There’s few things more satisfying that a perfectly placed headshot or a textbook flanking exercise so get your rifles at the ready as this list explores the best shooter games for Mac users. Whether you’re looking for a quick adrenaline hit, or you want to practice your sharpshooting, this list has everything you need for an action packed thrill-ride.
1. Arma 3
The ultimate military sandbox simulator, Arma 3 offers massive maps, realistic physics and amazing modding support, allowing you to put your skills and resolve to the test from behind your screen. The game offers offline single player options as well as a vibrant online community, meaning you can work together as a team to achieve your objectives, or face the battle alone and live out your Rambo dreams.
2. Isonzo
The third game in the hardcore WW1 series featuring the Verdun and Tannenberg, Isonzo allows players to experience the horrors and heroics of fighting in the Italian campaign of the Great War. Combining beautiful and well designed maps with historical accuracy and a realistic approach to combat, the game is a dream for players and history buffs alike.
3. Prodeus
Prodeus aims to recreate the charm of the classics – simply controls, puzzles and level traversing, and hoardes of enemies to blast your way through. The inbuilt option to turn down the game’s resolution and graphics settings allows you to even play with the same pixelated aesthetic of the games that kickstarted the FPS genre like Doom and Quake.
4. Combat Masters
The close-quarters madness of Call of Duty on Mac, and its free to play. Combat Masters combines some of the genre’s favourite features (parkour, satisfying hit markers, knife throwing and plenty of customisation options) into the one free to play package.
5. Borderlands 3
Unfortunately, the upcoming Borderlands 4 will not be available on Mac, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the chaos of its predecessor. Borderlands 3 offers a huge array of weapons, a story filled with humour and side-quests, and its iconic graphics, coming together to create an unmissable Mac gaming experience.
6. Call of Duty Black Ops 3
Similarly, while many of the more recent CoD iterations haven’t made their way over the MacOS, many of the classics are still playable both on the old Intel models and the modern Silicon M1/M2 versions. Despite being a ten year old game, the playerbase remains active, and beyond that the game offers one of the best Zombies modes of any CoD game, making it a rewarding challenge to come back to over and over.
