The Best Top-down Games for Mac OS - Page 3

Update : Galaxy Highways added at rank #39.
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Cleo - a pirate's tale (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.


  • investigation
  • pirates
  • 1990s
  • logic
  • linear
  • narration
  • top-down
  • comedy
  • point-and-click
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • funny
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • retro

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Karisvale (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Your next job awaits in Karisvale, detective. Will you fulfill your duty? Or become lost in the mystery... Explore a retro top-down world, question its citizens, and collect hidden items to uncover Karisvale's dark secret.

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  • collectathon
  • soundtrack
  • conversation
  • text
  • top-down
  • short
  • dark
  • detective
  • psychological
  • mystery
  • multiple-endings
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • horror
  • atmospheric

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THE NORMAL THING (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS

THE NORMAL THING is a story about a dog who lost his memory. Sunless forests, strange gardens, weird inhabitants... Start a little journey to retrieve your memory.

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  • top-down
  • 2d
  • third-person
  • investigation
  • atmospheric
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • horror
  • single-player
  • adventure

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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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Twin Hawk (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows sega mega drive PC Windows engine cd-rom² PC Windows engine arcade

Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1980s
  • vertically
  • scrolling
  • linear
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • military
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • experimental
  • old-school
  • vertical
  • cooperative

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Dogyuun (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows arcade

A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.


  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • vertically
  • linear
  • pixel
  • futuristic
  • 1990s
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • graphic
  • robots
  • scrolling
  • retro

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Hotline Miami (2012)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 vita Playstation 3 l Xbox Series X PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.


  • top-down
  • violent
  • surreal
  • shooter
  • stealth
  • gore
  • narrative
  • 1980s
  • action
  • super-violent
  • baseball
  • reflexes
  • retro
  • murder

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Paint Chips (2021)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Paint the ground! Paint your enemies! Paint your enemies ground! The ground is your enemy! Paint it!

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  • top-down
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • arena
  • 2d
  • pvp
  • customization
  • family-friendly
  • character
  • pixel

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Xeno Crisis (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita Playstation 4 Xbox One sega mega drive/genesis

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.


  • shooter
  • top-down
  • twin-stick
  • arena
  • pixel
  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • battle-hardened
  • retro
  • 2d
  • procedural
  • local
  • sci-fi

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Stopping Santa (2025)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.

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  • top-down
  • shooter
  • perma-death
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • arena
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • fight
  • mythology
  • funny

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