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Minecraft

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Minecraft
Minecraft cover
Developers
Mojang
Engines
LWJGL
Release dates
November 18, 2011
macOS November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011
iOS August 16, 2011
iPadOS August 16, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 93
IGDB 84
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Codeweavers
WineHQ
Minecraft on IGDB
Minecraft guide on StrategyWiki
Minecraft on MobyGames
Minecraft on Wikipedia

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native Perfect 1.19 and later are native with an ARM64 JDK/JRE. For 1.6.4 - 1.18.2, see #Native. Anything below 1.6.4 has severe issues due to not translating properly.
Rosetta 2 Perfect Java version runs well via Rosetta 2. [1]
iOS/iPadOS App Perfect Mobile (Bedrock) can be sideloaded.
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unplayable Minecraft Bedrock is a Windows Store App, so it can't run through Crossover.
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Bedrock version playable. Xbox app is needed for logging in.
Multi-booting
Linux ARM Perfect Linux launcher for Minecraft Bedrock runs smoothly

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website Java and Bedrock editions are included.
macOS
App Store Mobile versions connect to Bedrock servers.
iOS
iPadOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

Native

Using Prism Launcher, you can play any version of Minecraft natively from 1.6.4 to 1.18.2.

Assuming Homebrew is installed on your Mac, you can install Prism Launcher and openJDK 17 for versions 1.17 and later:

brew upgrade && brew install prismlauncher && brew install openjdk@17 && brew cleanup

For 1.6.4 - 1.16.5, download the Zulu 8 openJDK: https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-8-lts&os=macos&architecture=arm-64-bit&package=jdk#zulu

References

  1. Verified by User:Mhhosseini1384 on Nov-13th-2021
    Device: Macbook Air M1 8 Core GPU 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 12.0.1
    Method: (Normal/Optifine/Sildur's Vibrant Shaders v1.29 High-MB)
    Game version: 1.17.1
    Resolution: 2880x1800/2880x1800/1280x800
    Settings: Highest 12 chunks(8 chunks on Sildur)
    Framerate: 45-60 FPS/100-180 FPS/30-60 FPS