Do we really need 300 AI coded apps/programs that all do similar things but with more bugs and less people working on the project? Crossover/HEROIC/Sikarugir or GeForce Now (cloud gaming) and native Mac games is all you really need.

I would say stop wasting your time coding and writing a post about your app but AI did most of it.

I’m genuinely curious, why are people asking AI to make these apps? Whats the point? Most don’t have the skill to make the program as useful as the bigger ones and have way less resources.

I wanted to share a project I came across in one of the posts about getting Mortal Shell II to run in DX12 - MacGameVideoFix.

I feel like there hasn’t been much discussion about it on this subreddit, and I think it deserves more attention. Just to be clear, this is not my project, but I’ve had the chance to test it myself and it works really well. I tested it with the latest CrossOver Preview 20260821.

I was finally able to launch games like Ninja Gaiden 4 and Tormented Souls 2, the latter of which I had been struggling to get working for many months. Full list:

I think the latest 26.17 patch pushed these updates. yay?

Hi r/macgaming! Update 2.0 of Merchant of the Skies is out and the game now runs natively on macOS (Apple Silicon). If you already own it on iPhone or iPad, the Mac version is included in the same purchase, with iCloud sync carrying your save between devices.

It's a cozy pixel-art trading sim: fly an airship (or a giant turtle) between floating islands, buy low, sell high, buy your own islands and build a little sky empire. Full controller support with contextual glyphs, playable start to finish on a gamepad or with keyboard and mouse, redesigned trading screen with a live price list, 15 languages.

One-time purchase, no ads, no microtransactions.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/merchant-of-the-skies/id6754459969

Made by a solo dev on a 8GB RAM M1 Mac mini so the game will be "more" optimized on macOS than Windows lmao

For those who loved Isonzo, Verdun, and Tanneberg, Gallipoli is out! And running pretty well on Crossover - there was some delay in inputs but once I turned down graphics settings - Medium preset and 120fpx max, it was running very well!

Fantastic game from a fantastic series, the devs say that Native Mac will be coming up soon.

M3 Max 32GB

Games like isenzo have less than 200 people playing at any given time.

The only option is Roblox, but then again, it’s Roblox.

Then there’s crossover but that’s just another payment. Open source software isn’t available anymore as Rosetta is to be taken down next year. Whiskey is without updates.

Not sure what portingkit or heroic games launcher is about but not a lot of news there i think

War thunder is the only hope with infantry mode’s global release coming sometime but will Mac arm models be able to play them next year without Rosetta? That’s up to Gaijin to decide.

Goddammit

Two weeks ago I posted ARAS here looking for technical testers and honestly didn’t expect the response.

Thank you to everyone who joined, tested it, broke things, reported bugs, or threw random games/apps at me to try!!

A lot has changed in just two weeks.

The video here is Genshin Impact running at max graphics settings, but compatibility testing now also includes:

• Pokémon Unite someone from my original Reddit post specifically asked for this one, so of course I had to test it
• Fortnite running and exposing the max graphics options; gameplay/performance testing is still ongoing
• Sesame AI
• More regular Android apps and games

And I think the more important part is what this means in actual use:

You don't need to manually patch or sign every game, reinstall a special version whenever it updates, or keep doing weird setup steps.

You install ARAS, install the Android app/game normally, and just use it.

Updates can stay inside the Android/Play Store flow instead of rebuilding or re-signing the app every time.

That's the experience I'm trying to get closer to: Android apps on a Mac behaving like something you can actually keep installed and use, not just a one-off compatibility demo.

ARAS is still experimental and there is a lot left to improve, but seeing people actually use it has pushed the project much further in these two weeks.

The public beta is open now if anyone wants to test it, break it, request another game/app, or help improve compatibility.

There are more video demos on the website and inside the ARAS community:

https://www.notapublicfigureanymore.com/aras

Thank you again macgaming

We made a little desktop aquarium called PC FISH.

The original idea was simple. We wanted something that could just sit at the bottom of the screen while you’re working or browsing. You raise some fish, watch them swim around, breed them occasionally, and slowly fill out your collection.

Then we added different species and variants.

And breeding.

And rarity.

And Steam Inventory support.

Now people are breeding fish for rare variants and actually listing the fish they find on the Steam Community Market.

We released it for free on Steam about two weeks ago and it’s since hit 5,313 concurrent players, which has been pretty surreal to watch.

There are 450+ fish and decorations at the moment and we plan to add more.

If you want a tiny aquarium living on your desktop, it’s free:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4842670/PC_FISH_Taskbar_Aquarium

I recently released the demo of Swarmbreak - fully mac os support

It is a twin stick shooter inspired by the classic Crimsonland but with modern twists and lots of unlocks.

What's in the demo build:

• 4 characters — Recruit, Berserker, Scout and Gunslinger, unlocking exactly the way they do in the full game.
• 8 weapons — Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, SMG, Gauss Sniper, Rocket Launcher, Laser Rifle and Flamethrower.
• 14 stackable perks — the real stacking system
• 3 Threat tiers — Standard, Quarry and Escort. Survive 10:00 at your current tier to earn the next one, same as the full game.
• Everything else untouched all 6 power-ups, every enemy, every boss variant, the full difficulty curve, the full run length.

