Gearbox Software’s Borderlands was released on the Mac App Store with rewritten multiplayer support to accommodate Apple’s own Game Center APIs. id Software opted to cut multiplayer entirely from their 2011 shooter RAGE when it was released, and the game has since disappeared from the platform. Multiplayer games, in particular, have always had issues on the Mac App Store. It’s often more expensive than other storefronts, and it suffers from too few new releases and a lack of reviews on many items due to relatively low patronage. Unfortunately, the Mac App Store isn’t always the best place to buy your games from. To browse the catalog, open up the Mac App Store app then click on the “Play” tab from the sidebar. These include big-budget $60 releases like Civilization VI, short indie experiences like Oxenfree, and the kind of casual games you’d find on the iPhone like Donut County.
Why You Should (Probably) Skip the Mac App Store From brand new releases to retro classics and even Windows-only titles there’s plenty of fun to be had on a Mac.
Think owning a Mac means you can’t play games? Think again.
