100+ Best Games For M1 Mac Mini, Air & Pro

Best Games For M1 Mac Mini Air Pro

Games provide a great escape from real life, and when we are plagued with a (temporarily) unstoppable virus, one has got to divert thy mind. I do it by reading books; some prefer shooting people in their heads. We live in a world where tech is ubiquitous and affordable. Even a $135 smartphone can run Call of Duty Mobile, albeit with some hiccups.

Apple’s M1 MacBooks (and iPads) are making Intel dwarf on many counts, including performance, battery, and overall efficiency. Since the launch of the new M1 MacBooks, its four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores are the talks of the tech town. This begs the question, can the M1 win in a fistfight against a high-end gaming rig?

Compatibility has been an issue, as many apps and games don’t support Apple’s chipset. Adobe expanded its support for the M1 chip with its usual apps, but many still lurk in uncertainty. While that is a matter for another article, I have found some 100+ best games for M1 Mac Mini, Air & Pro. These are the game you know and the ones that you have played before. So, without any further adieu, let’s see those exciting names.


Where to buy these games?

Apple doesn’t allow sideloading (typical), so if you thought you’d just download them from an unverified source and for free, you are so wrong. All the games listed below are available on Mac’s App Store. Apart from that, you can find them on GOG, Steam, and Nvidia GeForce Now.


