The Best Adventure Games for Mac OS

Update 2 April 2025: Paradise added at rank #12.

Here are our 10 Best Adventure Games for Mac OS, position 21 to 30:

Lifeline: Beside You in Time
Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space
Depanneur Nocturne
Wandersong
UNREAL LIFE
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1
Unavowed
Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements
3 Minutes to Midnight
The Procession to Calvary

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Lifeline: Beside You in Time (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

Lifeline is a text-based adventure mobile game where you guide the main character through a texting conversation to survive an unknown moon after their spaceship crashes. The engaging storyline and real-time mechanics make it a great game for those who enjoy a challenging text-based adventure.

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What we like:

Entertaining and engaging story with a likable protagonist
Pacing adds scope and suspense to the narrative
Real-time notification mechanic adds to immersion
Unique storytelling approach
Forgiving gameplay

What could be improved:

Waiting between interactions may be an annoyance for some players
Lack of text speed option
Invariably binary decision prompts limit player choice

fiction
text
adventure
interactive
sci-fi
waiting
real-time
choices
survival
narrative
dos
well-written
story

Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space (2022)

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Linux IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

A Spacey Classic Point and Click Adventure for All!

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cartoony
cinematic
clicker
science
comic
fiction
point-and-click
adventure
visual-novel
choices
interactive
1980s
hand-drawn
book
anime

Depanneur Nocturne (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.

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adventure
experimental
noir
atmospheric
inventory
surreal
3d
cats
conversation
cute
walking-simulator
first-person
multiple-endings
choices
supernatural

Wandersong (2018)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

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rhythm
platform
music
adventure
emotional
pirates
comedy
funny
puzzle
off-rhythm
cute
story
narrative
colourful
reaction

UNREAL LIFE (2020)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Mac OS PC Windows

And now, for today's story.

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pixel
scroller
atmospheric
adventure
multiple-endings
point-and-click
story
puzzle
dark
exploration

Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1 (2020)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

You come to a city that lives in fear of a terrible dragon. The desire for justice brings you to a dangerous quest with your new friend Brent. You have to find the dragon and fight the greatest struggle of your life. Your heroic courage will save the city from evil.

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adventure
strategy
rpg
medieval
casual
point-and-click
isometric
clicker
inventory
mouse-driven
hidden-object
resource-management
skill
farming
relaxing

Unavowed (2018)

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Linux Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

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supernatural
point-and-click
adventure
puzzle
pixel
detective
fantasy
graphic
mystery

Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

D'arc is a sixteen-year-old Mage to be. A sinister plot threatens his initiation and risks plunging the land of Iginor into conflict and chaos. Choose from four classes and train in the Elemental arts. Master a unique range of spells to solve puzzles, battle monsters, and confront the ultimate evil.

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adventure
rpg
point-and-click
non-combat
classic
class
puzzle
roleplaying
old-school
combat
fantasy
tabletop
dragon
medieval
drama

3 Minutes to Midnight (2024)

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

In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.

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choices
point-and-click
supernatural
adventure
multiple-endings
conspiracy
cartoony
narration
hand-drawn
comedy
nonlinear
story
puzzle
drama
funny

The Procession to Calvary (2020)

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

Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.

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