Hi

I have made patch that allows MGS1 to be played natively on MacOS with silicon M-chips

Game is not included, you have to get your own copy. Tested only with GOG version. Both main game and VR missions working.

Additionally the textures were rescaled to 4K to look better on bigger screens.

Patch link: https://github.com/PepeForFun/MGS1_MacOS_Patch

Let me know if you run into any issues

Hello r/macgaming,

I’m the solo developer of Pixel Metropolis, a cosy isometric city builder about guiding Paris across 10,000 years.

You begin with a pristine landscape in the Paleolithic and progressively build the city through different historical eras. The idea is that the city is never reset: earlier roads, buildings and neighbourhoods remain visible and influence what comes next.

The free demo covers the Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Age, and is available natively on macOS as well as Windows. The game itself is being developed on an M1 MacBook, so the Mac version isn’t an afterthought.

Pixel Metropolis is participating in Steam Next Fest from 19–26 October. I’ve attached the latest trailer, and you can find the demo here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5166960/Pixel_Metropolis/

I’d particularly appreciate feedback from anyone who tries the Mac build, especially regarding performance and any hardware-specific issues !

wineskin constantly tells me my engine is corrupted and when i try run it on porting kit the game flashes and closes. Please someone help i use M5 chip and im on Tahoe 26.6.2 .

I just got a base m4 mac mini a week ago and am still learning the ins and outs of the OS (coming from windows). I’m just a bit lost on gaming as it seems a lot more complicated even with crossover being a frontend for wine. Are there any third party dlss/frame gen tools that I can mess around with? Looking to improve performance for dark souls 3 and some other games

Age of Calamity was basically the only title I loved playing on my switch before I had to sell it. If there's someone out there already doing it - just know that I love you

Saw a post on reddit a couple days ago about steamac and running pretty much any game on it. Had to search through my history but I saw it was removed.

Why? Is it actually legit?

And as for alternatives, I tried something called Whisky. Couldn't run Halo.

I want to play this game on my macbook air m2 base. Looking up review on macgamingdb and there is a review running on the same exact specs as mine saying it runs smoothly in low graphic.

Testing out the Bloodborne Mac port (Wooloomooloo2 repo) on the M4 Pro, and the experience so far is honestly pretty impressive, with consistent playable FPS without any upscaling at all just native 1080p. pulling 60 to low 44 FPS

Hardware & Build Specs:

• Mac: MBP M4 Pro (24GB Unified Memory / 512GB SSD)
• Port Version: 0.5.1
• Game Region: CUSA00900 (US) (Note: Not the recommended CUSA03173 EU version, but runs fine!)
• Settings:Imgur Screenshot

Performance / Notes:

Overall, the game is super enjoyable and completely playable. You’ll spot some missing textures and occasional missing floor geometry here and there, but nothing game-breaking at all.

Curious if anyone else is running the US version and seeing differences compared to the EU build?

Download it here: https://github.com/metalsharp/WineMetalGL

Fixes and Improvements:

• Fixed faulty shaders with SpaceEngine
• Fixed Fault Call with Doom 3 BFG
• Fixed Wolfenstein Total New Order failing to load / Audio crash bug, provided fixed F-Audio dll
• Fix OpenMW loading and provide native Arm64 Glue Shim
• Fix SOMA texture / lighting issues
• Fix Doom Performance issues
• Added UpscaleGL Feature (Performance, Balanced, Quality)
• Fixed invariant vertex shader position persistence
• Fixed Display Driver issue
• Fixed Casette Beasts not loading / presenting incorrect textures because WineMetalGL reported its driver name as 'Apple'
• Added a complete logging system for WineMetalGL
• Improved performance and rendering issues with Foundation
• Added GLES 2.0 -> 3.2 conformance and support
• Portal (1) now works without texture invariance issues
• Fixed several incorrectly translated OpenGL textures and shaders. Improved performance drastically across Memory, Cpu, and GPU process handling.

WineMetalGL Settings App (Download WineMetalGL-Settings-3.3.0.zip And Open It:

• You can now download a tiny developer-signed WineMetalGL helper app built in Swift UI with liquid glass. From here, you are able to toggle performance/balanced/quality upscaling, as well as toggle logs on / off and open the folder they are contained in. You can also install it if not installed both into crossover or your dedicated wine prefix, and toggle WineMetalGL on / off. Only works with MacOS 26 or later.

Game Specific Patch Files:

• Game-Specific Patch Files now contains per-game dlls for games that need them rather than forcing you to figure it out on your own. In this release, there are files for: Space Engine, WolfenStein New Total Order, and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind with OpenMW. Point claude or codex at this file if you need help installing it into your wine.

Photos:

Thanks for all the support so far! Development continues!!

Played through the entire game on xenios(xenia-edge) on my M1 Max(32 Core GPU), I had to apply some game specific patches and config overrides(there's a Xenia thread on GitHub regarding this). There were some times the game got a bit choppy and very rare moments of tearing but otherwise it was a good experience. When you enter an initial level it'll take a second for all the assets would load then its good. For the most part, it felt like how a 360 would play, 30+ fps depending on the area. I probably could've toyed with more settings but I was happy enough with the performance.