100+ Best Games For M1 Mac Mini, Air & Pro

  1. 112 Operator
  2. A Dance Of Fire And Ice
  3. A Hat in Time
  4. A Total War Saga: Troy
  5. AER: Memories of Old
  6. Age of Empires HD Edition
  7. Age of Empires II HD Edition
  8. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
  9. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
  10. Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
  11. Age of Wonders: Planetfall
  12. Albion Online
  13. Alien Swarm Reactive Drop
  14. Alien isolation
  15. American Truck Simulator
  16. Among Us
  17. Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative
  18. Apex Legends
  19. Arma 2
  20. Asphalt 9 Legends
  21. Assassin’s Creed Rogue
  22. Assetto Corsa
  23. Automation: The Car Company Tycoon Game
  24. Baba is You
  25. Baldur’s Gate 3
  26. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition
  27. Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition
  28. Banished
  29. Barotrauma
  30. Bastion
  31. Batman: Arkham City
  32. BattleBlock Theater
  33. Battlefield 3
  34. Battlefield Bad Company 2
  35. Bayonetta
  36. BeamNG.drive
  37. Bioshock 2: Remastered
  38. Bioshock Remastered
  39. Bloons TD 6
  40. Bloons TD Battles
  41. Bomber Crew
  42. Borderlands 2
  43. Borderlands 3
  44. Bugsnax
  45. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  46. Call of Duty Mobile
  47. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
  48. Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
  49. Carmageddon
  50. Castle Crashers
  51. Caves of Qud
  52. Cities: Skylines
  53. Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
  54. Civilization V
  55. Civilization VI
  56. Civilization: Beyond Earth
  57. Clash of Clans
  58. Clash Royale
  59. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
  60. Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
  61. Conarium
  62. Company of Heroes 2
  63. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
  64. Crusader Kings II
  65. Crusader Kings III
  66. Crysis
  67. Cuphead
  68. Cyberpunk 2077
  69. CS: GO
  70. DOSBox
  71. DOTA 2
  72. Dancing Line
  73. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
  74. Dark Raider
  75. Dark Souls Remastered
  76. Dark Souls II: Scholar of The First Sin
  77. Dark Souls III
  78. Darkest Dungeon
  79. Darkwood
  80. Dayturn viewer for OpenSim
  81. Dawn of Man
  82. Dayturn viewer for OpenSim
  83. Dead Cells
  84. Dead Trigger 2
  85. Defcon
  86. Desperados 3
  87. Destiny 2
  88. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
  89. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  90. Devil Daggers
  91. Devil May Cry 5
  92. Diablo 2
  93. Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction
  94. Diablo 3
  95. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
  96. Dirt 4
  97. DiRT Rally
  98. Disco Elysium
  99. Divinity: Original Sin II
  100. Dolphin Emulator (Super Smash Bros Melee)
  101. Dominions 5
  102. Don’t Starve Together
  103. Doom
  104. Doom 3
  105. DOSBox
  106. DOTA 2
  107. Dota Underlords
  108. Downwell
  109. Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition
  110. Dragon Quest VIII
  111. Dragon Raja
  112. Drawful 2
  113. Dreamfall Chapters
  114. Dungeon Warfare 2
  115. Dust: An Elysian Tail
  116. Dying Light
  117. EMERGENCY 20
  118. Empire: Total War
  119. Endless Space 2
  120. Enter the Gungeon
  121. Euro Truck Simulator 2
  122. Europa Universalis IV
  123. Everspace
  124. Exapunks
  125. F1 2017
  126. F1 Mobile Racing
  127. FTL: Faster Than Light
  128. Factorio
  129. Fallout 2
  130. Fallout 4
  131. Far Cry 2
  132. Far Cry 3
  133. Farming Simulator (2019)
  134. Farming Simulator (2017)
  135. Farming Simulator (2013)
  136. Fear 3
  137. Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark
  138. Fallout: New Vegas
  139. Final Fantasy VII
  140. Final Fantasy XIV
  141. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
  142. Firewatch
  143. Flashing Lights
  144. Football Manager 2000
  145. Football Manager 2021
  146. Fortnite
  147. FTL
  148. Game Dev Tycoon
  149. Geometry Dash
  150. Gnomoria
  151. GeForce Now
  152. Golf with your friends
  153. Gothic 1
  154. Gothic 2 Gold Edition
  155. Grand Theft Auto 3 (GTA III)
  156. Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA IV)
  157. Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V)
  158. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  159. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
  160. Graveyard Keeper
  161. Grid AutoSport
  162. Griftlands (Early Access)
  163. Grim Dawn
  164. Grim Fandango Remastered
  165. Gris
  166. Guild Wars 2
  167. Hades
  168. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (The Master Chief Collection)
  169. Hearthstone
  170. Hearts of Iron 4
  171. Heroes of the Storm
  172. Hitman
  173. Hitman 2
  174. Hitman Absolution
  175. Hollow Knight
  176. Homefront
  177. House Flipper
  178. Human Resource Machine
  179. Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition
  180. Ikaruga
  181. Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
  182. Imperator: Rome
  183. Infinifactory
  184. Inside
  185. Insurgency
  186. Interplanetary: Enhanced Edition
  187. Into the Breach
  188. Jackbox Party Pack 3
  189. Jagged Alliance Gold
  190. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
  191. Kentucky Road Zero
  192. Kerbal Space Program
  193. Kingdoms & Castles
  194. Krunker
  195. L.A. Noire
  196. LEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham
  197. LEGO DC Super-Villains
  198. LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga
  199. League of legends
  200. Legend of Grimrock
  201. Legend of Keepers
  202. Legends of Runeterra
  203. Left 4 Dead 2
  204. Life Is Strange
  205. Limbo
  206. Lunar: Silver Star Story Touch
  207. MX vs ATV (Reflex)
  208. Mafia II Definitive Edition
  209. Mafia III Definitive Edition
  210. Magic: The Gathering Arena
  211. Manifold Garden
  212. Mario Sunshine (Dolphin GameCube)
  213. Marvel Strike Force
  214. Mass Effect 2
  215. Medieval II: Total War
  216. Mega Man 11
  217. Megaquarium
  218. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
  219. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
  220. Metro 2033 Redux
  221. Metro Exodus
  222. Metro Last Light Redux
  223. MicroTwon
  224. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  225. Minecraft
  226. Minecraft: Java Edition
  227. Mini Metro
  228. Monster Train
  229. Monument Valley
  230. My Summer Car
  231. Naruto Online
  232. Need for Speed – No limits
  233. Neoverse
  234. Neverwinter
  235. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
  236. Nexomon
  237. Noita
  238. Northgard
  239. Obduction
  240. Offworld Trading Company
  241. Old School RunScape
  242. Opus Magnum
  243. Ori and the Blind Forest
  244. Outer Wilds
  245. Oxygen Not Included
  246. Paper Mario: TTYD (Dolphin Emulator)
  247. Papers Please
  248. Parkitect
  249. PascalsWager (version 1.6.2)
  250. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  251. Persona 4 Golden
  252. Pillars of eternity
  253. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
  254. Plague Inc
  255. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
  256. Planet Coaster
  257. Portal
  258. Post Void
  259. Prison Architect
  260. Project Highrise
  261. PUBG
  262. Ravenfield
  263. Resident Evil 3
  264. Rigs of Rods (RoR)
  265. RimWorld
  266. Rise of Industry
  267. Rise of the Tomb Raider
  268. Risen 1
  269. Risen 3
  270. Rocket League
  271. Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered
  272. Rome: Total War
  273. RuneScape
  274. Running with Rifles
  275. Rust
  276. Salt and Sanctuary
  277. Samurai Jack
  278. Scrap Mechanics
  279. Second Galaxy
  280. Second Life
  281. Second Life Viewer
  282. Serios Sam 3
  283. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  284. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
  285. Shadow Warrior 2
  286. ShellShock Live
  287. SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition
  288. Skullgirls
  289. Sky: Children of the Light
  290. Skyforge
  291. Slay the Spire
  292. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
  293. Slime Rancher
  294. SOMA
  295. Soul Knight
  296. SouthPark Phone Destroyer
  297. Star Trek Online
  298. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  299. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
  300. STAR WARS: TIE Fighter Special Edition
  301. Starbound
  302. StarCraft II
  303. Stardew Valley
  304. Starship Titanic
  305. Stellaris
  306. Street Legal Racing Redline
  307. Subnautica
  308. Subway Surf
  309. Space Crew
  310. Spelunky
  311. Spelunky 2
  312. Superhot
  313. Superliminal
  314. Tabletop Simulator
  315. Talisman: Digital Edition
  316. Tank Mechanic Simulator
  317. Team Fortress 2
  318. Terraria
  319. The Banner Saga
  320. The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+
  321. The Binding of Isaac Rebirth
  322. The Elder Scrolls Online
  323. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  324. The Flame in the Flood
  325. The Legend of Pirates Online
  326. The Long Dark
  327. The Pathless
  328. The Sims 2 Super Collection (Crashes)
  329. The Sims 3
  330. The Sims 4
  331. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut (Crossover)
  332. The Witness
  333. Tomb Raider
  334. Torment: Tides of Numenera
  335. Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition
  336. Total War Rome Remastered
  337. Total War: ROME II – Emperor Edition
  338. Total War: Shogun 2
  339. Total War: Three Kingdoms
  340. Total Warhammer 2
  341. Townscaper
  342. Transistor
  343. Two Point Hospital
  344. Universe Sandbox
  345. Untitled Goose Game
  346. V4
  347. Warcraft III Reforged
  348. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
  349. Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut
  350. Who’s Your Daddy
  351. Witcher 3 (Crossover)
  352. World of Tanks Blitz
  353. World of Warcraft
  354. Worms Ultimate Mayhem
  355. Wreckfest
  356. X-Plane 11
  357. X-Plane Mobile
  358. XCOM 2
  359. Ziggurat 2

