Here's a quick guide on how you can install Steam and Battle.net/Blizzard games on an External HDD when using a Mac in OS X! Click Here to Subscribe! OS: OS X 10.9.4: CPU: Intel Core i5 1.7 GHz: RAM: 4 GB: Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M, AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5670 or Intel HD 4000: HDD: 35 GB: Others: Unsupported graphics chipsets for Mac: NVIDIA GeForce 9 series, GeForce 300 series, GeForce Quatro series; AMD Radeon HD 4000 series, Radeon HD 3000 series, Radeon HD 2000 series. On Mac OS I play mostly emulated games from retro consoles (check OpenEmu), but I keep my Steam there installed too, because I can still chat with people and also buy something if I want to easier. I play mostly on Windows though:). I don’t know what’s causing Steam to fail to launch the app from within the Steam desktop. But this totally works fine. If you want to do this for another game, you need to follow the steps, but change words like “The Adventure Pals' with EmergeNYCMac or whatever your game is called. There’s no magic fix or generic way to do this.
The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, turn-based strategy game with afantasy theme. Fight to regain the throne of Wesnoth, of which you arethe legitimate heir, or use your dread power over the Undead to dominatethe land of mortals, or lead your glorious Orcish tribe to victoryagainst the humans who dared despoil your lands. Wesnoth has manydifferent sagas waiting to be played out. You can create your own customunits, and write your own scenarios - or even full-blown campaigns. Youcan also challenge your friends - or strangers - and fight multi-playerepic fantasy battles.
License: Freeware
Developer/Publisher: Battle for Wesnoth Team
Modification Date: April 22, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 466 MB
Civilization V 1.4.1 Sid Meier’s Civilization V: The Complete Edition is the definitiveCivilization V collection for Mac gamers who have yet to experience thefamous “just-one-more-turn” addictive gameplay that has madeCivilization one of the greatest game series of all time. The CompleteEdition includes the original 2010 Game of the Year award-winningstrategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization V, plus the twocritically-acclaimed expansion packs (Gods & Kings and Brave New World)and all of the released add-on content in one complete package for anamazing value.
License: Buy, $50 for the Complete Editon, $30 for Civilization V or for the Campaign Edition
Developer/Publisher: Aspyr
Modification Date: April 11, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 5.1 GB - App Store - Civilization V: Campaign Edition for $30
Download Steam - The Complete Edition for $50
Download Steam - Civilization V for $30
Civilization VI 1.2.1 Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization isa turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire tostand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing andleading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wagewar, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head withhistory’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatestcivilization the world has ever known. Civilization VI offers new ways to engage with your world: cities nowphysically expand across the map, active research in technology andculture unlocks new potential, and competing leaders will pursue theirown agendas based on their historical traits as you race for one of fiveways to achieve victory in the game.
License: Buy, $15 with In-App Purchases for Expansion Packs
Developer/Publisher: Aspyr
Modification Date: April 4, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 9.8 GB - App Store
Download File Size: 9.8 GB - Steam
Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe 1.1.2 The genre defining Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe Edition returns tothe Mac, exclusively on the Mac App Store! In a time of modern war, recent military aggressions around the globehave many nations worried. Between the United States, China, and theGlobal Liberation Army, tensions run high. Their leaders profess nointerest in escalating the situation, but words ring hollow whensatellite photos tell a different story. This award winning Deluxe version includes both C&C Generals and thestand-alone expansion Zero Hour!
License: Buy, $10
Developer/Publisher: Aspyr
Modification Date: December 2, 2015
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9.5 or higher - 32-bit
Download File Size: 4.4 GB - App Store
Company of Heroes 2 1.3.1 Direct your troops through fast-paced real-time battles in the brutalfight to turn the tide of World War II. From the desperate defence ofStalingrad to victory in Berlin, you must defeat a tenacious enemy andthe deadly cold of the Russian winter. Objective-based missions challenge you to maneuver soldiers, guns, andtanks across feature-rich environments to scope out the battlefield,secure targets and destroy enemies. Navigate the hazardous terrain, takeadvantage of cover and overcome the freezing temperatures andtreacherous ice that can make the difference between crushing defeat andhard-won victory.
