The Best Turn-based Games for Mac OS - Page 3

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ISLAND (2023)

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early access Mac OS PC Windows Android

Cartoon 3D RPG Board Game, gathering, fighting monsters, exploring and solving puzzles, this world gathers characters from different eras to explore together and defeat the final Boss.


  • turn-based
  • battler
  • visual-novel
  • card
  • strategy
  • 3d
  • tabletop
  • anime
  • travel
  • sci-fi
  • vision
  • adventure
  • romance
  • board-game
  • local

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Homescapes (2017)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows IOS iPhone

Please update the game to the latest version. Bug fixes and improvements. What's new:. The Floral MaKEOVER, the Magical Story, and the Mystery of ATLANTIS.

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  • turn-based
  • card
  • diplomacy
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • immersive
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • simulation

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Kaiju Wars (2022)

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

Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.

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  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • tanks
  • mech
  • isometric
  • base-building
  • pve

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The Hand of Merlin (2022)

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

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse!


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • rogue-like
  • medieval
  • rpg
  • perma-death
  • soundtrack
  • strategy
  • sci-fi

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Shadows Over Loathing (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 j Playstation 4

Step into the shady side of a black-and-white world in Shadows Over Loathing. Hunt down your missing uncle, discover shadowy plots, and save the world from eldritch terrors. Explore a dangerous open world, solve puzzles, and battle enemies as unique characters with their own abilities. With thousands of jokes, strategic combat, and a corrupt government to overthrow, this prohibition-era adventure promises endless entertainment.

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What we like:
  • Humorous and entertaining dialogue
  • Fun puzzles and engaging story-line
  • No prior knowledge of KoL required
  • Good personalization and combat
  • Lovecraftian theme
  • Memorable sound design and soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Backtracking due to time-travelling mechanic
  • Less comedic than the first game
  • Pacing issues
  • Writing overload

  • rpg
  • choices
  • comedy
  • lovecraftian
  • point-and-click
  • turn-based
  • investigation
  • adventure
  • funny
  • character
  • puzzle
  • old-school
  • 2d
  • customization
  • multiple-endings

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Farlanders (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Farlanders is a turn-based city builder set on Mars, with a puzzle game mentality and an engaging story that challenges you to think about the right you have to change the face of a planet. You play as Marco, an architect who discovers that all is not what it seems. Balance resources, build structures and manage colony happiness in this demanding but rewarding space colony simulator.


What we like:
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Realistic environments
  • Dynamic building system
  • Strategic choices
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Turn-based city builder
  • Procedurally generated maps
What could be improved:
  • Complexity can be overwhelming for some players
  • Steep learning curve
  • Requires careful resource management

  • city-building
  • turn-based
  • mars
  • colony
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • building
  • strategy
  • space
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • management
  • survival

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Jupiter Hell (2021)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Jupiter Hell is a turn-based shooter from the depths of cosmic hell, built on a classic roguelike framework updated with modern 3d graphics. Rip and tear zombies, demons, and heavy metal monstrosities with chainguns and chainsaws. Like chess... with shotguns!


  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • traditional
  • open-source

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FORWARD: Escape the Fold (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone

Forward: Escape the Fold is a retro-styled, simple, and bite-sized roguelike/roguelite game that is meant to be played in short sessions. It offers fun decision making and the procedurally-generated replayability that fans of the genre crave. The game is very relaxed, offering a very simple premise - enter a procedurally-generated dungeon and fight your way forward until you escape or die. The game's rules are simple, but your choices are carefully considered, and the depth of the game is more vast than expected, creating an interesting dynamic of weighing benefits with the sacrifices made to get those benefits. Combat is extremely simple and any time you come across an enemy that you can attack or be attacked by, your health is reduced by the damage number on the enemy card, and the enemy disappears. Your goal is simply to have more health at the end of each stage than the boss card's damage number.

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What we like:
  • Quick games
  • Easy to learn
  • Lots of replay value
  • Variety of different game modes and challenges
  • Well-designed and challenging
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay, lacks variety between runs
  • Not challenging enough on classic difficulty

  • card
  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • dungeon-crawler
  • procedural
  • strategy
  • choices
  • pixel
  • dark
  • tactical
  • dungeon
  • minimalist

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Super Bullet Break (2022)

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75
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Super Bullet Break is a deck-building roguelike game with addictive gacha mechanics and great fan service featuring over 160 anime girl bullets. The game's unique time management system adds a new layer of depth to the turn-based combat. Although the game can be frustrating at times, it offers highly replayable mechanics that are perfect for short bursts of play or as a time filler over the long term. If you enjoy challenging deck builders with addictive gameplay, Super Bullet Break is definitely worth playing.

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What we like:
  • Addictive gacha mechanics
  • Unique time management system
  • Great fan service
  • Highly replayable mechanics
  • Challenging gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Can be frustrating at times
  • Difficulty curve is uneven
  • Randomization can result in a lousy hand
  • Early levels are disproportionately challenging

  • turn-based
  • card
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • tactical
  • strategy
  • battler
  • collector
  • creature
  • rhythm
  • battle
  • cute
  • dating-sim
  • anime
  • deck

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The Banner Saga 3 (2018)

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

Experience the epic conclusion of The Banner Saga trilogy in a dark and desperate world-ending event. As you lead over 40 powerful heroes through tough odds, your decisions truly impact the game's outcome. The storyline concludes in a beautifully animated epic finale with a Grammy-nominated soundtrack that'll leave you feeling both triumphant and nostalgic.


What we like:
  • Excellent storytelling, art and setting
  • Innovative custom battles
  • A fitting end to the saga
  • The series ages very well
  • Grammy-nominated soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Some outcomes of fights seem meaningless
  • Lack of impact for decisions made earlier in the game

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • wave
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • narrative
  • combat
  • fight
  • story
  • grid
  • fantasy
  • hand-drawn

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