Best Puzzle Games for Mac

This collection of Mac games with a stealth focus will require you to watch, and wait, and watch, and wait ... then jump into action at the perfect moment.
1. Mark of the Ninja
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This 2D stealth platform game encourages you to play the waiting game; whether you're huddling in an air vent, ducking around a light fixture, or crawling across dimly lit rooftops, you'll have to be quite a patient ninja in order to achieve a perfect score.
- $14.99 - Order now
2. This War of Mine
This War of Mine has stealth segments, to be sure, but it's less reliant upon time-management and more reliant upon a strong psyche. The game follows a group of war refugees who must carefully manage resources and choose whether to steal from other surrounding survivors in order to benefit themselves.
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3. Sir, You Are Being Hunted
This game's alternate title — Madam, You Are Being Hunted — applies when I play. You can play as either male or female in this game about escaping evil robots who happen to be clad in Victorian garb; you'll have to employ both stealth and smarts to keep from becoming a predator's prey.
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4. Gunpoint
Gunpoint mixes stealth, puzzle-solving and strategy; you'll rewire a building using your super-spy tools, tricking whoever is unlucky enough to be on the other side of your machinations.
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5. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
This multiplayer stealth game allows you to coordinate with your friends (or with strangers) to perform an elaborate heist. Getting along with your cohorts, plus doing a little advanced planning, might be necessary in order to fully complete some of these difficult levels. Find some friends who're willing to go to bat for you, spy-wise, before you log in and give this one a go.
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