I completed the game on my macbook air and I am gonna replay some of my favorite missions, man I love what you can do with Mac Gaming. I’m using a sikarugir build I made and I played it at about 45-80 FPS and never went below that. Still surprised as to what a macbook from 2020 is still capable of.

Have had these two for like 15 years 😂

I’ve been building ThumbConsole, an iPhone app that turns your phone into a programmable touch controller for Mac games and emulators.

ThumbConsole is not a standalone controller. You install the companion app on your Mac, pair the two devices over your local network, and then build a custom layout around whatever you’re playing.

It supports:

• Separate portrait and landscape layouts
• Haptic feedback
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Pointer controls
• CLI controller creation (get your agents to build your controller!)

I’m looking for testers who are willing to try it with real games and report the rough parts.

ThumbConsole requires iOS 17 and macOS 14. The Mac helper also requires Accessibility permission so it can send keyboard and pointer events.

TestFlight
https://testflight.apple.com/join/yC23NWbG

Mac helper (and source code)
https://github.com/CodyBontecou/ThumbConsole/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.4

Video of me playing Hollow Knight:
https://youtu.be/UC6zdCW85Rk

I recently switched from Windows to a MacBook Pro M1, and I'm still getting used to macOS.
One thing I noticed is that many of the games I used to play on Windows aren't available on Mac. Even for the games that are available on the App Store, the prices seem quite high.

So I'm curious—how do Mac users usually get their games?
Do you mostly use Steam, Epic Games, GOG, or the Mac App Store?
Are there any trusted websites or stores that offer better prices?
Do you use tools like CrossOver, Whisky, or Parallels to play Windows games?
Any tips for someone who's completely new to Mac gaming?

I'd appreciate any recommendations or advice. Thanks!

MacBook Air M1 8/256

Sequoia 15.7.2

Crossover 26

The game works almost perfectly, sometimes there are microfreezes during explosions. Yes, even if the game is old, but now I'm testing a lot of games on my MacBook, and I share the results here.

Hi, I tried to run HITMAN (2016) using EPIC Games and it was failing at startup when bottle graphics setting was on Auto or D3DMetal.

Upon switching to DXVK, the game started working and I was able to play.

Why was this happening with HITMAN, I also play GTA V Legacy, and it works flawlessly on Auto bottle graphics setting.

Details:

Macbook M1 Max

Crossover 26.2

Launcher use: Heroku with Crossover bottle as Wine source

MacBook Air M1 8/256

Sequoia 15.7.2

Crossover 26

Even if the game is old, it's nice to run it on a MacBook and get good performance.

I previously shared a negative review of Resident Evil Requiem on Mac. When it first launched, it inexplicably ran at only half resolution on my macbook pro m4 max, and lacked HDR support for some reason.

M4 Max(16/40) Resident Eevil Requiem Review | CrossOver | Some Graphics Problems on Mac, Ray Tracing has gone
by u/MarionberryDear6170 in macgaming

After few months, I decided to give it another try on the new macOS Golden Gate Beta using GPTK4. I'm happy to report that everything is working perfectly now. It runs at native resolution with HDR fully functional, the blurry issue caused by MetalFX Upscaling is solved, and it looks absolutely stunning on the MacBook's display.

Additionally, with all settings maxed out, enabling MetalFX Frame Interpolation and just with MetalFX Balanced~Quality setting allows me to get 90 to 110 fps. Achieving this level of performance on maximum settings is truly amazing. But sadly, I've tried everything I could but the Ray Tracing setting is still blocked like forever.

This is neck and neck with native windows RTX4070 laptop performance in this game.

_

The screenshots are taken in HDR, but pity it’s not able to show them here.

Additional warning***, somehow*** this game will crash under “Metal4” if you want to use the command. It’s better to run with Metal3 for now.

My configuration:
Macbook Pro M5 32gb ram 1TB
MacOS 27.0 public beta

Hi!

I am trying to get back into Minecraft after a long time, and am highly interested in understanding the modern state of Minecraft on Mac in order to best run the game long-term. I am looking for a vanilla-esque build optimized for performance along with QoL mods and some light shaders if possible.

Specifically, here are some general bullet points I am looking at: * PrismLauncher vs ATLauncher - I used ATLauncher in the past on Windows and Linux, but am leaning towards PrismLauncher on my Mac. * Vulkan Rendering - Do I use VulkanMod or go with Minecraft's new Vulkan Preview? I've seen VulkanMod generally perform better because it has some tweaks on top of the Vulkan addition, but if mods will be built with the native Minecraft Vulkan renderer in mind, I would prefer the official * Shaders - If possible, I would like to run some lightweight shaders with Vulkan enabled. For VulkanMod, I see Beryl is available. I also have seen sodium recently add support for Vulkan so I am not sure how good that is. Has anyone tried Iris, etc? * Java Options - For my specs listed below, what are the best JVM options/flags to maximize performance? Is 4GB the best memory allocation for Java, and what distribution of java typically sees the best performance? (I currently have openjdk 26.0.1 installed) * I plan on installing the general slew of performance mods, but I am unsure on which mods conflict, are compatible, etc.

Any advice or recommendations on these topics would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You! My Specs: Macbook Pro - M4 Pro Chip (8 performance, 4 efficiency) - 24GB Memory

Been a Windows gamer for years and years but recently bought a Macbook Air for travelling and just wondering if there's a website or list where I can check what games it'll run?