License: Buy, $20
Developer/Publisher: Feral Interactive
Modification Date: October 1, 2018
Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 42.1 GB - App Store - Company of Heroes 2 Collection - $40
Download File Size: 28 GB - Steam
Dota 2 7.22h Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played bothprofessionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide.Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams offive players.
Dota Underlords Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota.
License: Free to Play - Early Access
Developer/Publisher: Valve
Modification Date: October 26, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.13.6 or higher - 64-bit
Download - Steam
Heroes of the Storm 2.48.2 You can play alone, randomly matched players, or with your friends; youcan play against the computer or other human beings; you can play rankedor just for fun… The point is, there are a LOT of ways to play. Heroeshave an array of powerful abilities that set them apart from each other.Although unique in their own right, every hero has a kit geared towardsa particular role.
License: Free, Buy More
Developer/Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Modification Date: October 15, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 4.1 MB Installer
League of Legends 9.20 League of Legends is a fast-paced, competitive online game that blendsthe speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams ofpowerful champions, each with a unique design and playstyle, battlehead-to-head across multiple battlefields and game modes. With anever-expanding roster of champions, frequent updates and a thrivingtournament scene, League of Legends offers endless replayability forplayers of every skill level.
License: Free to Play, Buy Stuff
Developer/Publisher: Riot Games Inc
Modification Date: October 8, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.10 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 86.7 MB Installer
Medieval II: Total War 1.1 Rally to the standard and light up the Dark Ages in this classic TotalWar game of real-time battles and turn-based strategy. As a warriorking, expand your area of influence and consolidate power with an artfulmix of diplomacy, commerce and war. Rule wisely across the campaign map to build your empire’sinfrastructure, cities and trade routes, then master the art ofdiplomacy to disarm enemies, empower allies and gain the favour of thePope and on the battlefield, conduct siege warfare and lead your armiesinto epic clashes to bring rival kingdoms to their knees.
License: Buy, $25
Developer/Publisher: Feral Interactive
Modification Date: October 24, 2018
Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit and Metal
Myth II: Soulblighter 1.8.3 Myth II: Soulblighter is a unique strategy game, set in a 3D world ofdangerous alliances and ancient evil, where all beings tremble beforethe wrath of Soulblighter, cruelest and most cunning of the evil FallenLords. The installer can update any previous version of Myth II andcan also be used to install and update Myth II directly from theoriginal CD.
License: Update
Developer/Publisher: Bungie/Project Magna
Modification Date: December 30, 2018
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 21.7 MB
Gate of Storms - You can still play here
Northgard Northgard is a strategy game based on Norse mythology in which youcontrol a clan of Vikings vying for the control of a mysterious newfoundcontinent. After years of tireless explorations, brave Vikings have discovered anew land filled with mystery, danger and riches: Northgard. The boldest Northmen have set sail to explore and conquer these newshores, bring fame to their Clan and write history through conquest,trading, or devotion to the Gods. That is, if they can survive the direwolves and undead warriors roaming the land, befriend or defeat thegiants, and survive the harshest winters ever witnessed in theNorth.
Steam Battler Mac Os X
License: Buy, $30
Developer/Publisher: Shiro Games
Modification Date: October 3, 2018
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download - Steam
Starcraft 1.23.1 In the distant future, the newly formed Terran Dominion faces thearrival of two hostile alien races: the savage Zerg and the enigmaticProtoss. Gather resources and expand your forces to lead them tovictory. The only allies are enemies. The only choice is war.
License: Buy, $15
Developer/Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Modification Date: September 24, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 3 MB Installer
StarCraft II 4.10.4
Steam Battler Mac Os Catalina
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the long-awaited sequel to theoriginal StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment's critically acclaimed sci-fireal-time strategy game. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is both achallenging single-player game and a fast-paced multiplayer game, and italso taps into Battle.net - Blizzard Entertainment's fully-featuredonline gaming service.
