When looking over the free to play games that we cover it’s fair to say that the most popular platform for the F2P format so far is the PC/Windows, embraced early on due to the wider accessibility as both a gaming platform and being optimal for machines of various qualities it allows for a much varied quality of game. However, there’s plenty of gamers out there who like to follow the F2P community and don’t have a PC, in particular this article takes a look at the F2P games that we have come to love that are available on the Mac, many of which are equally as powerful as most players PC gaming rigs and can play many top of the range MMOs. So here’s the list of F2P Mac games we think you should check out if you haven’t already:

• Marvel Heroes 2015 - Taken straight out of a comic book the setting behind this action role playing game has players suiting up as their favourite Marvel heroes (as well as a few iconic villains) with dozens of famous faces from Cyclops, Spider-Man, Captain America, Star Lord and more. As the Marvel franchise continues to boom with the release of movie after movie we constantly see a symbiotic relationship between the developers and the Marvel studio with new content, locations, quests and characters being added into this dynamic PVE MMO. Whilst each hero may have their own legendary moves, abilities and powers players can customize them to gear them towards a more preferred personal playstyle.


• War Thunder - Whilst this vehicle based shooter MMO allows players to command hundreds of different vehicles in a WW2 battleMMO, including a variety of tanks and armored vehicles, it is the flight combat that really makes the game shine. With detailed graphics and high end physics the game becomes more simulator than simple shooter and players will feel every bullet as it bites into their hull with unique damage locations on every vehicle that will hinder and ultimately disable both planes and ground vehicles. There are a variety of factions to choose from, each with their own independent technology tree to gain access to some of the most famous and powerful vehicles that took part in World War 2.


• Lord of the Rings Online - Whilst the game has been out quite some time now it is still going strong with new expansions and updates as players’ journey across the dark troubled lands of Middle Earth as JRR Tolkien’s vision is given life in this MMORPG epic fantasy. Players can create their own hero and take the lead role in their own saga, choosing from a variety of iconic races and taking on numerous classes, the battle for Middle Earth against the forces of the Dark Lord Sauron have never been so intense. With both quest based PVE content and a unique PVP system that has players fighting as alternative characters, either as the allied forces of Men or the creatures, races and monsters of Sauron in action packed PVP battles. Players are able to purchase a variety of Adventure Packs to give them access to new locations, items and game features, which are continuously added and players can choose whether they wish to pay real cash to have access to them.


• Star Conflict - A distant battle in a new sector of space sees mighty corporations battling it out with hired mercenaries fighting amongst each other in their own spaceships, as one such pilot players will head into the unknown and face off against corporate threats and alien dangers. With strong elements of ship/skill customization this space shooter provides and action packed MMO with an original sandbox feature that supports PVE and PVP as well as a faction based Corporations War that allows players to battle it out with each other for territory.


• Wakfu - A rather original turn based Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game that has gained popularity in France due to its accompanying comic, trading card game, board game and animated series; the game follows on for the events of its predecessor MMO Dofus. The game boasts colourful graphics, elements of social gameplay such as running and voting for in game governors, the ability to run a farm and tend to crops as well as an exciting tactical RPG style combat. Players have a choice of sixteen different classes with their own unique skills, however, players get access to their full complement of skills from the first level and are able to enhance and develop them as they level up.


• Albion Online - A rich fantasy RPG styled MMO that that allows players to explore a huge sandbox world and carve out their own life, whether looking to be a miner or lumberjack harvesting resources, a smith crafting weapons and armor or a good old fashioned adventurer making the world a safer place. The game strikes an chord with the player driven economy element where players are able to construct their own buildings and shops and make independent living social hubs with other members of the community. Likewise rivals can raise up their own forces to try and attack, pillage, destroy or capture these settlements for their own purposes. The game has no classes and instead players are what they wear, with various armors, clothing, weapons and items players can easily switch between a magic user and martial combatant based off the items they use.


• Runescape - Easily the oldest free to play MMO on the list, this fantasy MMORPG allows players to explore a vast medieval world of magic, heroic champions and fantastic creatures, all accessible through their web browser (which is why it can be played on Mac) and follows a more sandbox style gameplay sticking to more traditional classic MMORPGs. Players can level up their characters in a variety of ways, advancing the twenty six skills however they wish it gives players full characters customization to make their own builds for PVP and PVE as well as various crafting and trade skills for less combat focused players. With strong story-driven elements, quests as well as a carve your own adventure style open world the game still goes from strength to strength with regular updates.


• Star Trek Online - The ultimate battle beyond the stars as the gathered factions of the Romulans, Klingons and the Federation fight it out in a fantastic sci-fi MMORPG based on the popular Star Trek franchise. In the game players find themselves as captain of their own ship, with various roles to choose from including Science ships and Engineering ships to support your fellow fleet comrades. The game offers competitive PVP and PVE gameplay with players able to customize their ships structural and internal components as well as the abilities of their crew to provide considerably different styles of play to benefit all different player types. Although space combat is the primary setting, players will also find themselves being down to planets as their character or even exploring the unique Foundry, player made instanced based mini-dungeons and areas that can be completed with NPCs, enemies and quests.


• Dungeons & Dragons Online - Based off the classic, and some might say, original fantasy adventure Dungeons & Dragons Online is the renown tabletop RPG converted to a fully working MMORPG. Set in the campaign lands of Eberron, a twisted fantasy meets machine world, players will be the primary hero in their own adventure, with hundreds of exotic, fantastic and dangerous locations to seek out and explore as they take down some of the most infamous and iconic monsters from the world. Players can access a variety of key D&D classes, from the traditional Paladin, Rogue, Druid and more and play as numerous races with full character customization.

So there you have it, some of our top free to play MMOs for the Mac; if there’s any not on the list that you think should be there then let us and all our other Mac members know in the comments below!

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