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Best Mac games of 2017
The 95 best Mac games released in 2017, ranked from 17,210 critic and player ratings.
The best Mac game of 2017 is Divinity: Original Sin 2, with a critic score of 95/100 — updated August 2026.
01
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom. It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
95
/100
02
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
03
Opus Magnum
Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions. Export animated GIFs to show them off. Steam Workshop - Make and share your own puzzles with full Steam Workshop integration and an easy-to-use puzzle editor. Solitaire Minigame - Take a break with Sigmar’s Garden, an original alchemy-based solitaire game.
92
/100
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom. It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
95
/100
02
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
03
Opus Magnum
Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components. Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fastest, and most compact solutions. Export animated GIFs to show them off. Steam Workshop - Make and share your own puzzles with full Steam Workshop integration and an easy-to-use puzzle editor. Solitaire Minigame - Take a break with Sigmar’s Garden, an original alchemy-based solitaire game.
92
/100
04
SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath. Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps. Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld’s twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat. Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges. Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the Jet Engine! And finally, learn the truth about your long lost friend…
89
/100
05
F1 2017
89
/100
06
Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
88
/100
07
A
Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
88
/100
08
West of Loathing
88
/100
09
Cuphead
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
87
/100
10
Sunless Skies
87
/100
11
What Remains of Edith Finch
87
/100
12
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
13
Pyre
86
/100
14
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
15
Total War: WARHAMMER II
86
/100
16
Paradigm
86
/100
17
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
18
StarCraft: Remastered
85
/100
19
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
20
Rakuen
84
/100
21
Detention
83
/100
22
The End Is Nigh
83
/100
23
Bleed 2
83
/100
24
Cat Quest
83
/100
25
Torment: Tides of Numenera
82
/100
26
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
82
/100
27
She Remembered Caterpillars
82
/100
28
Hand of Fate 2
81
/100
29
Emily Is Away Too
80
/100
30
Endless Space 2
80
/100
31
EVERSPACE
80
/100
32
Faeria
80
/100
33
Nidhogg 2
80
/100
34
Hidden Folks
80
/100
35
Flinthook
80
/100
36
Darkwood
80
/100
37
Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition
80
/100
38
A Hat in Time
80
/100
39
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
79
/100
40
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
79
/100
41
Splasher
79
/100
42
Bridge Constructor Portal
78
/100
43
Stories Untold
78
/100
44
Tacoma
78
/100
45
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
78
/100
46
Slime-san
78
/100
47
Full Throttle Remastered
78
/100
48
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
49
Life is Strange: Before The Storm
77
/100
50
Observеr
77
/100
SteamWorld Dig 2
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames. When an old trading town is struck by mysterious earthquakes, it’s up to a lone steambot and her unlikely companion to uncover what trembling terrors lie beneath. Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps. Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld’s twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat. Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges. Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the Jet Engine! And finally, learn the truth about your long lost friend…
89
/100
05
F1 2017
89
/100
06
Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
88
/100
07
A
Hollow Knight
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
88
/100
08
West of Loathing
88
/100
09
Cuphead
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
87
/100
10
Sunless Skies
87
/100
11
What Remains of Edith Finch
87
/100
12
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
86
/100
13
Pyre
86
/100
14
Oxygen Not Included
86
/100
15
Total War: WARHAMMER II
86
/100
16
Paradigm
86
/100
17
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
18
StarCraft: Remastered
85
/100
19
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
20
Rakuen
84
/100
21
Detention
83
/100
22
The End Is Nigh
83
/100
23
Bleed 2
83
/100
24
Cat Quest
83
/100
25
Torment: Tides of Numenera
82
/100
26
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
82
/100
27
She Remembered Caterpillars
82
/100
28
Hand of Fate 2
81
/100
29
Emily Is Away Too
80
/100
30
Endless Space 2
80
/100
31
EVERSPACE
80
/100
32
Faeria
80
/100
33
Nidhogg 2
80
/100
34
Hidden Folks
80
/100
35
Flinthook
80
/100
36
Darkwood
80
/100
37
Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition
80
/100
38
A Hat in Time
80
/100
39
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
79
/100
40
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
79
/100
41
Splasher
79
/100
42
Bridge Constructor Portal
78
/100
43
Stories Untold
78
/100
44
Tacoma
78
/100
45
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
78
/100
46
Slime-san
78
/100
47
Full Throttle Remastered
78
/100
48
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
49
Life is Strange: Before The Storm
77
/100
50
Observеr
77
/100
FAQ
What is the best Mac game of 2017?
Divinity: Original Sin 2 currently tops the ranking with a score of 95/100 across 1,678 ratings. Ranking updated August 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.