The Best Remake Games for Mac OS

Update : Resident Evil 4: VR Mode added at rank #3.
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System Shock (2023)

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Linux PC Windows Mac OS

Dive into the rebirth of a legendary game with System Shock! Battle cyborgs and mutants in a space station, under the control of a psychotic AI. With immersive gameplay, challenging combat and puzzles, you'll need to think your way through Citadel Station to save humanity.


What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with challenging combat and puzzles
  • Wide range of weapons and gadgets
  • Atmospheric and immersive atmosphere
  • Faithful remake of a classic game with improvements and additions
  • Well-balanced difficulty settings
What could be improved:
  • Confusing and tedious cyberspace sections
  • Lack of clear objectives and guidance
  • Unresolved issues due to abandonment by developers

  • first-person
  • shooter
  • cyberpunk
  • remake
  • fps
  • classic
  • inventory
  • sci-fi
  • horror
  • robots
  • maze
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • immersive
  • retro

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Resident Evil 4 (2023)

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

Experience the horror-survival genre at its finest with Resident Evil 4. As agent Leon S. Kennedy, you will be on a mission to save the President's daughter from a mysterious cult in a secluded European village. The modernized gameplay, updated graphics, and reimagined storyline add new life to this classic game. With terrifying locals to fight, it's a world where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect. Get the Deluxe Edition, and you get extra DLC packs, making the experience even more immersive.

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What we like:
  • Satisfying gunplay
  • Thorough exploration with a lot of treasures and challenges
  • Reimagined segments with expanded areas
  • Improved handling of companion character Ashley
  • All-time action great with a balance of tension and cheesiness
What could be improved:
  • Controls may feel heavy
  • Dodging system can be frustrating
  • Over-explaining story elements detracts from the horror
  • Time limits for ranking rewards can be difficult to achieve without rushing through the game

  • survival-horror
  • zombies
  • horror
  • remake
  • inventory
  • shooter
  • action
  • classic
  • boss-fight
  • puzzle
  • cooperative

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Resident Evil 4: VR Mode (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Experience the ultimate immersive experience as Leon S. Kennedy takes on a grueling rescue mission! Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror. Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics to make this the latest survival horror game where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect.

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  • remake
  • survival-horror
  • horror
  • cult
  • stealth
  • action
  • quick-time-event
  • inventory
  • combat

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Toki (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS wii u

The return of the wacky monkey!Toki sets off on a new adventure! The cult action/platform game originally released on arcade machines in 1989 is back with a super-simian new version, featuring all-new hand-drawn graphics and re-orchestrated music!


  • platform
  • cult
  • retro
  • hand-drawn
  • remake
  • arcade
  • adventure
  • park
  • metroidvania
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • casual
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • cerebral

5

The Flea Evolution (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Relive The Flea or experience it for the first time in The Flea Evolution, a skill and ingenuity game where you have to guide the flea through a maze of intricate caverns. Your mission is to find the exit jumping between the different platforms, but be careful not to get eaten by the enemies!

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  • precision
  • remake
  • retro
  • adventure
  • platform
  • arcade
  • strategy
  • skill
  • classic
  • funny
  • cartoony
  • action
  • 2d

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017)

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80
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Android Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

The only way you can return to human form is to find the Salamander Cross, a magical item with the power to remove curses...With each dragon slain, the curse intensifies, transforming you into different animals! Explore large, interconnected locations populated with grumpy monsters and exotic dragons!Play as the game’s classic character, Hu-Man, or as his brand-new, long-awaited co-star Hu-Girl. You can also inhabit Lizard-Man, Mouse-Man, Piranha-Man, Lion-Man, and Hawk-Man, and use their unique abilities to uncover the land’s deepest secrets.Enjoy 3 difficulty levels catering to players of all types, and switch from modern graphics and sound to 8-bit graphics/audio at any time — even during gameplay!


  • platform
  • remake
  • retro
  • classic
  • hand-drawn
  • boss
  • dragon
  • cult
  • rpg
  • metroidvania
  • action

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (2015)

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90
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Mac OS IOS iPhone dos PC Windows

Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • remake
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • detective
  • novel
  • classic
  • inventory
  • supernatural
  • graphic

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