Best Word Game Games on Steam (for Mac OS)
Steam currently has 1,192 Word Game 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. Word Game game rankings were last updated on 3/22/2025.
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1. Vampires' Melody
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Vampires' Melody holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Word Game game on Steam" with a Player Score of 94. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,345 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,214 positive reviews and 131 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Vampires' Melody on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $3.99 |
| Release Date | 10/2/2020 |
| Franchise | SakuraGame |
| Developer | AsicxArt |
| Publisher | SakuraGame |
| Steam App Id | 1377360 |
2. Homicipher: Demo
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Homicipher: Demo has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,623 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,605 positive reviews and 18 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 5/31/2023 |
| Franchise | Gamera Games |
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| Steam App Id | 2423320 |
3. 枝江往事
在枝江市这座繁华的城市，A-Soul五个女孩为了自己的梦想努力奋斗，为了朋友，为了梦想，为了一切未来所希望获得的东西的互相扶持走向前方，最终和粉丝们一同走向明天的励志故事。
枝江往事 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,872 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,720 positive reviews and 152 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. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 6/11/2021 |
| Developer | A-SOUL GameMaker Project |
| Publisher | A-SOUL GameMaker Project |
| Steam App Id | 1641270 |
4. Homicipher
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Homicipher has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,295 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,069 positive reviews and 226 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $13.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Homicipher on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $13.99 |
| Release Date | 11/1/2024 |
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| Steam App Id | 2302660 |
5. The Jackbox Party Pack 7
Five new games: the hit threequel Quiplash 3, the collaborative chaos of The Devils and the Details, the fierce drawing game Champ’d Up, the speech game Talking Points and the guessing game Blather 'Round. Use phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 8 players, and an audience of 10,000!
The Jackbox Party Pack 7 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,617 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,462 positive reviews and 155 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $29.99 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 | $29.99 |
| Release Date | 10/15/2020 |
| Franchise | Official Jackbox Games |
| Developer | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Publisher | Jackbox Games, Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 1211630 |
6. 冬日树下的回忆(Memories of the Winter Tree)
《冬日树下的回忆》是由MagicaLuv负责运营协助发布！小霧首次制作的OC免费视觉小说游戏。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生，在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师（sensei）的工作，而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……
冬日树下的回忆(Memories of the Winter Tree) has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 804 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 790 positive reviews and 14 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 6/1/2023 |
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| Steam App Id | 2403320 |
7. Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Roman, the wolf detective plans to spend his Christmas vacation in his favorite tavern, but murder cases happened in the tavern put him to work again.
Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,468 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,412 positive reviews and 56 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.99 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 | $10.99 |
| Release Date | 2/19/2020 |
| Developer | SelfCrop Studio |
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| Steam App Id | 926340 |
8. Cyber Manhunt
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Cyber Manhunt has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,613 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,636 positive reviews and 977 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cyber Manhunt on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 2/2/2021 |
| Developer | Aluba Studio |
| Publisher | Aluba Studio |
| Steam App Id | 1216710 |
9. 风信楼
昏君误国，怨声载道，无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下，你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉，等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局，尽在你的选择之中。
风信楼 has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,570 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,366 positive reviews and 204 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play 风信楼 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 10/13/2021 |
| Developer | Pingfang Games |
| Publisher | Pingfang Games |
| Steam App Id | 1126310 |
10. Prose & Codes
Explore the wonderful world of books through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
Prose & Codes has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 258 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 257 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 Prose & Codes on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $7.49 |
| Release Date | 2/11/2022 |
| Franchise | Hero Game Co |
| Developer | Hero Game Co LLC |
| Publisher | Hero Game Co LLC |
| Steam App Id | 1718910 |
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| 1 | 10/2/2020 | 94 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 5/31/2023 | 94 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 6/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 59 | 11/1/2024 | 93 | $13.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 80 | 10/15/2020 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 6/1/2023 | 92 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 2/19/2020 | 91 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 18 | 2/2/2021 | 91 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 10/13/2021 | 91 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 8 | 2/11/2022 | 90 | $7.49 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 22). Vampires' Melody on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Homicipher: Demo on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). 枝江往事 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 1). Homicipher on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). The Jackbox Party Pack 7 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 11). 冬日树下的回忆(Memories of the Winter Tree) on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 31). Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 10). Cyber Manhunt on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 28). 风信楼 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 12). Prose & Codes on Steam. Steam Store.