Real-time strategies, or RTS games for short, are games focused on battles with one or several opponents, in which each player commands their own troops by giving them orders in real time (hence the name). Furthermore, the players are required to maintain an economy, as recruiting troops costs resources and happens in specialized buildings. Crippling the opponents’ ability to gather resources is a sure way to victory, as it will render them helpless. For this reason, protecting your own base (or bases) while assaulting the others’ is the way these games are played – simply defeating your opponents’ units will not get you anywhere.
In this article, we will cover real-time strategy games available to play on Apple computers. Although Mac owners have a more limited choice of games, compared to Windows PC users, there are still several great real time strategies for Mac lovers to enjoy. Read the article below for the list.
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How to play Partisans 1941 on Mac
Developed by Alter Games, Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactical game played from a top-down perspective. As written in the game title, players have to control a group of stealthy partisans fighting the Nazi invaders during World War II. You are given a number of flexible tools – to plan, research, and decide on the best position of ambush. Originate your strategy from the partisan base deep in the woods while attracting new like-minded people to join your mission. Put all of your tactical thinking together to create a squad of professional and aspired fighters ready to put lives at risk and come out victorious. Carry out sabotage missions to deplete and weaken Nazi infrastructure while obtaining the necessary resources to sustain your warfare. Partisans 1941 is an exciting pinpoint precision videogame thrusting its players into the role of partisan commander behind the lines of the rapidly advancing German army during the most tragic period of bloody World War II. Unfortunately, the game is officially available only on Windows. However, there is no reason to be upset about it as you will be able to launch and play it on macOS nonetheless. Follow the article below to learn how.
View More How to play Partisans 1941 on MacHow to run Elevate on PC or Mac
Elevate is a mobile app by Elevate Inc., designed to improve mental abilities. To accomplish this, Elevate App has more than 40 simple, game-like exercises – the official App Store page even calls them games. When you first start the app, you have to tell the app what training courses you’re interested in. Based on this, you will be given a daily routine to complete, consisting of three to five different exercises. You receive a score based on your performance so that you can track improvement over time. The idea is that your performance in the exercises transfers to the actual skills you want to improve. For example, one exercise involves reading a sentence, finding a word that can be removed without losing any of the meaning, and tapping on it. This should help you write more concisely. Elevate App features training courses in writing, grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary, math, and speaking. With a selection this wide, most people would find something they’re interested in. However, there is one small problem. Elevate is a strictly mobile app. There is no Elevate Mac version, or Elevate PC version. It is available only on smartphones. However, with this guide, you should be able to launch Elevate on Mac nonetheless. The guide can also be used to launch Elevate on PC.
View More How to run Elevate on PC or MacHow to play Outer Wilds on Mac
Developed by the American studio Mobius Digital, Outer Wilds is an action-adventure videogame that deserved a wave of positive feedback and rewards including Best Game of 2019 thanks to its unusual plot. The gameplay unfolds itself in a miniature planetary system that dies transforming a star into a supernova after every 22 minutes of playthrough. Similar to the popular film Groundhog Day, the game character is trapped in a closed time loop allowing the player to explore the world of Outer Wilds over and over again shortly before its collapse. The game is full of fun and unraveled puzzles waiting behind each corner of the entire solar system. This cosmically unusual masterpiece can be officially purchased and played on platforms like Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Although there is no Mac attached to this list, we have a couple of ideas on how to launch it regardless. Follow the guide below to find it out.
View More How to play Outer Wilds on MacHow to play Dauntless on Mac
Dauntless is an Action-RPG developed by Phoenix Labs. Although you’ve probably never heard of them – Dauntless is their first release – Phoenix Labs is a remarkable team, as their developers have worked, in the past, for such big-name studios as Riot Games, Bioware, and Blizzard Entertainment. Set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, Dauntless paints a grim picture: the world itself has been torn apart, killing almost all humans in the process. Those few that remain are being mercilessly hunted down by creatures called Behemoths. But not all is hopeless. Slayers, highly capable and well-equipped individuals, have arisen to combat Behemoths and protect the remains of humanity. The player character will take the role of one such Slayer.
Dauntless was designed to be a cooperative experience, and supports up to six players taking on the same challenge. However, it can be played solo as well. Taking inspiration from games such as Monster Hunter and Dark Souls, Dauntless is not an easy game, requiring skill and effort to progress. Dauntless also features many different activities and frequent updates to keep the game feeling fresh. There is a beautiful world to explore, bosses to fight, and, once in a while, a seasonal event occurs. Dauntless is available on MS Windows, Xbox One, PS 4, and Nintendo Switch. You can play Dauntless on Mac as well, even though it is not supported. All you have to do is follow the guide below.
