Wormholes! Take the role of a janitor at an Astronaut in the Box who gets recruited onto the NASS Inconceivable, a formidable and feared Privateer vessel manned by humans and aliens alike in this exciting and comedic point and click adventure game!

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  • 1990s
  • point-and-click
  • investigation
  • futuristic
  • comedy
  • retro
  • space
  • linear
  • logic
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • old-school

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