I know we have GOW Redux and Remastered, neither game played ball through Crossover(both not making it out of the main menus). I troubleshooted it a bit but gave up and figured Xenia would be the most original experience anyways. And 2/3 don't have PC ports so I'll end up back there anyway.

Unrelated but for those curious on E-Day, the game requires hardware ray tracing which M1/M2 does not have unfortunately. M3 and up should be good to play. Really frustrating roadblock.

gang what am i to do. the environment was smth like wine crossover experimental smth like that and ive tried disconnecting the wifi or allowing full access but nothing💔

It’s my first time ever modding a game and I’m SO LOST. It seems the mods are silently running but not actually being displayed in the game.

List of mods are: Red4ext, redscripts, browser extension, virtual atelier, equipmentEX, archiveXL, TweakXL, codeware and maybe some other ones (posting off the top of my head).

Macbook M4 2025

If anyone has experience with this, please help. 😅😅 TIA!

I am on an M2 Air with Crossover 25.1.1. Any CSP version I have tried hasn't worked and I have tried what feels like every fix on the internet with no luck

Hey im kind of new to Mac gaming ive been trying to get into deadlock but my crossover free trial is about to run out is there an alternative that I could run it thru that run about as well? thx and I have a base m4 air if it helps

Is anyone else having issues with Deadlock not making it past the loading wheel upon launching? I'm on an M4 Pro Mac Mini on 27.0.1. and I have Crossover + NotProton. It was working fine last week and I tried launching the game earlier today but It gets stuck on the logo as it fades. Everything is up to date and I even tried a fresh reinstall with no success. My other games work just fine so it doesn't appear to be a Crossover or NotProton issue.

I made a sailing simulator for Mac and iOS while studying for my skipper licence

Hi everyone,

I’m a retired doctor from Madrid. While studying for my skipper licence I wanted a way to practise at home, so I built SailorSim, a sail and motor simulator set in the Mediterranean.

Leave the port, trim the sails, tack and gybe, anchor in a cove, enter Mahón harbour between buoys and ferries, or sail all the way to Salou, Mallorca and Menorca, by day, at night or in a storm. Charts come from OpenStreetMap.

Free, no ads, no data collection, works offline. English and Spanish. Runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad.

It’s my first sailing game, so any feedback is very welcome.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822390196

Fair winds!

Thanks for reading, and fair winds!

I am using CrossOver 25. While I can successfully run AC via CM, the application crashes—often preceded by a blue dialog box—whenever I change the track or vehicle, or even when I simply rename a track or vehicle. Does anyone know how to resolve this? Thanks in advance!

Hi can anyone help me to fix the loading screen crash on my mac m1 using playcover

seen some sources say it doesnt work cuz of anti cheat and just wanna confirm here

It doesn't appear that anyone has been successful in getting 007 Nightfire PC to run on an M3 Mac (either on here or Google), but apparently the GameCube version works? The game is a bit different, but maybe the GameCube version could scratch my nostalgic itch. Dumb question, but do I need a GameCube controller to play it, or can I use my keyboard? Never gamed on my Mac or done anything like this before, so excuse my ignorance.

Hello. This is a modified post regarding a post I made in the Company of Heroes subreddit — no responses so maybe someone here can assist me.

Hey Mac community! Heads up, I hate to be a burden as some of my inquiry may be common knowledge — sorry about that! So more or less here’s what’s going on: I really have no interest in PC/Mac games besides Company of Heroes. My Xbox is my primary “gaming rig”. I am actually considering getting a Macbook Air M5 (10-core GPU, not 8-core) and am hoping that now in 2026, it’s easier to play CoH on Mac.

I had a few questions. Sorry for listing questions like you’re my personal assistant.

1. I know CoH2 can be purchased/played on MacOS, how about CoH1 and 3?
2. I’ve read that there may be a small community of CoH players here who all run it on Mac. Are you guys still here/active?
3. Is there anything I should know before I make this move? Are there any special requirements for me to play these games on Mac? I’ve read all types of things regarding emulators, or running Windows on Mac to play CoH, all things that confuse me a bit as I’m a) new to MacOS b) not as hip to computers as I used to be.

EDIT: Hello! Quick edit for this subreddit. If anyone wants to speculate on possible performance of the Air M5 with these games or otherwise has generalized information on the M5, feel free to share. For what it’s worth, I want the M5 to use Logic Pro, have an additional Apple device, and to play Company of Heroes and maybe another game if something compatible piques my interest. Thank you so much!

Hey everyone!

I have a MacBook Air M3 with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, and I've been thinking about getting into gaming on it.

I'm pretty new to gaming on Mac, so I'm not sure where to start or what to expect.

I'm mainly interested in games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Europa Universalis V, and Crusader Kings III.

I know the MacBook Air isn't exactly designed for gaming, especially since it doesn't have a fan, but I'm curious if anyone has managed to play these games or similar ones on an M3 Air.

How do you guys usually play games? Do you use Steam, CrossOver, Whisky, cloud gaming, or something else? And how's the actual performance?

I'm not expecting ultra graphics or crazy FPS. I'd be happy with decent graphics and smooth, playable performance.

Also, is running demanding games for a few hours bad for the MacBook in the long run, considering the heat?

Would love to hear from anyone with a similar setup, especially what games you've managed to run and what you'd recommend to someone just starting.

Thanks!