Warcraft® III: Reforged for Mac

Reimagined fantasy RTS

Warcraft® III: Reforged is a free-to-play total reimagining of the classic real-time strategy game, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Relive its long and immersive campaigns or jump back into the exciting single-player or multiplayer matches. Regardless of which mode you play, you can experience a bit of the story that continues where Warcraft II left off.

You can revisit the magical world of Azeroth, now in stunning high-resolution. More importantly, you can watch the stunning cutscenes—considered visual spectacles at the time—also recreated in higher quality. The strategy game includes content from its expansion pack, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

A chilling return to Azeroth

Warcraft® III: Reforged faithfully recreates the story and the content of the original Reign of Chaos, but in much better audio and video qualities. Like the original, it focuses on the land of Azeroth. This magical world is threatened by The Burning Legion, a vast army of demons and corrupted races—an immersive story told through the lens of the four playable races in the game.

Apart from the familiar gameplay experience, you can also explore new strategies from the Human Alliance, the Orcish Horde, the Undead Scourge, or the Night Elves—thanks to minor fixes that address bugs and glitches that negatively affected the original gameplay experience. Whether on Campaign or Skirmish, you can choose your Hero and lead your faction to victory. These heroes can be leveled up, unlocking better stats and new skills.

Unfortunately, it comes with new problems of its own. For starters, it is plagued with bugs that cause the game to crash. Additionally, there are instances where the remastered visuals do not work properly, essentially getting worse as you zoom in or out of your game. Also, unlike its original counterpart, the Reforged version doesn’t have online leaderboards or periodic tournaments like those on the Battle.net platform years ago.

Great for single player

If you’re more interested in experiencing the story rather than getting competitive in online multiplayer, then Warcraft® III: Reforged is the perfect excuse. It offers the entire Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne catalog, only in better audio and video quality. However, it comes with problems too, including restricted multiplayer, keeping it advisable for single player only. With the platforms available, it’s still a good game to try.