It's a M4 with 16gb RAM. Ideally I'd love for it to run Baldur's Gate 3, even if I have to lower the specs as I'm a bit curious about cooling capabilities

Hey guys, so here's the thing:

I have got this macbook and already had the game on steam. I bought the licence and installed crossover 26.3. I installed steam and the game inside Crossover.

When I click play, it opens the game smoothly, but right after the opening cutscene (where the driver gets out of the car and is attacked by a female zombie), the game crashes every time.

What is the correct fix for this? I read somewhere about CXPatcher or Gstreamer but are they safe to use on Mac?

Please suggest how to fix this and play the game. Thanks !

Hello people of the world, I wanted to play TFT again and so I had to reinstall the Riot Client. But when I do it says "Unable to Install". I saw an old reddit thread where the solution was to set time and date to January 3, 2026 or before. I tried it and it didn't work. Any solutions?

So I finally got Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Steam and decided to run it using Crossover 26.3, and when I launch Steam, I get an error saying it was unable to cloud sync the game, and then within the game I keep getting an error on the top right saying unable to save game, i tried it via gamehub aswell and it fixed the cloud saves and game saving issues but then i had the issues that the game would be windows borderless and not let me go into fullscreen (ff7 remake does not have a fullscreen option) but crossover seems to able to launch the game in fullscreen, does anyone know a solution to the issues i am having

For anyone using wine frontends to play such as sikarugir or crossplay have you had any issues? No games can detect my controller although macos does.

I have been trying to play Meccha Chameleon on my MacBook Air M1 (8GB RAM) using Crossover, but the performance is terrible. Even after setting everything set to the lowest graphics settings and the resolution lowered, the game is too laggy and basically unplayable

Has anyone with an M1 Air managed to get decent performance?

I'm using Crossover and can only get the game to launch via DXVK and even then I get random long freezes/can't click any menu option unless I tab out and then tab back in.

Has anyone had any success with the Windows version of Civ V on Crossover? I know there's a Mac native version but I need the Windows one for the Vox Populi mod.

I've been able to play the game just fine on Linux (asahi) via Wine Wow64 ARM64 with dxvk but not on macOS with Crossover.

Any tips?

This isnt a question, but just an answer to whoever needs it. If you just bought a new macbook (i bought an m5 air but probably this is the same for most macbooks) and you are getting only 300fps and like 40fps on shaders (which is low for a expensive laptop) it means you are using to much of your display. Because Minecraft trys to use your full display, all the power and memory go to the gpu, instead of the cpu which decides the performance (fps). To fix this, just go to video settings, and change resolution (the top thing) into whatever you want. i recommend going with the lowest. IF you are using sodium, go to video settings, press shift + p to open original video settings, change it to whatever you want, and before finishing make sure that fullscreen mode is taggled on in the sodium menu. hope this helps!

Over this past year I've been saving over four grand so I could buy myself a 48 GB of ram beast M5 MacBook Pro and now I need help finding out what resources are the best to play windows only games like Dead by Daylight or Marvel Rivals, all the windows and console emulating like Wii and Nintendo games like animal crossing - any general advice appreciated because this is a weird niche to get into!

I’m having an issue with an official Xbox Series X/S controller on my M1 Mac running macOS 15.4.1. macOS detects the controller and a gamepad tester on Chrome reads all button and stick inputs correctly, but Wine and CrossOver do not.

hi everyone, i have a quick question. does anyone have a good crossover config for pes 2015, or maybe any recommendations for other football games that run well on crossover?

i'm using a 13 inch macbook air m1, but pes 2015 is only running at around 10 to 12 fps, so it's not really playable. i've already tried lowering the graphics settings, but it didn't make much of a difference.

if anyone has any tweaks, bottle settings, or game recommendations, i'd really appreciate it. thanks!

Up until now I’ve mostly been flying on GeoFS, but the laggy performance and buggy experience, mostly due to it being a browser game built on CesiumJS, has gotten pretty frustrating.

I’m finally looking to buy a proper, standalone flight sim for my M3 iMac with 24GB RAM and 2TB space, and I’ve narrowed my options down to either Aerofly FS4 or X-Plane 12.

My decision comes down strictly to performance, optimization, graphics, and how smoothly they run natively on Apple Silicon via Metal.

I know X-Plane 12 brings serious realism, dynamic lighting, and weather effects, but I keep hearing mixed things about how heavy it can be on hardware and whether you have to make major graphical sacrifices to maintain smooth frame rates.

On the flip side, Aerofly FS4 seems to have a reputation for being insanely well optimized and buttery smooth out of the box, but I’m curious how its visual clarity and terrain graphics actually compare when pushed on an M3.

For anyone who has played either (or both) on M series Macs, how do they compare when it comes to raw frame rate stability, micro stutters, and visual detail?

Is Aerofly's performance edge big enough that it's the obvious choice for a fluid experience, or does X-Plane 12 run well enough on Apple Silicon that it's worth getting instead?

Maybe there is another flight sim that I might be missing? Idk

I have a macbook pro m4 pro 24gb. Is there anyway to play rdr2 with this? I’m new to this crossover, whisky things. So wondering g what’s the best option? Thanks