User:Swissmacuser

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Casual gamer since 1993. Blogging since 2006 about macOS, tech stuff, and Mac gaming on Swiss Mac User  - Swiss. macOS. Tech. Blog.. Also active on X (Twitter), and contributing on GitHub.

Created a native Games folder icon for macOS Finder.

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Best compatibility of Games on my Mac

Game	 Native macOS	✖️ CrossOver	🥃 Whisky	🧬 VMWare Fusion
Aliens: Fireteam Elite ▸ Steam		❌ stopped working after a crash	✔️ ø 25 FPS	✅ ø 45 FPS
BioShock: The Collection ▸ Steam	✅
Black Mesa ▸ Steam		❌ unplayable 5 FPS		✅ ø 70 FPS
Blazing Sails ▸ Epic Games Launcher				✅ ø 27 FPS
Diablo II: Resurrected ▸ Battle.net Launcher		✅ ø 60 FPS		❌ Unsupported Graphics Drivers
Devil Daggers ▸ Steam	✅ ø 120 FPS
Doom 3	✅ Guide, 120 FPS (cap)
Doom Eternal ▸ Steam		❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64		❌ Graphics Adapter: Unsupported Drivers
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ▸ PlayCover	✅ via PlayCover, 60 FPS			❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64
Halo: The Master Chief Collection ▸ Steam		✅ DXVK (good FPS, no menu glitch) ✔️ D3DMetal (high FPS, missing menus)		❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64
Hellbound ▸ Steam		❌ slow ø FPS / Low resolution needed		✅
Half-Life Anthology	✅ Guide, 120 FPS	✅ ø 120 FPS	✅ ø 120 FPS
Killing Floor 2 ▸ Steam				✅ ø 35 FPS
Killing Time: Resurrected ▸ Steam		✅ ø 120 FPS (hi-res mode)		✅ ø 120 FPS (hi-res mode)
Marathon ▸ Steam	✅ 60 FPS (cap)
Myth II: Soulblighter	✅ ø 120 FPS
Oh Deer ▸ Steam		✅ ø 45-60 FPS
Quake I	✅ ø 120 FPS
Quake II Remastered ▸ Steam		✅ ø 60 FPS		✅ ø 60 FPS
Quake III Arena	✅ Guide, ø 105 FPS
The Settlers II: History Edition ▸ Ubisoft Connect		✅ ø 120 FPS
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	✅ Mac Source Port, 60 FPS
Return to Monkey Island ▸ Steam				❌ Requires DirectX 12 or Vulkan
RIPOUT ▸ Steam		✅ ø 45 FPS		❌ Requires DX12
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 ▸ Steam	✅ 60 FPS (v-sync, windowed only)
Splitgate ▸ Steam				✔️ many FPS drops, occasional kicks by anticheat
StarCraft Remastered ▸ Battle.net Launcher	✅ ø 120 FPS
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered ▸ Steam		✅ (since CX v24.x)	✅ 60 FPS (cap)	❌ Open GL crash
Turbo Overkill ▸ Steam		✅ 60 FPS (quality mode)		✅ 120 FPS (quality mode)
Unreal Tournament	✅ ø 120 FPS
Urban Terror	✅ Guide, ø 120 FPS
Vampire Survivors ▸ Steam	✅ 60 FPS (cap)
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne	✔️	✅ ø 120 FPS
Wolfenstein (2009)		(unplayable Audio stuttering & loops causing high CPU)		✅ ø 50 FPS
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin ▸ Steam	✅ Mac Source Port, 60 FPS (cap)	✅ 120 FPS cap	✅ 120 FPS cap

Best compatibility of Apps on my Mac

Game	Native macOS	CrossOver	Whisky	VMWare Fusion
Battle.net	✅ (Mac Games only)	✅		✅
Epic Games Launcher	✅ (Mac Games only)	❌		✅
PlayCover	✅ (iOS + iPadOS Games only)
Steam	✅ (Mac Games only)	✅	✅	✅
Ubisoft Connect	n/a	✅		✅