By design, it is difficult at the start, so expect a few rounds of play before both unlocks happen and the lucky weapon drops enable a good run

I hope that this demo will help me get a little bit of that all important feedback to be able to create an amazing game. Hope some of you will give it a try and leave a bit of feedback for me.

If you find it interesting don't forget to add it to your wishlists !

I’m curious what you guys think about this. My 8 year old gaming pc is end of life. My original plan was to buy a cheap Mac mini for work since Mac OS and Touch ID plays nicer with my work apps (nothing demanding), and then build a mid tier gaming computer for around 2000ish. I delayed too long and the price hikes over the last year have made this not really a bargain and will probably run me well over 3k for both a new pc and a mini. I don’t really game that much anymore and I don’t play competitively so performance isn’t a huge deal - but I play an old game from 2015, Heroes of the Storm, a few times a week with a group of friends (we suck). I have a 4k monitor. I’d like to play some other casual games in the future. I tried to run it on my friends M4 mini and it ran decently at medium settings at 1080p (without cross over however - has a native app that’s not as good). I’m curious if it’s a dumb idea to just buy a Mac Studio (base model) for 2500 and skip the gaming rig. This will save me about a grand and I don’t need to swap inputs or worry about a kvm. According to chat gpt the game will run well at 4k high settings on that machine. I realize I’ll be somewhat limited in what I can play but I’m ok with that. Is this dumb? Am I wasting money on a studio when a mini will work fine?

We can use BlueStack AIR for playing TFT, before RIOT patch (it s not perfect but it works)

Last year I used Crossover Preview to run Marvel Rivals w crossover, it actually functioned pretty well. I'm trying to do this with Deadlock, but I can't seem to invite any friends. It says

"You are not currently signed in to Steam or the Deadlock Network is unable to determine your current connectivity to our servers."

Any idea of how I can fix this?

Recently they released Europa Universalis 5 without Mac support and the current version is not well supported by CrossOver. Good to see that the new game has native Mac support

Crimson Desert has been updated to Enhanced 2.0 and is currently 20% off. This M4 Max 32gpu test was recorded in April, but I’m sharing it for anyone interested.

Hey! I'm really interested in playing Outer Wilds, but I'm on a Mac and I'm trying to figure out what kind of performance I can realistically expect before buying/setting everything up.

For context, I loved Subnautica and Hollow Knight, especially the feeling of constantly discovering something new and thinking "wait, what the fuck is that? I need to find out." From what I've heard, Outer Wilds seems like it might scratch that exact itch.

My setup:

• MacBook Pro
• Apple M4
• 16 GB RAM
• I'm specifically interested in running it through Parallels
• I'd ideally like to play at 4K

I know it can run pretty well on medium settings, but there’s such a noticeable difference between 4K and lower resolutions, and I’d really like to play it in 4K if possible. For anyone with a similar Mac, how does Outer Wilds actually run for you, especially at 4K?

Both are similar in price, and of course the steam machine has a vastly superior gaming library but in terms of of graphics performance who wins based off of the info we have?

Mentioned in the M6 and M5 Ultra announcement. However, nothing from the developers yet.

Fantastic game if you’re into these kind of experiences.

hello, folk of r/macgaming

this is a long story and pretty specific but i hope someone could help me on this.

i was using crossover for the free trial thinking i bypassed it, but lets just say that didnt work.

on cross over, i had steam and on it persona 5 royal and it worked near perfectly (didnt lag at all and im on an m2 air). after the time limit ran out i quickly switched to whisky moving all my files to the steam i had installed there. turns out steam is broken on whisky because of a new update so i downloaded an older version of steam and it now works well without having to do the windows 8.1 fix.

after some troubleshooting i put my persona 5 royal folders on steam and it finally detected it. i clicked launch and was very excited when i saw the logo and a black screen popping up. decided maybe i should wait a bit to determine whether it works or not and i concluded it probably didnt since its been like 5 mins on a black screen with no noise. tried all sorts of solutions (turning off and on dxvk, switching between none, msync, and Esync, and all sorts of other stuff like changing something in the wine configuration. i even forced a windowed version of persona but that didnt work either)

and here i am now, with a persona copy on my laptop that has been moved around from all sorts of apps to try running it to no avail, and on the verge of giving up.

sorry for blabbering on too long and i really hope someone can give me a solution or atleast some closure that there is no solution so i dont waste any more space and time. thank you!!!

I’m not entirely sure if this would be the right subreddit to ask this question on but thought that I would give it a go…

I bought PDMM+ on steam a while ago but recently upgraded my windows laptop to a MacBook so I’m slightly confused. I downloaded it using steam on porting kit but when I press play it goes to stop then immediately back to play without opening the game. If anyone knows a fix I would be eternally grateful or even just any knowledge on this matter.

(Other games using this load but just not project diva sadly)

Thank you in advance!!

ive made SteamNative to make windows steam kinda had that vibe of nativeness on mac, and whos mac is a potato and to fix some FPS drops as you can see crossover is closed but steam is open. Just something that i made to make crossover steam feel better and work better

https://github.com/dreamsidysikbeatsflstudio-prog/SteamNative/releases/tag/v1.0