Two types of casual games on Mac OS X I like are hidden object (Mystery Files) and time management (Diner Dash). However, hidden object games have one huge flaw in my eyes. Some are 800x600 and too small to play without putting your eyes inches from the screen. Going full screen doesn't solve the problem as some stretch out of propotion to fill the screen and the objects already very well hidden are even harder to find. So these ones I recommend are all 1024x768 screen resolution. Thus there aren't 50 or 500 recommendations. I tried out every single Big Fish Mac games (August 2008) and most were 800x600. Note the time management games are 800x600 but look decent at full screen.

Compare stretched (objects distorted) , 800x600 (too small) and 1024x768 (best above all the rest)

Also these casual mac games are all $20 but can be had for $8/each and all from Big Fish Games. Let me explain their bigfishgames club program charges your credit card $8/month for 6 months and at the beginning of each month you get 1 game credit. Then at the end of that 6 months you may cancel your recurring monthly $8 charge. At any time you can buy any other game for $8. You never lose the 6 game credits either if not used for whatever reason after you cancel your subscription. All games have full demo for 60 minutes. Hope that clears it up.

Should be pointed out that I'm huge into Nintendo DS games so any game on DS or coming out for DS I'll be less inclined to get for Mac. Bigfishgames Japan has also opened website September 2008 in Japan but right now only PC games no Mac. Only count 4 hidden object games. They had it open in 2006 for just a brief time with only 3 games and shut it down.

Currently available for Nintendo DS:
Diner Dash, Cake Mania, Cake Mania 2 (PC) is on DS. Zuma is on DS too under name of Magnetica.

Coming out soon for Nintendo DS: Nov 2008 - Babysitting Mania and Peggle

Mystery Chronicles - Murder Among Friends
Released September 18, 2008

James Patterson's Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet
Released July 22, 2008

Blood Ties
Released July 7, 2008

Agatha Christie: Peril at End House
Released May 16, 2008
You can skip any mini puzzles that you deem to hard. That's a bonus for me.

G.H.O.S.T. Hunters: The Haunting of Majesty Manor
Released September 5, 2007
This is oldest game on this page and suprisingly 1024x768...a pioneer hidden object game for sure.

Fashion Dash
Released August 11, 2008

Build-a-lot (1024x768)
Released July 30, 2008

Fitness Frenzy
Released July 9, 2008

Wedding Dash 2: Rings around the World
Released July 2, 2008

Burger Shop
Released April 10, 2008

Updated September 29, 2008

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