The free-to-play version of Starcraft 2 gives you the complete Wings of Liberty campaign, ranked and unranked Multiplayer, and every co-op commander available.

For this reason, we put together a list of the best free games on Mac.

As microtransactions are increasingly destroying games that would otherwise be great, we decided to focus on games that are either 100 free or are at least free-to-play games that can actually be enjoyed for free.

FreeEpic Games In this guide: Our Favorites The Best Mac free game for you The Competition (more alternatives) Our Criteria With that in mind, we played through and evaluated a slew of games, and weve put together this updated list with the best free games for Mac.

Of course, if youre happy to simply buy your games, check out our comprehensive list of the 100 Best Mac games available today.

Game Best Overall Best for MacBook Best Value Fortnite StarCraft 2 CS: GO Genre Battle Royale Strategy Shooter Last updated 2019 2017 2018 Metascore 77 93 83 Our rating Requirements Fairly Demanding Not Demanding Fairly Demanding Check Price Epic Games Battle.net Steam The Rest of the Best: Spelunky 0 A.D.

Heroes of the Storm Team Fortress 2 Lord of the Rings Online League of Legends Cave Story Hearthstone Crusader Kings 2 Brawlhalla Dwarf Fortress Brawlhalla Diki Diki Literature Club OpenTTD Dota Underlords Fistful of Frags The Battle for Wesnoth Canabalt Last updated: March 20, 2020 Last updated more than 4 months ago, this guide was in need of love.

This time around we: Added Crusader Kings 2 as it is now free-to-play Added Dota Underlords, Valves latest game.

Added a new Mac Performance table Bottom line: This guide has been updated to fully reflect the current state of our favorites free Mac games A Focus on Mac Performance Sometimes a great game on Windows can suffer from extremely poor MacOS performance, or even worse, a broken Mac version.

Thats why testing these games on Mac hardware is critical for us.

In this list, youll only find games that are both great and have proper MacOS support.

Our favorite Free Mac games Fortnite Mac Release date: 2017 MacOS developer: Epic Games Genre: Online Shooter Metascore: 81 In Fortnite, you and 99 other players will have to scramble to find weapons, shields, and resources for a chance to be the last man (or squad) standing.

You cant just hide and hope for the best, however; the longer you survive, the tighter the playing area becomes, forcing you to engage in combat.

And as youd expect from one of the finest competitive games for Mac, the competition can be brutal.

But Fortnite is more than just another Battle Royale game, it also allows you to use its unique building mechanics to better hunt (or escape from) your opponents.

Those willing to pay will be able to unlock more cool skins and other cosmetic items.

But other than that, everyone gets access to the full game Verdict: This is a generous free-to-play game.

Benchmark results (in FPS): 2013 MacBook Pro 2016 MacBook Pro 2014 27-inch iMac Expand to see if your Mac run it Testing Conditions: We tested the game using the Low Quality Preset, 100 3D Resolution, V-Sync Off and 1280800 resolution: Can your Mac run it Fortnite used to be very demanding.

Even our 2016 MacBook Pro couldnt pass the 30 FPS mark (which is the absolute minimum for a fast-paced online shooter).

However, the Mac performance of the game has improved a lot and the game is now playable on more machines.

Any bugs you should be aware of Not exactly a bug, but be aware that performance is terrible as soon as your character jumps from the bus.

Be patient and wait until performance improves and FPS stabilize.

Verdict: Somewhat Demanding System Requirements: OS 10.12.6 and a machine that supports Metal, 2.4 GHz Intel Core i3 Processor, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 4000 or better.

Metascore Fortnite One of the most popular games ever, Fortnite is an excellent shooter and a generous free-to-play game.

Free-to-Play FreeEpic Games Starcraft 2 Mac Release date: 2015 MacOS developer: Blizzard Genre: Strategy Metascore: 88 Developed by Blizzard, Starcraft 2 is a real-time strategy game that shouldnt need an introduction.

Sequel to the critically-acclaimed Starcraft, Starcraft 2 features the most intense, fast-paced and well-oiled gameplay youll ever see in a real-time strategy game.

A good gaming keyboard and mouse are both mandatory Starcraft 2 was already a must-buy when it was 59.99, but now that the game offers an extremely generous free-to-play version, you owe it yourself to try it.

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