I realise the platform is going to narrow my options considerably but I keep hearing that things are getting better these days for mac gaming.

The obvious choice is Resident Evil Village and I’m this close to buying it but I’m a bit put off by first having to get it from the Mac App Store, then also the fact that it contains in-app-purchases but most irksome of all, the fact that it requires a network connection to start the game. None of these are dealbreakers, though that 3rd one is as close as it can get to a deal breaker because it’s a real turn off. Why should I have a network connection? I’m sure I probably would but if I’m buying it, it’s my game and I want to use it how I like.

The main criteria I’m looking for is:

  • M2 Silicone compatible
  • Graphically intensive (bit of e-peen sillyness but I want to get a sense of what this thing can do)
  • preferably native (as opposed to rosetta)
  • has a single player mode
  • preferably is single player focussed
  • as little DRM bullshit as possible (such as completely unnecessary requirements for network connection to play my own game that I’ve bought)

I’ve previously enjoyed

  • Dirt Rally (2015)
  • Metro Redux
  • Civ IV and VI

I could list other games but they’re pretty much all nearly 20 years old now so they’re not so relevant. I particularly like racing but a highly conventional FPS would be fun too, I’m just not really very interested in multiplayer and prefer a storyline.

  • FancyGUI@lemmy.fancywhale.ca
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    1 year ago

    I really don’t get the influx of downvotes in this community. That’s sad… I’ve had a good time playing CSGo on my M1 Max mbp. But it’s definitely still not there. Otherwise the arcade games are pretty fun! Mini motorways is addictive!

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    1 year ago

    The Gaming Porting Toolkit has worked fairly well for me with Diablo 4, so I imagine more PC-only games will be available as well as it exits beta. In the meantime Baldur’s Gate 3 (early access) and No Man’s Sky have native Mac support and I love how much time you can spend with them. I admittedly mainly play PC with those.

    I also played the Middle-earth games on Mac if you’re looking for a more linear style of narrative.

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    1 year ago

    I guess this is kind of a troll comment, but Moonlight off a gaming PC or a cloud node with a GPU is actually a pretty perfect companion for the MBP’s 120Hz screen.