When he isn't crunching copy or facedown in a spreadsheet, Jeff spins vinyl, plays the odd PC game, enjoys a craft brew or a shot of Mr. He now showcases his knowledge and skillset as the Managing Editor of PCMag's Apps & Gaming team. Wilson has penned gadget- and video game-related nerd-copy for a variety of publications, including the late, great 1UP Laptop Parenting Sync Wise Bread and WWE. Think we got the list wrong? Let us know what you consider to be the best Mac games in the comment section below. Come back often as we'll update this story with excellent titles as we discover them. If you're ready to start gaming on your Mac (or you're an experienced Mac gamer looking for a new fix), check out our 10 favorite games on the platform. To be fair, many people aren't purchasing Macs for gaming purposes-it's more of a bonus. If you want to play Batman: Arkham City of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, consider a Mac with an Nvidia GPUs like the15-inch MacBook Pro laptop (which starts at a rather pricey $1,799). The Mac Mini, Apple's budget desktop, comes in two models that retail for $599 and $799, but they house Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphic processing units-chipsets not designed for high-end gaming. The cost has nothing to do with the games themselves, but with Apple's expensive hardware. Unfortunately, Mac gaming doesn't come cheap. You can find your Mac's system information by visiting the System Profiler or clicking Apple Menu > About this Mac > More information. The best gaming experience, naturally, comes when your system's specs exceed the recommended spec requirements. Before you purchase a game, make sure that your desktop or laptop's operating system, RAM, CPU, GPU, and available hard drive space matches (or surpasses) the title's minimum spec requirement. Mac gaming-unlike console gaming where everything "just works"-requires you to be fully aware of your computer's capabilities.
Windows, due to its monster install base, still possesses a far greater number and variety of games, but the best Mac games in the Apple's history are available right now.
The Mac as a viable gaming platform-who would've thought?Īpple's OS X platform was once viewed as a gaming wasteland, but the company's own Mac App Store and Valve's Steam platform have transformed the landscape.
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