FAQs

Is the MacBook Air M1 good for gaming?

The M1 chip is powerful enough for gaming, video editing, and coding. But the main issue is macOS, as it isn’t well optimized for gaming.

Is the M1 chip better than i7?

No, the M1 chip beats Intel i7 in single-core performance, thanks to a PassMark benchmark.

Can we play GTA 5 on MacBook Air M1?

You can play GTA 5 on your M1 MacBook Air. But, unfortunately, the experience won’t be anything to write home about.

Can you video edit on MacBook Air M1?

MacBook Air M1 is one of the best laptops to edit videos. It has a longer battery life with faster performance.

Is Apple M1 better than i9?

Not really! The Intel Core i9 pounds the M1, but M1 is better in terms of power efficiency.


Conclusion

These are the 100+ best games for M1 Mac Mini, Air & Pro. Gamers across the world have physically tested the games, so the list might keep on increasing. The MacBooks weren’t ever known as gaming machines, but you can harvest the raw power and turn it into gaming. The M1 Macs have set a bar too high in terms of performance and efficiency, but it still isn’t the first choice of pro gamers.

PC is and remains the most preferred platform for gaming, according to 76% of game developers who deemed it very crucial for the future growth of the gaming industry. So which device do you use for gaming? Does a Windows PC matter, or an M1 MacBook will satiate your gaming needs? Tell us in the comments below.

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