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Best Indie games on Mac
The 250 best Indie games on Mac, ranked from 30,524 critic and player ratings.
The best Indie game on Mac right now is Wasteland, with a critic score of 100/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 30,524 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Wasteland
The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole. Characters in Wasteland consequently have various statistics (strength, intelligence and luck among others) that allow them to use different skills and weapons. Experience is gained through battle and through use of skills. The game would generally let players advance with a variety of tactics: to get through a locked gate, a player could use his picklock skill, his climb skill, or his strength attribute; or he could force the gate with a crowbar - or a LAW rocket. The initial band of Desert Rangers encountered a number of NPCs as the game progressed who could be recruited into the party of up to seven. Unlike those of other computer RPGs of the time, these NPCs might temporarily refuse to give up an item or perform an action if ordered to do so. The game was also noted for its high and unforgiving difficulty level and for such combat prose as "reduced to a thin red paste" and "explodes like a blood sausage", which prompted an unofficial PG-13 sticker on the game packaging in the United States. Wasteland was one of the first games featuring a persistent world, where changes to the game world were stored and kept. Returning to areas later in the game, one would find them in the state one left them in, instead of being reset to their original state, as was common for games of the time. Since hard drives were still rare in home computers in 1988, this meant the original game disk had to be copied first, as the manual instructed one to do.
100
/100
02
Escape Simulator
Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks! Play solo or with a friend to solve cryptic puzzles and riddles.
100
/100
03
B
Undertale
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics.
96
/100
Wasteland
The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre and Michael Stackpole. Characters in Wasteland consequently have various statistics (strength, intelligence and luck among others) that allow them to use different skills and weapons. Experience is gained through battle and through use of skills. The game would generally let players advance with a variety of tactics: to get through a locked gate, a player could use his picklock skill, his climb skill, or his strength attribute; or he could force the gate with a crowbar - or a LAW rocket. The initial band of Desert Rangers encountered a number of NPCs as the game progressed who could be recruited into the party of up to seven. Unlike those of other computer RPGs of the time, these NPCs might temporarily refuse to give up an item or perform an action if ordered to do so. The game was also noted for its high and unforgiving difficulty level and for such combat prose as "reduced to a thin red paste" and "explodes like a blood sausage", which prompted an unofficial PG-13 sticker on the game packaging in the United States. Wasteland was one of the first games featuring a persistent world, where changes to the game world were stored and kept. Returning to areas later in the game, one would find them in the state one left them in, instead of being reset to their original state, as was common for games of the time. Since hard drives were still rare in home computers in 1988, this meant the original game disk had to be copied first, as the manual instructed one to do.
100
/100
02
Escape Simulator
Escape Simulator is a next-gen escape room experience: pick up and examine everything, move furniture, smash pots and melt locks! Play solo or with a friend to solve cryptic puzzles and riddles.
100
/100
03
B
Undertale
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics.
96
/100
04
Return of the Obra Dinn
In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues.
95
/100
05
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
06
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and humor with dynamic turn based combat. Either in online co-op, split-screen co-op on your TV, or even alone, take advantage of a classless RPG system to create your heroes and conquer the evils of Rivellon! Embark upon a journey with up to three companions as you bend the very fabric of time, where what seems like the case of a simple murder unravels into hours of quests facing fiendish foes, magical polymorphs, and dastardly bosses. As a Source Hunter, master the elements and use the environment to your advantage in dynamic combats mixing weather and magic to explode, poison, electrify, freeze and burn your enemies!
94
/100
07
B
Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
94
/100
08
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
09
S
Hades II
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
93
/100
10
Dwarf Fortress
93
/100
11
Unpacking
92
/100
12
Inside
92
/100
13
Alto's Adventure
92
/100
14
Immortality
92
/100
15
Mark of the Ninja
91
/100
16
Vampire Survivors
91
/100
17
A
Celeste
91
/100
18
Balatro
91
/100
19
C
Disco Elysium
91
/100
20
Beneath a Steel Sky
91
/100
21
Ticket to Ride
91
/100
22
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
91
/100
23
C
Bastion
90
/100
24
Lisa: The Painful
90
/100
25
Into the Breach
90
/100
26
D
Valheim
90
/100
27
The Forgotten City
90
/100
28
Black & White
90
/100
29
A
Hollow Knight: Silksong
90
/100
30
Dusk
90
/100
31
Tunic
89
/100
32
SteamWorld Dig 2
89
/100
33
Stardew Valley
89
/100
34
Pillars of Eternity
89
/100
35
Monument Valley
89
/100
36
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89
/100
37
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
89
/100
38
Shovel Knight
89
/100
39
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
40
B
Cult of the Lamb
89
/100
41
A
Rocket League
89
/100
42
Figment
89
/100
43
Owlboy
89
/100
44
The Witness
88
/100
45
Night in the Woods
88
/100
46
The Henry Stickmin Collection
88
/100
47
A
Hollow Knight
88
/100
48
The Stanley Parable
88
/100
49
A
Dead Cells
88
/100
50
Her Story
88
/100
Return of the Obra Dinn
In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues.
95
/100
05
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
06
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and humor with dynamic turn based combat. Either in online co-op, split-screen co-op on your TV, or even alone, take advantage of a classless RPG system to create your heroes and conquer the evils of Rivellon! Embark upon a journey with up to three companions as you bend the very fabric of time, where what seems like the case of a simple murder unravels into hours of quests facing fiendish foes, magical polymorphs, and dastardly bosses. As a Source Hunter, master the elements and use the environment to your advantage in dynamic combats mixing weather and magic to explode, poison, electrify, freeze and burn your enemies!
94
/100
07
B
Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
94
/100
08
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
09
S
Hades II
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
93
/100
10
Dwarf Fortress
93
/100
11
Unpacking
92
/100
12
Inside
92
/100
13
Alto's Adventure
92
/100
14
Immortality
92
/100
15
Mark of the Ninja
91
/100
16
Vampire Survivors
91
/100
17
A
Celeste
91
/100
18
Balatro
91
/100
19
C
Disco Elysium
91
/100
20
Beneath a Steel Sky
91
/100
21
Ticket to Ride
91
/100
22
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
91
/100
23
C
Bastion
90
/100
24
Lisa: The Painful
90
/100
25
Into the Breach
90
/100
26
D
Valheim
90
/100
27
The Forgotten City
90
/100
28
Black & White
90
/100
29
A
Hollow Knight: Silksong
90
/100
30
Dusk
90
/100
31
Tunic
89
/100
32
SteamWorld Dig 2
89
/100
33
Stardew Valley
89
/100
34
Pillars of Eternity
89
/100
35
Monument Valley
89
/100
36
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89
/100
37
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
89
/100
38
Shovel Knight
89
/100
39
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
40
B
Cult of the Lamb
89
/100
41
A
Rocket League
89
/100
42
Figment
89
/100
43
Owlboy
89
/100
44
The Witness
88
/100
45
Night in the Woods
88
/100
46
The Henry Stickmin Collection
88
/100
47
A
Hollow Knight
88
/100
48
The Stanley Parable
88
/100
49
A
Dead Cells
88
/100
50
Her Story
88
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Indie game on Mac?
Wasteland currently tops the ranking with a score of 100/100 across 128 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.