With that in mind, we played through and evaluated a slew of free Mac games, and we’ve put together this updated list of the best free games for Mac. We made sure there is enough variety here to please most gamers, but this is also a perfect opportunity for you to try something new. Also, to help you decide, we’ve designated each game as Free (start to finish) or F2P (free to play, but purchases are possible).

Of course, if you’re happy to just buy your games, feel free to check out our comprehensive list of the available today. For the freebies, read on. Free-to-Play / Battle Royale Shooter Consider this your free invitation to one of the biggest gaming parties going on right now. You’ll play, you’ll have a great time, you’ll die, and you can always come back for more Fortnite Battle Royale is simply the free PvP mode of Fortnite. You and up to 99 opponents are dropped on a giant map where you must find randomly placed weapons, shields, and resources to help you remain the last player (or squad) standing.

With the multitude of weapon types and shelter options available, Fortnite Battle Royale accommodates pretty much all survival strategies. You can’t just hide and hope for the best, however; the longer you survive, the tighter the playing area, forcing you to engage in combat instead of finding some remote area in which to camp. As you’d expect from one of the finest, the competition can become pretty caustic. But there are a lot of friendly players, tooand some pretty good dancing. The games does lag a bit at times, and those who want to pay will be able to level up more quickly. But when it comes to third-person multiplayer combat action, Fortnite Battle Royal is a game you simply have to try. Free-to-Play / Real-time Strategy Here’s another game that gives you dozens of hours of content to play for free.

In fact, it was recently updated to be even freer! If you want more (and you likely will), just pay for some new campaign chapters. Developed and published by, Starcraft II is a real-time strategy game that allows you to participate as one of three races: Protoss, Terran, or Zerg. Although a sequel (it’s set four years after the events of 1998’s StarCraft: Brood War, and uses characters and settings from that game), Starcraft 2 stands on its own.

If you’ve played a previous Starcraft game, you know just how deep the gameplay and strategies can go. There’s a lot to do and manage, which is why fans have remained so loyal over the years. If you haven’t played one, Blizzard gives you a lot to do here before they start asking for money. Starcraft 2 gives you the complete Wings of Liberty story campaign, unranked and versus AI for multiplayer (along with the ability to unlocked Ranked), and three-story commanders before implementing any restrictions or microtransactions. You can then pay to get the full story mode, individual commanders for co-op games, announcers, and skins.