The Best Adventure open-world Games for Mac OS

Update : Renown added at rank #10.
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The Pathless (2020)

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Embark on an epic adventure on a mystical island to dispel the curse of darkness in The Pathless. With your eagle companion, explore breathtaking landscapes and engage in unique boss battles against giant corrupted spirits. The emotionally resonant story, fast-paced gameplay, and stunning visuals and music make for an immersive experience that you won't forget.

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What we like:
  • Well-written characters and story
  • Satisfying movement mechanics and puzzles
  • Stunning visuals and music
  • Unique boss fights
  • Relaxing gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Lack of tutorial and map system
  • Potential overpricing
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Tedious exploration

  • open-world
  • boss-fight
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • boss
  • stealth
  • archery
  • shooter
  • adventure
  • battle
  • action-adventure
  • rhythm
  • stylized
  • story
  • narrative

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A Short Hike (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux

Join Claire on her vacation and take a hike to the top of Hawk Peak in A Short Hike. Meet quirky characters, gather collectibles and uncover secrets across the charming island park. Enjoy the original soundtrack that perfectly captures the game's atmosphere. Don't let the game's title fool you, there's plenty of adventure waiting for you on this short hike.


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with a captivating story and charming characters
  • Beautiful pixel art and evocative soundtrack that complement the game's atmosphere perfectly
  • Rich and detailed world with lots of secrets to uncover
  • Short and concise game that provides an enjoyable and fulfilling experience
  • Great value for money
What could be improved:
  • Cumbersome inventory system
  • No map

  • park
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • cute
  • adventure
  • flight
  • open-world
  • walking-simulator
  • inventory
  • parkour
  • funny
  • nature
  • platform
  • vertical
  • short

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Traveler (2015)

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early access Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Building the game as Open World so you are able to go on in your speed - just to tell, only the ones who want to explore will find out the ultimative ending. Traveler contains 8 different themed worlds you are able to explore by your own.

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  • character
  • quick-time-event
  • shooter
  • story
  • episodic
  • loot
  • adventure
  • rpg
  • customization
  • action
  • first-person
  • pve
  • comedy
  • open-world
  • narrative

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Shelter 2 (2015)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Guide a powerful Lynx through vast open landscapes. Give birth to your cubs, raise and strengthen them by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Explore the wild beauty of nature and do everything possible to prepare your family for the vicious entities dwelling on the cold tundra.


  • survival
  • open-world
  • atmospheric
  • simulation
  • cute
  • adventure
  • card
  • nature
  • exploration
  • collectible
  • single-player

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Pan-Pan (2017)

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Ribbit King is a 2003 sports video game developed by Infinity and Jamsworks and published by Bandai for the Nintendo GameCube[1] and PlayStation 2.[2] The game is based on the fictional sport of Frolf (ケロフ), which is a golf-like game that is played with frogs. The frogs sit on catapults, which the player whacks with a hammer to send the frog flying into the air. It is the successor to Kero Kero King, released only in Japan in 2000 for the PlayStation.


  • plain
  • open-world
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • open
  • sport
  • story
  • puzzle-adventure
  • isometric

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Sorcery! 4 (2016)

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Mac OS PC Windows Android

+ New enemies, including mutants, guards, merchants and the undead - each with their own strengths and weaknesses + Adapted from the best-selling gamebook series by legendary game designer Steve Jackson + Swindlestones is back! The game of bluff and deceit is back, with the toughest opponents yet - the Gambling Monks of Effe + Seven Gods, all with different quirks and powers + Start your adventure here, or load your character and all your choices from Part 3 + New music from "80 Days" composer Laurence Chapman

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  • interactive
  • book
  • adventure
  • choices
  • rpg
  • hand-drawn
  • best-selling
  • story
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • fantasy
  • real-time
  • open-world
  • combat

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The Elder ScrollsA Online (2014)

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Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

Join over 22 million players in the award-winning online multiplayer RPG and experience limitless adventure in a persistent Elder Scrolls world. Battle, craft, steal, or explore, and combine different types of equipment and abilities to create your own style of play. No game subscription required.

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  • rpg
  • mmo
  • dungeon
  • multiplayer
  • open-world
  • dragon
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • combat
  • subscription
  • crafting
  • skill
  • battle

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Wildbus (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Bus Modification Adventure RPG

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  • rpg
  • japanese
  • humor
  • dragon
  • metroidvania
  • dark
  • cartoony
  • jrpg
  • retro
  • adventure
  • pixel
  • open-world
  • single-player
  • war
  • old

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LEGO Batman: Beyond Gotham (2015)

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Play as Batman and join forces with characters from the DC Comics universe as you blast off to outer space to stop the evil Brainiac from destroying Earth. Adventure through an original story set in outer space and Lantern worlds that include Zamaron and Odym or visit familiar DC realms in the Hall of Justice, the Batcave, and the Justice League Watchtower.


  • lego
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • superhero
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • funny
  • villain
  • flight
  • local
  • platform

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Renown (2023)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Renown is a fast paced multiplayer survival experience set in a vast and ever changing medieval world. Players begin with nothing, gather resources, build a kingdom and fight to survive in the hopes of becoming renowned across the land.


  • crafting
  • open-world
  • survival
  • turn-based
  • multiplayer
  • base-building
  • pvp
  • building
  • tactical
  • medieval
  • sandbox
  • mmo
  • hack-and-slash
  • adventure
  • board-game

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