Best Word Game Games on Steam (for Mac OS)
Steam currently has 1,055 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 11/2/2024.
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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 5,105 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,988 positive reviews and 117 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. 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 #2 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,891 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,741 positive reviews and 150 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 |
3. 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 #3 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,496 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,350 positive reviews and 146 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 |
4. Homicipher
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 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 2,567 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,502 positive reviews and 65 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, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $13.99 |
| Release Date | 11/1/2024 |
| Developer | 八名木（yatsunagi） |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2302660 |
5. 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 #5 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,176 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,271 positive reviews and 905 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 |
6. 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 #6 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,455 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,400 positive reviews and 55 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 |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 926340 |
7. 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 90, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,545 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,340 positive reviews and 205 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 |
8. 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 #8 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 235 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 234 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "Very 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 Prose & Codes on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 2/11/2022 |
| Franchise | Hero Game Co |
| Developer | Hero Game Co LLC |
| Publisher | Hero Game Co LLC |
| Steam App Id | 1718910 |
9. 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
Fleeting Summer's End is a small game of ADV. It is in the remote countryside of Teoswa area, China, in August. Deng Ainyang, who was Born and grew up in the metropolis(Shenzhen), followed her parents back to Teoswa. In Teoswa, Ainyang met Deng Kangsui and developed an intimate relationship with her
流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Word Game games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 248 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 246 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.99 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.
10. WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界 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 5,327 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,954 positive reviews and 373 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 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 | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 6/6/2017 |
| Developer | WMY Studio |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 588040 |
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| 14 | 10/2/2020 | 94 | $3.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 2 | 6/11/2021 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 114 | 10/15/2020 | 93 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1,311 | 11/1/2024 | 93 | $13.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 68 | 2/2/2021 | 91 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 2/19/2020 | 91 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 17 | 10/13/2021 | 90 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 5 | 2/11/2022 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 1/6/2023 | 90 | $2.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 6 | 6/6/2017 | 90 | $14.99 | Steam Charts |
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 2). Vampires' Melody on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, October 31). 枝江往事 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 10). The Jackbox Party Pack 7 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 24). Homicipher on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Cyber Manhunt on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 18). Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 9). 风信楼 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 7). Prose & Codes on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, November 16). WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界 on Steam. Steam Store.