License: Wings of Liberty campaign free to play / Heart of the Swarm, Legacy of the Void and Nova Covert Ops $15 each
Developer/Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Modification Date: October 22, 2019
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.11 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 3.2 MB Installer
Sudden Strike 4 1.14 Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns,this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, newscenarios and legendary commanders with individual abilities – all ofwhich makes Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than everbefore!
Steam Battler Mac Os 11
Sudden Strike 4 sends you off on three extensive campaigns set amongstthe battlefields of World War 2. Commanding the British and American,German or Soviet troops, you will lead over 100 different units intobattle; like the German bomber Heinkel He111, the Russian T-34 tank, theBritish Hawker Typhoon fighter plane and the notorious GermanPanzerkampfwagen VI Tiger. In a first for the Sudden Strike series, youcan now choose from one of nine individual commanders, such as GeorgePatton or Bernard Montgomery, who will each allow for differentapproaches to combat and boast unique abilities.
License: Buy, $30 to $45
Developer/Publisher: Kite Games/Kalypso Media
Modification Date: December 20, 2018
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.9 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 6.7 GB - App Store
Download File Size: 6.7 GB - Steam
Download File Size: 6.7 GB - GOG
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia 1.0.4 A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia combines huge real-time battleswith engrossing turn-based campaign, set at a critical flashpoint inhistory. Anglo-Saxons, Gaelic clans and Viking settlers clash forcontrol. What Kingdom will you build?
Total War: SHOGUN 2 1.5 As leader of one of nine competing clans, use political ambition,military brilliance and ruthless cunning to unify 16th century Japanunder one undisputed shogun: you. Master your clan’s unique martialstrengths to triumph in spectacular real-time battles and dominate theturn-based campaign map. With strategic gameplay inspired by the Samurai code of honour andstriking graphics that evoke Japanese art and landscape, Total War:SHOGUN 2 is a dramatic and detailed depiction of epic events and aunique expression of the Total War series’ magnificent heritage.
License: Buy, $45
Developer/Publisher: SEGA/Feral Interactive
Modification Date: October 1, 2019
Requirements: macOS 10.14.4 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 14.4 GB - App Store
Download - Steam - Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Three Kingdoms Total War: Three Kingdoms is the next great historical strategy game inthe award-winning Total War series, and the first to explore ancientChina as a theatre of conflict. The year is 190 AD. China, a beautiful but fractured country, calls outfor a new emperor and a new way of life. Unite it under your rule, forgethe next great dynasty, and build a legacy that will last through theages. Choose from a cast of 11 legendary warlords and conquer the realm.Recruit heroic characters to aid your cause and dominate your enemies onall fronts: military, technological, political, and economic.
Total War: Warhammer 1.1.4 In Total War: Warhammer, Creative Assembly’s Total War series joins withGames Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy Battles. The result is a spellbindinggame of grand strategy and high fantasy. The Old World echoes to the clamour of ceaseless battle. In an age ofrelentless conquest, warring Races battle ceaselessly for control of theOld World. While Orcs and Goblins of the Greenskin tribes hunger forcarnage, and Vampire Counts man their armies with the living dead,Dwarfs ascend from their ancient mines to settle old scores, and theEmpire of Man seeks to unite its fractured nation. Build your empire and conquer this world by unleashing your might uponthe battlefield, harnessing storms of magical power and taking to theskies with flying creatures.
