# Just bought a Macbook Pro, recommend some games for Macs.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [December 31, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001 "2010-12-31T23:38:32Z")
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/1 "2010-12-31T23:38:32Z")
It’s the smaller 13" model with integrated graphics and it’s a Mac, so obviously I didn’t buy it as a mobile gaming machine, but that doesn’t mean I won’t want to play some games on it.
So what are some good games I can play on this thing?
I like FPS, turn based strategy, and some RPG (not JRPG). I play a lot of racing games on my Xbox but I don’t know that I’d play those on the laptop.
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### Author:  [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/2 "2011-01-01T00:36:48Z")
You can get Civ 4 + Expansions for Mac on Steam for $7 right now. That’ll run and is a very good turn-based strategy game.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/3 "2011-01-01T00:42:30Z")
Cool. I’m familiar with the Civ games but haven’t played any seriously since Civ II.
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### Author:  [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/4 "2011-01-01T05:26:59Z")
Starcraft 2 is my current obsession. Great game, and if you like turn based strategy, it’s not a huge leap to think you’d like an RTS as well.
I also second the recommendation of Civ 4. I haven’t played 5, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you could run it as well.
Steam has quite a decent collection of Mac games now. More all the time.
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### Author:  [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/5 "2011-01-01T08:52:56Z")
You may be able to play HL2, Portal, etc. They play pretty well on my 15"-er
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/6 "2011-01-01T11:26:49Z")
I like the idea of RTS games, but I’ve never really liked the implementation. I don’t particularly enjoy the resource gathering / base building side of things, but I’m always keen to give something a go. Is there a demo for Starcraft 2?
There’s a bit of a step up to the 15" and larger Macbook Pros as they have dedicated graphics cards and a better processor but then HL2 and Portal are pretty old now. I’ve played them on the Xbox 360 but haven’t played the subsequent HL episodes.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/7 "2011-01-01T12:13:10Z")
BTW, I meant to mention that this is my first Mac, yay.
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### Author:  [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/8 "2011-01-02T19:27:17Z")
Redline, from Ambrosia software, is a fun racing game. [http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/redline/](http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/redline/)
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/9 "2011-01-02T20:29:23Z")
> [@iamnotbatman](#):
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> You may be able to play HL2, Portal, etc. They play pretty well on my 15"-er
HL2, Portal, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 all run fine on my MacBook (non-Pro).
I’d check out Steam’s Mac offerings; that’s where most of my Mac games have come from. Torchlight is an excellent action-RPG that’s worth checking out.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-bought-a-macbook-pro-recommend-some-games-for-macs/566001/10 "2011-01-02T22:14:56Z")
> [@DCnDC](#):
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> HL2, Portal, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 all run fine on my MacBook (non-Pro).
As far as I can tell the 13" Macbook Pro is essentially just a Macbook but with an aluminium case and support for more RAM. The larger Pros have better graphics but the 13" is the same integrated chip with shared RAM as the Macbook. (So it’s good to know these things run on a Macbook.)