How to play Sifu on Mac
Sifu is a game in the beat ’em up genre developed by Sloclap. The game’s title, “sifu”, is a Chinese word that can be translated as “skillful person”, “teacher”, or “master”. That should give a hint about the game’s setting – yes, it is all about martial arts. Set in modern China, the game tells a story about a son of a martial arts school’s sifu. Said sifu has been killed, and now it’s up to his son to avenge him. The next eight years of his life are spent rigorously training, and then, the game begins. The game is played from a 3rd person view, and allows the player to perform a range of different moves. Obviously, there are attacks, but there’s also blocking, evading, and parrying. The attacks can also be chained to perform a “combo attack”. Combo attacks change depending on what moves were chained, and, owing to this, the game boasts more than 150 different attacks. There are many different combinations possible, after all. Sifu received much praise from the critics – evidently, the game’s intense combat, sense of aesthetics, and the narrative have made an impression. So it only makes sense that people want to play it themselves, too. But there’s a slight problem with that. The game is only available on Windows, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, so a Mac owner would not be able to play the game… without our guide that is. Read the article below to learn how to play Sifu on Mac despite the lack of a port.
View More How to play Sifu on MacHow to play Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond on Mac
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is one of the most revolutionary first-person shooters developed to play in VR. The game brings its players back to the historically terrific and devastating events of World War II. Being one of the French resistance participants, you will be tasked to reach high-stake missions and help other nations liberate Europe from the Fascist regime. A deep single-player campaign saturated with volatile action will navigate you through historic events in various battle realms – achieve superiority on land, air, and sea while seizing Nazi bases and subverting their plans. Highly dynamic clashes accompanied by Virtual Reality will make you keep your hands always in tension to dodge flying grenades and enemy bullets. Above and Beyond also features a multiplayer where players are able to build their team and compete against other soldiers in achieving various military objectives. Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is truly immersive leaving no room for boredom and desire to quit. It is worth mentioning that the game holds quite a high plank for system requirements – at least NVIDIA GTX 1080 and 180 GB of space will be required to install the game and play it using one of the 4 VR helmets. Although the game has official support for Windows only, it can be played on macOS as well. Explore our tutorial below to learn all the possible methods to do it.
View More How to play Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond on MacHow to play Darksiders III on Mac
Created by Gunfire Games, Darksiders III is an Action-RPG taking place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The game is mainly focused on combat and exploration, with the role-playing elements being pretty much limited to a leveling system. Unlike many post-apocalyptic games, Darksiders III (and the Darksiders series as a whole) is a fantasy-based one. The world was not left barren and desolate due to a nuclear blast, the humanity was not purged by an ancient virus. Rather, it was a war between Heaven and Hell that reduced Earth to ruins. The player characters are, consistently, Horsemen of the Apocalypse – this time, the player will take the role of Fury, a whip-wielding mage on her quest to purge Earth from Seven Deadly Sins. To accomplish this, Fury, and thus the player, will have to traverse an expansive open world, engage in parkour, and, of course, defeat countless creatures using the game’s hack-n-slash combat system. The game was originally released in 2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. In 2021, it has also received a port to the Nintendo Switch. This makes it rather obvious that the game is unlikely to ever receive a Mac port – it would’ve been already done if the developers were interested. Despite this, you can play Darksiders III on Mac, as there are several unofficial solutions. Read the guide below to learn about these.
View More How to play Darksiders III on MacHow to play Arena of Valor on PC or Mac
Arena of Valor, also known as Strike of Kings and Honor of Kings, is a game in the MOBA genre developed by TiMi Studio Group. Now, in case you don’t know what MOBA is, it stands for “multiplayer online battle arena” – think DotA or League of Legends. Each player controls a character, known in this game as “a hero”. Characters aren’t all the same, either – players select characters from a roster, and different characters have different abilities (typically geared towards a certain battlefield role). The characters can unlock more skills during a match, and obtain items that improve their strength. This progress however is limited to a single match – improving your heroes every battle is a part of the genre. What is retained between battles is “Rank” – a score that is assigned based on how well you play. Unlocking new characters to play as is also permanent.
Arena of Valor in particular is a mobile game, and so it makes certain considerations to accommodate those playing on the go. Matches, for example, last between 10 and 20 minutes – on the shorter side for MOBA games. It has six different classes: Marksman, Mage, Assassin, Tank, Warrior, and Support. All 108 heroes that Arena of Valor has fit into one of these categories. As players can purchase items during gameplay, however, they can shift the role their character performs towards that of a different class, if they wish.
The game is available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, an understandable selection of platforms for a game geared towards playing on the go. Of course, there are still people who’d want to play Arena of Valor on PC or Mac, and for these people, we’ve prepared the guide below.
How to play The Planet Crafter on Mac
Being developed and published by Miju Games, The Planet Crafter is a game dedicated to surviving in space. As an enthusiastic astronaut exploring the out-earth reals, you will be thrust into the challenge of turning the desolate planet into a prosperous ground for living. During this colonization and self-survival mission, players will have to combine various technological knowledge and resources to expand the living capacity. Creating oxygen, heat, and pressure using artificial means to make a brand-new biosphere will be something players have never been involved in before. When it comes to the graphical part, the game is quite primitive losing its ground to other survival projects. Even so, The Planet Crafter will be quite an engaging way to kill your time while sitting at home. Although it is officially out only for Windows, our guide below will teach you how to launch it on Mac computers such as iMac or MacBook as well.
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