License: Buy, $60 and In-App purchases
Developer/Publisher: Feral Interactive
Modification Date: September 28, 2017
Requirements: macOS 10.12.4 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 34.24 GB - App Store
Download File Size: 34.24 GB - Steam
Total War: Warhammer II Total War: Warhammer II is a strategy game of colossal proportions.Choose from four iconic Races from the world of Warhammer FantasyBattles, and mount a campaign of conquest to save or destroy the NewWorld. Enjoy hundreds of hours of sophisticated gameplay with a combination ofturn-based strategy on the campaign map and immense real-time clashes onthe battlefield. The second in a trilogy and sequel to Creative Assembly’s multiaward-winning Total War: Warhammer, Warhammer II delivers a breathtakingnew narrative campaign set across the magnificent continents of Lustria,Ulthuan, Naggaroth and the Southlands. Command High Elves, Lizardmen, Dark Elves or Skaven in the Great Vortex Campaign Delve into a deeply engrossing campaign playing as one of eightLegendary Lords belonging to any of four awe-inspiring Races. You mustperform a series of arcane rituals to control the Great Vortex, apowerful maelstrom of enormous magical energy.
License: Buy, $60
Developer/Publisher: Feral Interactive
Modification Date: November 20, 2018
Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit
Download - Steam
XCOM 2 1.2.3 Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditionalsurrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet’s last line of defense, wasleft decimated and scattered. Now, in XCOM 2, the aliens rule Earth, building shining cities thatpromise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealinga sinister agenda and eliminating all who dissent from their new order. Only those who live at the edges of the world have a margin of freedom.Here, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on therun, and facing impossible odds, the remnant XCOM forces must find a wayto ignite a global resistance, and eliminate the alien threat once andfor all
License: Buy, $25
Developer/Publisher: Take Two Interactive/Feral Interactive
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War II 1.0.3 The sinister science fantasy universe of Warhammer® 40,000® comes tosavage life with Dawn of War® II on Mac and Linux. It’s the 41st Millennium in the Sub-Sector Aurelia, a cluster of worldson the edge of the Milky Way, where a battle of epic proportions isabout to begin. As a newly promoted Force Commander of the Blood RavensChapter, it is your privilege to lead crack squads of Space Marines intobattle against the forces of Orks, Tyranids and Eldar that threaten theImperium of Man. Driven by an innovative campaign narrative steeped in the lore ofWarhammer 40,000, armies of technologically advanced warriors wagebrutal war against remorseless enemies in a series of addictivelyfast-paced and visceral combat missions.
License: Buy, $20
Developer/Publisher: Sega/Feral Interactive
Modification Date: December 12, 2018
Requirements: macOS 10.14 or higher - 64-bit
Download File Size: 16.5 GB - App Store
Download File Size: 16.5 GB - Steam
Every time when you turn on or restart your MacBook or desktop computer running macOS, after loading the operating system directly, programs for which autorun is configured start to load.
I regularly got in the way of starting the system by launching the Steam application and I needed to close it every time manually. In this article we will look at a couple of options for excluding the Steam application from the auto-run list when macOS is started.
Remove Steam Application from Startup via Dock
In the first case, we will consider the option of changing the autorun function using the Doc panel, and this is permissible not only with Steam but also with any other applications on your Mac. Just follow the instructions:
If Steam has a shortcut in the macOS Dock, then simply click the right mouse button (or touchpad);
On it and select the Options tab in the pop-up window;
Then tick the “Open at Login” menu item.
If the box is checked, the application will automatically start with the macOS operating system, if not, the application is not available in the autorun.
Read more: How to Check if Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Will Run on your Mac?
Remove Steam Application to Startup in the macOS Settings
In the second case, we will go a little deeper into the system and try to change the autorun function via System Preferences for Applications. Instructions below:
To control the autoload function, you will need to go to the System Preferences section, for example, by selecting it from the Apple menu (the apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen);
Next we are interested in the item “Users and Groups”;
In the menu that opens, select the tab called Login Items. Here is the coveted list. As you probably already guessed, control is carried out using the buttons “+” and “-“.
Note: It is not necessary to remove the program from the list: if you just do not like the window that appears when loading it, you can hide it without canceling the launch of the program itself. To do this, check the box to the left of its name.
Conclusion
Now autoloading Steam and other programs on the Mac is not a problem for you – add there what you need, and remove the excess and always keep the autorun functions under control.