Best Resource Management Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 4,374 Resource Management 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. Resource Management game rankings were last updated on 6/17/2025.

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1. Factorio

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

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Factorio holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Resource Management game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 211,219 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 205,687 positive reviews and 5,532 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $35.00 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 $35.00
Release Date 8/14/2020
Developer Wube Software LTD.
Publisher Wube Software LTD.
Steam App Id 427520

2. Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

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Oxygen Not Included has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 128,894 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 124,705 positive reviews and 4,189 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $7.49
Release Date 7/30/2019
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 457140

4. Rusty's Retirement

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

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Rusty's Retirement has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,870 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,477 positive reviews and 393 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Rusty's Retirement on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 4/26/2024
Developer Mister Morris Games
Publisher Mister Morris Games
Steam App Id 2666510

5. Minami Lane

Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!

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Minami Lane has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,402 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,283 positive reviews and 119 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 2/28/2024
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Steam App Id 2678990

6. Mini Motorways

Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?

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Mini Motorways has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,521 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,699 positive reviews and 822 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 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 $9.99
Release Date 7/20/2021
Developer Dinosaur Polo Club
Publisher Dinosaur Polo Club
Steam App Id 1127500

7. Timberborn

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

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Timberborn has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 31,732 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 30,384 positive reviews and 1,348 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.49 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Timberborn on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.49
Release Date 9/15/2021
Developer Mechanistry
Publisher Mechanistry
Steam App Id 1062090

8. OpenTTD

OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

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OpenTTD has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,443 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,892 positive reviews and 551 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 OpenTTD on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 4/1/2021
Developer OpenTTD
Publisher OpenTTD
Steam App Id 1536610

9. shapez

shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

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shapez has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,736 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,217 positive reviews and 519 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 shapez on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 6/7/2020
Franchise Doyoyo Games
Developer Tobias Springer
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Steam App Id 1318690

10. Mindustry

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

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Mindustry has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Resource Management games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 22,398 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,460 positive reviews and 938 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 Mindustry on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 9/26/2019
Developer AnukenDev
Publisher AnukenDev
Steam App Id 1127400

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Factorio steam charts
12,326
8/14/2020
96
$35.00
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Oxygen Not Included steam charts
13,941
7/30/2019
95
$7.49
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Cookie Clicker steam charts
9,150
9/1/2021
95
$4.99
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Rusty's Retirement steam charts
687
4/26/2024
94
$6.99
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Minami Lane steam charts
16
2/28/2024
94
$4.99
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Mini Motorways steam charts
802
7/20/2021
94
$9.99
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Timberborn steam charts
2,878
9/15/2021
94
$24.49
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OpenTTD steam charts
394
4/1/2021
94
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shapez steam charts
211
6/7/2020
94
$9.99
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Mindustry steam charts
544
9/26/2019
94
$9.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 18). Oxygen Not Included on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 14). Cookie Clicker on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 16). Rusty's Retirement on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 11). Minami Lane on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 17). Mini Motorways on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 18). Timberborn on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 18). OpenTTD on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 10). shapez on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 17). Mindustry on Steam. Steam Store.

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