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Starship Troopers: Terran Command is a real-time strategy game released in 2022. With the RTS genre experiencing a bit of a resurgence, we finally got some new titles, and the fans of the genre are no longer forced to play decades-old games (though many continue to do so willingly). Not all of these newly-released RTS games are good, but Terran Command certainly is. Set in the Starship Troopers universe of Robert Heinlein, it delivers an immersive, gritty, and fairly unforgiving experience. The whole sci-fi universe of Starship Troopers is defined by humanity’s war with insectoid alien species known as Arachnids. Countless planets find themselves embroiled in this conflict, and just recently, another one got added to this list. Kwalasha is a barely-habitable rock with extremely hot climate, colonized only because of its attractiveness to the mining industry. With a weak, extraction-based economy, impoverished citizenry, and a nonexistent military, Kwalasha cannot hope to fend off the alien invasion on its own. The Mobile Infantry will be handling the threat, and you will be leading them. Officially, this game is available only on Windows PC. But what if you wanted to play Starship Troopers: Terran Command on Mac? There are several unofficial ways to accomplish this; learn about them in the guide below.

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Star Trek Online is a free-to-play MMO game developed by Cryptic Studios. Though it is a bit old by now, it continues to receive updates and expansions; it is also less aggressively monetized compared to Star Trek Fleet Command. In this epic space game, you play as a captain of a spaceship – your own original character. As such, you will be given the freedom to customize them by selecting their gender and species, as well as by tweaking their appearance. The ship you’ll be flying can be customized as well, but don’t get too attached – since there’s more than six hundred of them available, you probably wouldn’t want to always pilot the same one. The game’s story takes place in 2409, thirty years after Star Trek: Nemesis. Collapse of the Romulan Empire, and the war between the Federation and the Klingons resulted in a galaxy far less stable than it once was. Yet, it also means there’s plenty of opportunities to fight and make a name for yourself. Officially, this MMO can be played only on PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC, but it’s also possible to play Star Trek Online on Mac, if you’re willing to use unofficial methods. Learn about them in the guide below.

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Shadows of Doubt is an innovative detective game done in a pixelated art style. Developed by ColePowered Games, it aims to be the first investigation-based sandbox. And although it is still in Early Access, it has already mostly succeeded at this goal. But how is this possible? One of the main limitations of detective games is that they need to be hand-crafted; they require the developer to come up with a mystery for the player to uncover. To solve this issue, Shadow of Doubt generates an entire city, with stores, apartments, interactive objects, and so on. It is then populated with AI-controlled people; most of them are simply going about their daily business, but some are serial killers. To perform murder, the killer AI needs to actually do it: to get near their victim, to use some kind of object capable of killing, and to get away. Since they exist in a larger simulated world, they will inevitably leave at least some clues. Thus, an endless series of murder mysteries can be procedurally generated. Currently, the developers support only one version of this game, the version for Microsoft Windows. But you can also play Shadows of Doubt on Mac – even though it doesn’t have an offical Mac version. Learn how to do it by reading the article below.

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Hi-Fi RUSH is a fast-paced and high-energy action game that puts players into an animated world with rhythm being the main aspect of gameplay. You play for a wannabe rockstar character named Chai – the one who got labeled “defective” after a failed experiment caused a music player to merge with his heart. Now, to return his freedom, Chai must fight in a smoothly animated world where all aspects, including platforming challenges, enemy assault, boss fights, and comedic moments, are all synced with the beat. During the whole game you will be assisted by a team of your allies and together face combat against the army of robotic corporate drones that are intensified by rhythm. Be ready to time your moves in order to perform stunning Beat Hits, disruptive special abilities, and collaborative attack with your allies. Hi-Fi RUSH is definitely a place to be for music lovers as players will be able to enjoy a fantastic collection of compositions, including sons from artists like Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, The Joy Formidable, and other musical masterpieces. Unfortunately, this highly ranked and truly captivating animated action game is officially made available only for Xbox and Windows platforms. However, our guide is here to feature alternative ways of how to play it on Mac using cloud and virtual desktop technologies! Read below to learn more.

