Best Modern Games on Steam (for Mac OS)
Steam currently has 2,022 Modern 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. Modern game rankings were last updated on 12/5/2024.
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1. Rhythm Doctor
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Rhythm Doctor holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Modern game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,574 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,252 positive reviews and 322 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $15.99 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 | $15.99 |
| Release Date | 2/26/2021 |
| Franchise | 7th Beat Games |
| Developer | 7th Beat Games |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 774181 |
2. Insomnia: Theater in the Head
Hickory dickory dock. The city's deep in sleep. The clock's ticking. The sheep's bouncing. Hickory dickory dock. The girl tosses again, only with more things swarming into her head... In this Point & Click puzzle game "Insomnia", the show in the head is rolling on again. Alas, any sleep tonight...
Insomnia: Theater in the Head has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,319 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,264 positive reviews and 55 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.49 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Insomnia: Theater in the Head on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $2.49 |
| Release Date | 12/15/2022 |
| Developer | Perfect Day Studio |
| Publisher | Perfect Day Studio |
| Steam App Id | 2085360 |
3. Acting Lessons
Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end.
Acting Lessons has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,064 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,870 positive reviews and 194 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $7.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Acting Lessons on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $7.49 |
| Release Date | 7/25/2019 |
| Developer | Dr PinkCake |
| Publisher | Dr PinkCake |
| Steam App Id | 1045520 |
4. Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Cities: Skylines has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 265,358 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 247,564 positive reviews and 17,794 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cities: Skylines on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 3/10/2015 |
| Developer | Colossal Order Ltd. |
| Publisher | Paradox Interactive |
| Steam App Id | 255710 |
5. Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
Liftoff® is a drone simulator that translates the rush of first-person view drone flight to the digital world. Join the biggest community for virtual FPV racing and freestyle!
Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,952 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 9,415 positive reviews and 537 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 9/13/2018 |
| Developer | LuGus Studios |
| Publisher | LuGus Studios |
| Steam App Id | 410340 |
6. Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007) has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 24,316 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 22,714 positive reviews and 1,602 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007) on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 11/12/2007 |
| Developer | Infinity Ward |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Steam App Id | 7940 |
7. Big Ambitions
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Big Ambitions has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,573 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,907 positive reviews and 666 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $22.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Big Ambitions on the Steam Deck.
| Steam Price | $22.99 |
| Release Date | 3/10/2023 |
| Developer | Hovgaard Games |
| Publisher | Hovgaard Games |
| Steam App Id | 1331550 |
8. A=B
A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.
A=B has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 752 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 722 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $4.99 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 | $4.99 |
| Release Date | 3/29/2022 |
| Developer | Artless Games |
| Publisher | Artless Games |
| Steam App Id | 1720850 |
9. Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies
A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.
Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 685 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 658 positive reviews and 27 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 7/27/2017 |
| Franchise | ZiX Solutions |
| Developer | Magenta Factory |
| Publisher | Magenta Factory |
| Steam App Id | 516600 |
10. 家有大貓 Nekojishi
Nekojishi is a visual novel about feline beast-men, Taiwanese folklore, and the pressures and consequences that come with navigating the world of gods and spirits.
家有大貓 Nekojishi has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Modern games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,118 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,822 positive reviews and 296 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. At the moment, it is possible to play 家有大貓 Nekojishi on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 11/12/2017 |
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| Steam App Id | 570840 |
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| 53 | 2/26/2021 | 96 | $15.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 12/15/2022 | 93 | $2.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 20 | 7/25/2019 | 93 | $7.49 | Steam Charts | |
| 8,897 | 3/10/2015 | 92 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 317 | 9/13/2018 | 92 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 181 | 11/12/2007 | 91 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 385 | 3/10/2023 | 90 | $22.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 3/29/2022 | 90 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 7/27/2017 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 11/12/2017 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Rhythm Doctor on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 8). Insomnia: Theater in the Head on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 9). Acting Lessons on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 10). Cities: Skylines on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 9). Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 15). Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007) on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Big Ambitions on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). A=B on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 3). 家有大貓 Nekojishi on Steam. Steam Store.