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|+ Best compatibility of Games on my Mac
 
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! Game !! Native !! CrossOver !! Whisky !! VMWare Fusion
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! Game !! Native macOS !! ✖️ CrossOver !! 🥃 Whisky !! 🧬 VMWare Fusion
 
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| [[Aliens: Fireteam Elite]] ||  || || <small>(✅ ø 25 FPS, no Steam)</small> || ✅ <small>ø 30 FPS</small>
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! [[Aliens: Fireteam Elite]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || <small>❌ stopped working after a crash</small> || ✔️ <small>ø 25 FPS || ✅ <small>ø 45 FPS</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Black Mesa]] ||  || <small>(unplayable 5 FPS)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 70 FPS</small>
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! [[BioShock Remastered|BioShock: The Collection]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ ||  ||  ||  
 
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|-
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| [[Blazing Sails]] <small>(Epic Games Launcher)</small> ||  || ||  || ✅ <small>ø 27 FPS</small>
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! [[Black Mesa]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || <small>❌ unplayable 5 FPS</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 70 FPS</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Doom Eternal]] ||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small> ||  ||
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! [[Blazing Sails]]<br><small>▸ Epic Games Launcher</small>
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|  || ||  || ✅ <small>ø 27 FPS</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout]] <small>(Epic Games Launcher)</small> ||  || ||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
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! [[Diablo II: Resurrected]]<br><small>▸ Battle.net Launcher</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small> ||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Graphics Drivers</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]] ||  || ✔️ <small>Slow ø 20-25 FPS </small>||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
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! [[Devil Daggers]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  || ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Hellbound]] || || <small>(✔️ slow ø FPS / Low resolution needed)</small> ||  || ✅
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! [[Doom 3]]
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| ✅ <small>[https://swissmacuser.ch/doom3-hd-native-on-apple-arm-macos-120fps/ Guide], 120 FPS (cap)</small> ||  || ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Killing Floor 2]] || ||  ||  || ✅ <small>ø 35 FPS</small>
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! [[Doom Eternal]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small> ||  || ❌ <small>Graphics Adapter: Unsupported Drivers</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Myth II: Soulblighter]] || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||  
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! [[Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout]]<br><small>▸ PlayCover</small>
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| ✅ <small>[https://www.itecheverything.com/post/how-to-install-and-play-fall-guys-on-mac via PlayCover], 60 FPS</small> ||  ||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Quake]] || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  || ||
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! [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>DXVK (good FPS, no menu glitch)</small><br>✔️ <small>D3DMetal (high FPS, missing menus)</small>||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
 
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|-
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| [[Quake 2]] (Remastered) || || <small>(✔️ weird Mouse speed slowdowns)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small>
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! [[Hellbound]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ❌ <small>slow ø FPS / Low resolution needed</small> ||  || ✅
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Quake 3 Arena]] || ✅ <small>ø 105 FPS</small> || ||  ||  
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! [[Half-Life|Half-Life Anthology]]
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| ✅ <small>[https://swissmacuser.ch/play-halflife-bshift-opforce-on-apple-silicon-mac-64bit-using-steam-xash3d/ Guide], 120 FPS</small> || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Wolfenstein]] (2009) ||  || <small>(unplayable Audio stuttering & loops causing high CPU)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 50 FPS</small>
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! [[Killing Floor 2]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ||  ||  || ✅ <small>ø 35 FPS</small>
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|-
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! [[Killing Time|Killing Time: Resurrected]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS (hi-res mode)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS (hi-res mode)</small>
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|-
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! [[Marathon]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ <small>60 FPS (cap)</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Myth II: Soulblighter]]
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| ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Oh Deer]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small> ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Quake|Quake I]]
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| ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Quake 2|Quake II Remastered]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small>
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|-
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! [[Quake 3 Arena|Quake III Arena]]
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| ✅ <small>[https://swissmacuser.ch/how-you-want-to-run-quake-iii-arena-in-2018-with-high-definition-graphics-120-fps-on-5k-resolution/ Guide], ø 105 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition|The Settlers II: History Edition]]<br><small>▸ Ubisoft Connect</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]
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| ✅ <small>[http://www.macsourceports.com/game/rtcw Mac Source Port], 60 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Return to Monkey Island]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  ||  ||  || ❌ <small>Requires DirectX 12 or Vulkan</small>
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|-
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! [[RIPOUT]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>ø 45 FPS</small> ||  || ❌ <small>Requires DX12</small>
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|-
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! [[Serious Sam Fusion 2017]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ <small>60 FPS (v-sync, windowed only)</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Splitgate]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  ||  ||  || ✔️ <small>many FPS drops, occasional kicks by anticheat</small>
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|-
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! [[StarCraft|StarCraft Remastered]]<br><small>▸ Battle.net Launcher</small>
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| ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Tomb Raider I-III Remastered]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>(since CX v24.x)</small> || ✅ <small>60 FPS (cap)</small> || ❌ <small>Open GL crash</small>
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|-
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! [[Turbo Overkill]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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|  || ✅ <small>60 FPS (quality mode)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>120 FPS (quality mode)</small>
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|-
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! [[Unreal Tournament 1999|Unreal Tournament]]
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| ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Urban Terror]]
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| ✅ <small>[https://www.urbanterror.info/downloads/ Guide], ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Vampire Survivors]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ <small>60 FPS (cap)</small> ||  ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Warcraft III: Reforged|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]
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| ✔️ || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS (use MSync)</small> ||  ||
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|-
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! [[Wolfenstein]] (2009)
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|  || <small>(unplayable Audio stuttering & loops causing high CPU)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 50 FPS</small>
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|-
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! [[WRATH: Aeon of Ruin]]<br><small>▸ Steam</small>
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| ✅ <small>[https://www.macsourceports.com/game/wrath Mac Source Port], 60 FPS (cap)</small> || ✅ <small>120 FPS cap</small> || ✅ <small>120 FPS cap</small> ||
 
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|+ Best compatibility of Apps on my Mac
 
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! Game !! Native !! CrossOver !! Whisky !! VMWare Fusion
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! Game !! Native macOS !! CrossOver !! Whisky !! VMWare Fusion
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|-
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! [[Battle.net]]
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| ✅ <small>(Mac Games only)</small> || ✅ ||  || ✅
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|-
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! [[Epic Games Launcher]]
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| ✅ <small>(Mac Games only)</small> || ❌ ||  || ✅
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|-
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! [[PlayCover]]
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| ✅ <small>(iOS + iPadOS Games only)</small> ||  ||  ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Steam]] || ✅ <small>(Mac Games only)</small> || ✅ || || ✅
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! [[Steam]]
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| ✅ <small>(Mac Games only)</small> || ✅ || ✅ || ✅
 
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| [[Epic Games Launcher]] || ✅ ||  ||  || ✅
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! [[Ubisoft Connect]]
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| <small>n/a</small> || ✅ ||  || ✅
 
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 27 October 2024

Hello there 👋

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.


My Games compatibility list

AppleGamingWiki contributions

Special:Contributions/Swissmacuser

What I play how

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 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 (use MSync)
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 ✅ ✅
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