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Returnal is a third-person roguelike shooter brought to gamers by Housemarque and Sony Interactive Entertainment. In this sci-fi video game combined with horror elements, players will have to explore and uncover the secrets of a mysterious alien planet called Atropos in the role of a space pilot named Selene who got stuck there as a result of an accident crash-landing. Turns out the planet has put the perception of time into a constant loop, repeatedly sending Selene back to the crash site each time she dies. Being in this, at first glance, hopeless situation, the character has to get through a number of challenges, including intense and compromising fights with various enemies, solving riddles and puzzles, uncovering hidden secrets as well as overcoming other obstacles that await further on this fascinating and at the same time horrific Atropos planet. During the whole gameplay, players will have to find new artifacts and gain upgrades, improving the character’s abilities and helping Selene discover the answers she needs. In Returnal developers have made a strong focus on narrative, featuring Selene’s story through cutscenes and in-game interactions with the environment – all of this along with eye-stunning graphics and immersive sound affects maintaining a constant sense of dread and tension. With its procedurally generated levels, interesting plot, and deep combat system, Returnal is sure to provide hours of replayable gameplay for those who are up to the challenge. And although this gaming masterpiece is officially available to play only on PlayStation 5 and Windows, we know a couple of methods to launch and play it on macOS too – at the same graphics and immersion quality level! Read our article below to learn how.

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Company of Heroes 3 is a new and third installment of the whole military franchise taking its players through the realms of World War II in real-time strategy combat. The game features immersive and authentic gameplay with a new dynamic campaign system allowing all players to go through both historical and fictional war episodes from multiple perspectives. Having access to and control over a number of units, ranging from infantry to tanks and aircraft, players will be able to adapt the environment to fighting needs and build their own strategic pace and approach to outsmart the marching or defending opponents. On top of the solo-play campaign, Company of Heroes 3 also offers online co-op and PVP modes (e.g., “Domination”, “Capture the flag”, etc.) bringing a number of other players to compete against or alongside your back on the mutual battlefield. An interesting new feature made available in this third installment is the tactical pause system. Players can pause the game and issue commands to their units, giving them time to plan the next move. This system is especially good to practice prior to delving into multiplayer matches where quick thinking and strategic planning are essential elements in deciding one’s victory. The graphics in Company of Heroes 3 perfectly match the game’s genre and are far better compared to its predecessors. Highly detailed environments, realistic unit models, and impressive visual and sound effects will no doubt keep you engaged throughout the gameplay. Thus, Company of Heroes 3 can be said to place a deserved spot among players’ wishlists to try this immersive experience. At the moment, the game has been made officially playable only on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows. Despite this, there are some third-party methods to launch and play it on Mac as well. Scroll further down to learn what magic it is in our article below.

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The Isle is an open-world survival game developed and published by Afterthought LLC. There’s an abundance of games in this genre, and so, The Isle tried to do something very different to stand out from the rest. In this game, you’re not playing as some kind of shipwrecked survivor or a prehistoric hunter-gatherer. Indeed, you’re not playing as a human at all. The island the game takes place on is populated mainly by dinosaurs; you will take control of one of them. Nature, you will discover, is harsh and brutal even to these powerful creatures. You will not start the game as a fully-grown dinosaur; no, you will be a young hatchling, smaller than most creatures around you. Should you manage to survive this vulnerable stage, you will become large and powerful, but that too will not put an end to your struggle. After all, most other creatures are large and powerful too. But if you really want, you can skip the gritty survival and jump straight into dinosaur-on-dinosaur action in Sandbox mode, where you start fully grown and can respawn with no penalty. Although this indie game is officially available only on Windows, there is a way to play The Isle on Mac as well. Read the article below to learn more.

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