The Best Manipulation Games for Mac OS

Update, : Bullet Time Battle added at rank #4.
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Timelie (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Timelie is a stealth puzzle game in which you play as a little girl and her cat, who must find their way out of an abstract world through a tiled layout. You can control and manipulate time, fast-forwarding and rewinding the world around you at will. You also have the ability to fix bridges, floors and areas that previously broke with special shards. It promotes a single-player cooperative experience, where you control both the young girl and her cat to complete tasks. The visuals are reminiscent of Monument Valley while the soundtrack is vibey.


Pros:
  • Unique single-player cooperative experience
  • Time control mechanic
  • Easy to pick up and learn
  • Stylish visuals
  • Vibey soundtrack
  • Non linear stages
  • Varied difficulty levels
Cons:
  • Must be precise when selecting tiles for actions

  • stealth
  • puzzle
  • time
  • cats
  • manipulation
  • time-manipulation
  • strategy
  • surreal
  • adventure
  • robots
  • discovery
  • isometric
  • trial-and-error
  • anime-looking
  • stealth-puzzle

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Iron Danger (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

Iron Danger is a tactical combat game with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.


  • manipulation
  • tactical
  • combat
  • steampunk
  • fantasy
  • real-time
  • turn-based
  • time
  • fight
  • rpg
  • role-play
  • isometric
  • arpg
  • puzzle
  • stealth

3

Timespinner (2018)

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

Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.


  • platform
  • time
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • manipulation
  • lgbtq
  • travel
  • scroller
  • castlevania
  • empire
  • cooperative
  • exploration
  • rpg
  • late-game

4

Bullet Time Battle (2023)

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ps1 portable vita Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Bullet Time Battle is a FPS that adds precision to combat against enemy forces with bullet time. Experience an explosive gameplay as you plant/defuse bomb or capture/defend flags while battling enemies. Are you ready?

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  • manipulation
  • time
  • destruction
  • first-person
  • tactical
  • shooter
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • fps
  • atmospheric
  • turn-based
  • 3d
  • funny
  • survival
  • team

5

Lucifer Within Us (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.

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  • investigation
  • detective
  • nonlinear
  • manipulation
  • experimental
  • isometric
  • time
  • sandbox
  • mystery
  • narration
  • 3d
  • third-person
  • dystopian
  • story
  • demons

6

Clocker (2019)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Clocker is a time themed puzzle game. The game narrates the story by using dual protagonists. Players can advance the story in the perspectives of both the Father and the Daughter and the mystery will be unfolded step by step. Unique time-based puzzle solving mechanics, fancy hand drawn art style and innumerable interesting puzzles with a gripping story. All these elements are waiting for you in Clocker.

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  • time
  • manipulation
  • emotional
  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • multiple-endings
  • short
  • platform
  • 2d
  • cartoony
  • travel
  • thought-provoking

7

The Janus Problem (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

A first-person 3D puzzle game where the player can reverse time.

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  • manipulation
  • time
  • 3d
  • logic
  • tutorial
  • sci-fi
  • futuristic
  • first-person
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • difficult

8

The Hero with a Thousand Arms (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

This game challenge you to play many mini games in one screen at the same time.

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  • manipulation
  • time
  • time-management
  • shoot-em-up
  • runner
  • pixel
  • retro
  • 2d
  • arcade

9

The Chronos Principle (2021)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Chronos Principle is a breathtaking journey through a series of intricate puzzles that explore the concept of time manipulation.

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  • time
  • manipulation
  • logic
  • minimalist
  • travel
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • abstract
  • atmospheric
  • choices
  • hand-crafted
  • surreal

10

Demolition Master (2023)

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Demolition sandbox with different guns including nature powers. Slow down time, change gravity and much more to play around! With compaign and sandbox mods.

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  • destruction
  • god-game
  • manipulation
  • time
  • 3d
  • sandbox
  • vision
  • building
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • physics
  • military
  • relaxing
  • first-person

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