Best Magic Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 4,582 Magic 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. Magic game rankings were last updated on 3/24/2024.

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1. 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 holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Magic game on Steam" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,499 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,446 positive reviews and 53 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

2. Crypt of the NecroDancer

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

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Crypt of the NecroDancer has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 24,012 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 23,032 positive reviews and 980 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 4/23/2015
Franchise Klei
Developer Brace Yourself Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 247080

3. Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense

Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

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Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,135 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,873 positive reviews and 262 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. At the moment, it is possible to play Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 7/25/2016
Franchise Ironhide Game Studio
Developer Ironhide Game Studio
Publisher Ironhide Game Studio
Steam App Id 458710

4. Birth

You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.

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Birth has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,181 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,104 positive reviews and 77 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.14 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $7.14
Release Date 2/17/2023
Franchise Wings Interactive
Developer Madison Karrh
Publishers
Steam App Id 1889040

5. Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite

Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

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Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 619 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 611 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 2/16/2021
Developers
Publisher 90% Studios
Steam App Id 1532510

6. Slice & Dice

Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

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Slice & Dice has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,181 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,149 positive reviews and 32 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Slice & Dice on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $8.99
Release Date 3/20/2024
Developer Tann
Publisher Tann
Steam App Id 1775490

7. Epistory - Typing Chronicles

Epistory immerses you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who fights an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.

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Epistory - Typing Chronicles has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,369 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,042 positive reviews and 327 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 Epistory - Typing Chronicles on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 3/30/2016
Franchise Fishing Cactus
Developer Fishing Cactus
Publishers
Steam App Id 398850

8. Unavowed

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

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Unavowed has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,175 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,091 positive reviews and 84 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 8/8/2018
Developer Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher Wadjet Eye Games
Steam App Id 336140

9. What Never Was

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

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What Never Was has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,803 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,559 positive reviews and 244 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 1/11/2019
Developer Acke Hallgren
Publisher Acke Hallgren
Steam App Id 866440

10. Landlord of the Woods

You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

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Landlord of the Woods has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Magic games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 750 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 734 positive reviews and 16 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 3/17/2021
Developer Madison Karrh
Publisher Madison Karrh
Steam App Id 1564090

More Magic Mac Games on Steam

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Word Game: Episode 0 steam charts
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95
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Crypt of the NecroDancer steam charts
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4/23/2015
94
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7/25/2016
94
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2/17/2023
92
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2/16/2021
92
$4.99
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3/20/2024
92
$8.99
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Epistory - Typing Chronicles steam charts
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3/30/2016
92
$14.99
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8/8/2018
92
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What Never Was steam charts
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91
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3/17/2021
91
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 30). Crypt of the NecroDancer on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 23). Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Birth on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 4). Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 26). Slice & Dice on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 30). Epistory - Typing Chronicles on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 26). Unavowed on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 6). What Never Was on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Landlord of the Woods on Steam. Steam Store.

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