Best Choose Your Own Adventure Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 4,899 Choose Your Own Adventure games, but not all of them are able to be played on Mac. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Choose Your Own Adventure game rankings were last updated on 1/3/2025.

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1. The Henry Stickmin Collection

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

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The Henry Stickmin Collection holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 48,264 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 47,614 positive reviews and 650 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 8/7/2020
Franchise Innersloth
Developer PuffballsUnited
Publisher Innersloth
Steam App Id 1089980

2. The Walking Dead

A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

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The Walking Dead has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,745 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,779 positive reviews and 1,966 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $1.49 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $1.49
Release Date 4/24/2012
Developer Telltale Games
Publisher Skybound Games
Steam App Id 207610

3. A Date with Death

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

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A Date with Death has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,636 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,495 positive reviews and 141 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play A Date with Death on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 12/7/2023
Franchise Two and a Half Studios
Developer Two and a Half Studios
Publisher Two and a Half Studios
Steam App Id 2415010

4. I Wani Hug that Gator!

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.

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I Wani Hug that Gator! has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,283 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,236 positive reviews and 47 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play I Wani Hug that Gator! on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 2/14/2024
Developer Cavemanon
Publisher Cavemanon
Steam App Id 1895350

5. Word Game: Episode 0

Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

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Word Game: Episode 0 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,535 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,479 positive reviews and 56 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Word Game: Episode 0 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 1/14/2021
Developer Team9
Publisher Team9
Steam App Id 1507970

6. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,388 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,824 positive reviews and 564 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.39 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.39
Release Date 10/23/2023
Franchise Black Tabby Games
Developer Black Tabby Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 1989270

7. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,955 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 25,137 positive reviews and 818 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 6/30/2021
Franchise Serenity Forge
Developer Team Salvato
Publisher Serenity Forge
Steam App Id 1388880

8. The Walking Dead: Season Two

The Walking Dead: Season Two continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad.

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The Walking Dead: Season Two has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 31,058 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 29,955 positive reviews and 1,103 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Walking Dead: Season Two on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 12/17/2013
Developer Telltale Games
Publisher Skybound Games
Steam App Id 261030

9. BAD END THEATER

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

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BAD END THEATER has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,799 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,608 positive reviews and 191 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 10/26/2021
Franchise NomnomNami
Developer NomnomNami
Publisher NomnomNami
Steam App Id 1764390

10. Katawa Shoujo

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

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Katawa Shoujo has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Choose Your Own Adventure games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,959 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,915 positive reviews and 44 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/15/2024
Developer Four Leaf Studios
Publisher Four Leaf Studios
Steam App Id 3068300

More Choose Your Own Adventure Mac Games on Steam

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The Henry Stickmin Collection steam charts
99
8/7/2020
97
$14.99
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The Walking Dead steam charts
170
4/24/2012
96
$1.49
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A Date with Death steam charts
180
12/7/2023
95
Free
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I Wani Hug that Gator! steam charts
53
2/14/2024
95
$14.99
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Word Game: Episode 0 steam charts
1
1/14/2021
95
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut steam charts
359
10/23/2023
95
$14.39
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! steam charts
100
6/30/2021
95
$14.99
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The Walking Dead: Season Two steam charts
81
12/17/2013
94
$14.99
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BAD END THEATER steam charts
6
10/26/2021
94
$9.99
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Katawa Shoujo steam charts
98
8/15/2024
94
Free
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 10). A Date with Death on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). I Wani Hug that Gator! on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 21). Word Game: Episode 0 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 14). Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, January 9). Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! on Steam. Steam Store.
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