Best Free Mac Game?

[Aniej]

I was wondering what you all thought was best free mac game out there? Clearly this is totally subjective so feel free to list a few in different categories of games.

 

[Erasmus]

Random Fun? Scorched3d
Good game in general? EMR3
I'm sure Freespace 2 would be here somewhere, but never played it.

 

[todd2000]

You asked for it

Armageddon - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15448
Chopper - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13985/chopper
DCSquares - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15448
Encompass - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14260
JewelToys - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8304
Neverball - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15557
Quinn - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10063
Pocket Tanks - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10990
Shoot Things - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15474

And of course.......

Mac Solitaire - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/13945
Proxmity Mines - http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14691

Can you tell I like silly little games, I'd much rather play stuff like this then Doom, W.O.W. etc......

Im sure there are more, but those are what I have installed ATM.....

 

[mathwhiz90601]

A good commercial game that someone that bought it and doesn't like it anymore and gives it to you.

 

[droo94]

If you like strategy games then you can't go wrong with...

• Freeciv
• Battle For Wesnoth

Freeciv is a Civilization clone that plays a lot like Civ2. BfW is a fantasy game that reminds me of Fire Emblem if you happened to have played it on the Game Boy Advance or GameCube -- turn-based tactical unit combat.

 

[Tom B.]

Boom. It's a cross between Bomberman and Doom.

And you can download it, so you can play it without internet access.​

 

[aidanpendragon]

Freespace 2, Star Control 2, Marathon/Aleph One.

 

[harveypooka]

I remember playing Boom in the 90's with a mate. It was ace then, I may just have to give it a download...

 

[DTG]

It's all about Grid Wars 2. If you've played Geometery Wars on the Xbox 360 then you'll know what I mean.

http://gridwars.marune.de/

 

[freeedge369]

Openarena

http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=19604
It's called OpenArena.
You get to kill things.
'Nuff said.

 

[aidanpendragon]

I think the latest iteration of Wolfenstein has a free multiplayer version you can get at Macgamefiles.

 

[torchwood04]

Yes, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory.

 

[aspro]

I'm partial to FreeCol, though I am a developer so I'm biased.

It is a great strategy game about colonizing the new world and then fighting for independence, with a style quite similar to the Civilization games (the original was designed by the same person).

The Mac version has a couple of interface bugs, but is still completely usable.

It has a bit of a learning curve, especially if you never played the original Colonization (like me). But once you get the hang of it, its a great game!

 

[Xeem]

M A R A T H O N

 

[QuarterSwede]

M A R A T H O N

Presonally, I think Marathon is aweful. But that's just me.

 

[nichos]

Plasma Pong

Great mindless fun:

http://www.plasmapong.com/

Chris Pirillo did a review of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj8saVIFOPY

 

[chriscorbin]

Random Fun? Scorched3d
Good game in general? EMR3

what are these? after about an hour and a half of searching i can't find any info at all on these

 

[chriscorbin]

how about for us old school point & Click mystery gamers, anything like that in the freeware section? or another game with a great story line? i love freewaaree games, but i can get more story from some flash games

 

[motulist]

how about for us old school point & Click mystery gamers, anything like that in the freeware section? or another game with a great story line?

Here's all the ol'skool free games with story lines that you could ever want.

http://mac.the-underdogs.info/

And more
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+abandonware&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 

[SSpiro]

I love threads like these.. Keep em coming!

 

[twoodcc]

http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=19604
It's called OpenArena.
You get to kill things.
'Nuff said.

Great mindless fun:

http://www.plasmapong.com/

Chris Pirillo did a review of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj8saVIFOPY

thanks, both of these games are pretty good

 

[demallien]

how about for us old school point & Click mystery gamers, anything like that in the freeware section? or another game with a great story line? i love freewaaree games, but i can get more story from some flash games

Oh, you can't go passed Flight of the Amazon Queen then!

 

[DavidLeblond]

Here's all the ol'skool free games with story lines that you could ever want.

http://mac.the-underdogs.info/

And more
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+abandonware&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

I think by "free" he meant "legal." Which abandonware most definitely is not.

 

[boobooq88]

Cube 2 Saerbraten is a Quake style game that is developed for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Its single player is not too great... but the mulitplayer is pretty good. Alot like Quake 3 online play

Xmoto is a fun 2d motorcycle game.

VDrift is a decent racing sim for free.

FlightGear is a Great flight Simulator.

 

[Aniej]

Oh my G-d, what have I done? I created a monster by starting this thread and diverted all your attention away from buying my car. But just incase you still want a piece of that M3, it's available here.