

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is an RTS set in the Warhammer universe.įeaturing big armies, huge heroes, and an increased focus on multiplayer (only cross-platform between MacOS and Linux), developer Relic has announced the end of DoW III support meaning no new content will be coming. Cross-platform multiplayer rounds things out for those seeking a fantasy-based Civilization-like game.

Working to survive and unravel the mystery of why your planet seems on a cycle of doom, you will build and lead a civilization using resources, skills, and magic. And did we mention it’s free?Ī fantasy entry in the 4x turned-based genre dominated by the Civilization series, Endless Legend comes from AMPLITUDE Studios, who brought us Endless Space and Dungeon of the Endless. Those rivals can be on Windows, Linux, and Mac. In 0 A.D, you will begin development of your city, raise a mighty army, build an empire, and contend with rivals to take over the world. This open-source, historical, real-time strategy game comes from Wildfire Games, a group of volunteer game developers from around the globe who are obviously big fans of Age of Empires 2. It offers a unique, Mars-based twist on the city building sim.īuilding a city on Mars offers unique challenges, like making sure your colonists have air to breath, and developer Haemimont Games has thrown in some mysteries inspired by classic science fiction depictions of Mars to keep things interesting and different every time you play. Kingdoms and Castles, from Lion Shield, LLC, is as you might expect a city building sim set in Medieval times where you start by building your hamlet and graduate to building your castle.Ĭonsidered more of a “lite” city sim builder, with low-poly graphics and smallish maps, Kingdoms and Castles offers an alternative to the modern-era city builders.Īlong with Northgard above, Surviving Mars is one of the newest games on this list. Kingdoms and Castles Construction and Management
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With Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam and low hardware requirements, This War of Mine suits many Mac gaming needs. Perhaps the most unique game on this list, This War of Mine is a single-player survival game simulating war from the perspective of a group of civilians in a bombed out city.īy day you craft, take care of yourself and your group, and plan for the night, when you venture out to gather resources including food, fuel and weapons. If you’re a fan of building big, complex systems that do cool things, Factorio is for you. And if all you’re doing is building factories you can bet they’re going to be big, require lots of resources, and attract lots of enemies.Īdd in cross-platform cooperative multiplayer, modding support, and a map editor, and Factorio takes factory building to the next level. If you think Factorio sounds like a factory-building simulation you’d be right.
