Best War Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 3,601 War 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. War game rankings were last updated on 12/12/2024.

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1. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS War game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 130,253 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 127,427 positive reviews and 2,826 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.79 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 $6.79
Release Date 4/1/2021
Franchise Landfall Games
Developer Landfall
Publisher Landfall
Steam App Id 508440

2. Ravenfield

Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

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Ravenfield has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 70,479 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,301 positive reviews and 2,178 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $17.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Ravenfield on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $17.99
Release Date 5/18/2017
Developer SteelRaven7
Publisher SteelRaven7
Steam App Id 636480

3. Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition

Spanning the most turbulent era in Western history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World.

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Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 32,127 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 30,760 positive reviews and 1,367 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

4. OBS Studio

Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming

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OBS Studio has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 29,892 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 28,524 positive reviews and 1,368 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 not possible to play or run OBS Studio on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 3/21/2022
Developer OBS Project
Publisher OBS Project
Steam App Id 1905180

5. This War of Mine

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

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This War of Mine has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,845 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 68,189 positive reviews and 3,656 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play This War of Mine on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 11/14/2014
Franchise 11 bit studios
Developer 11 bit studios
Publisher 11 bit studios
Steam App Id 282070

6. Rusted Warfare - RTS

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

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Rusted Warfare - RTS has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,535 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,354 positive reviews and 181 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, it is possible to play Rusted Warfare - RTS on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 7/14/2017
Developer Corroding Games
Publisher Corroding Games
Steam App Id 647960

7. Airships: Conquer the Skies

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

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Airships: Conquer the Skies has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,668 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,445 positive reviews and 223 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Airships: Conquer the Skies on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 8/16/2018
Franchise David Stark
Developer David Stark
Publisher David Stark
Steam App Id 342560

8. Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator

Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you spawn and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Command nations to nudge the world events into your liking.

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Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,647 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,508 positive reviews and 139 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $6.99
Release Date 2/17/2023
Developer JoySpark Games
Publisher JoySpark Games
Steam App Id 2186320

9. Total War: WARHAMMER II

Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.

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Total War: WARHAMMER II has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 119,618 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 111,423 positive reviews and 8,195 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 Total War: WARHAMMER II on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

10. Spec Ops: The Line

A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.

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Spec Ops: The Line has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS War games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54,300 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 50,682 positive reviews and 3,618 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Spec Ops: The Line on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 6/29/2012
Developer YAGER
Publishers
Steam App Id 50300

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4/1/2021
96
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5/18/2017
95
$17.99
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4,174
11/15/2006
94
$24.99
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10,096
3/21/2022
93
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This War of Mine steam charts
1,308
11/14/2014
93
$3.99
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Rusted Warfare - RTS steam charts
138
7/14/2017
93
$4.99
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Airships: Conquer the Skies steam charts
52
8/16/2018
93
$24.99
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Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator steam charts
336
2/17/2023
92
$6.99
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Total War: WARHAMMER II steam charts
2,549
9/28/2017
92
$14.99
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Spec Ops: The Line steam charts
42
6/29/2012
92
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 13). OBS Studio on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). This War of Mine on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Rusted Warfare - RTS on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 4). Airships: Conquer the Skies on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 11). Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 12). Spec Ops: The Line on Steam. Steam Store.

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