Fortnite
From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
 |
|
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Epic Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Epic Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 5 | |
| 2017-2021 | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| OpenCritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Resources | |
| PCGamingWiki | |
| WineHQ | |
  |
|
- Fortnite on macOS will play perfectly and connect to online servers with other Mac users, but remains on a very outdated version of the game from before the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit. You need to have owned Fortnite since before the Epic vs. Apple lawsuit to download the Mac version.
macOS Compatibility
| Method | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rosetta 2 | Perfect Playable only old season.[1][2][3] | |
| iOS/iPadOS App | Last season can be played through Sideloading in EU, see #Fornite on iPhone/iPad in European Union. | |
| Compatibility layer | ||
| CrossOver | ||
| Wine | Starts, but gets Error that you should use the Original Launcher (via GPTK, HeroicLauncher).[4] | |
| Virtualization | ||
| Parallels | Game installs, but EasyAntiCheat is unable to be installed or launched - No support for Windows 10 ARM.[5][6][7][8] |
Fornite on iPhone/iPad in European Union
Fortnite is available for EU citizens through Sideloading[9] as Sideloading is now available in EU[10]. Follow the instructions here.
Gameplay videos
References
- ↑ Verified by User:WillyTechGames on 2022-03-30
- Device: MacMini M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- Method: MacOS Monterey Version 12.3
- Store: Epic Games
- Resolution: Full HD
- Framerate: 60fps average
- Controller: Keyboard Mouse
- Comment: Game installs and can be playable, but you must to owned the game a long time ago, before the problems Apple VS Epic, if you download epic store now and try to owned for mac & download is not allow you.
- ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on
- Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- ↑ Verified by User:Novashivam on 2024-02-25
- Device: MacMini M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- Method: MacOS Sonoma Version 14.3.1
- Store: Epic Games
- Resolution: Full HD
- Framerate: 60fps average
- Controller: Keyboard Mouse
- Comment: Download game from epic store will work fine.
- ↑ Verified by User:Crash09N on 2023-09-23
- Device: MacBook Pro M2 2022 24GB RAM
- OS: macOS 14
- Method: GPTK via HeroicLauncher
- Store: EpicGames
- Comment: Starts, but gets Error that you should use the Original Launcher
- ↑ Verified by User:ProbablyAri on 2024-11-05
- Device: MacBook Pro M3 Pro 14 18GB RAM
- OS: macOS
- Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 20
- Store: EpicGamesLauncher
- Controller: keyboard
- Comment: Launch Error "ARM64 CPUS ARE NOT SUPPORTED"
- ↑ Verified by User:Paul on 2021-11-18
- Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro 14 32GB RAM
- OS: macOS
- Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 17
- Comment: Response "Failed to install BattlEye Service",beacuse of the BE service can not open on service.msc
- ↑ Verified by User:Cyazide on 2021-04-15
- Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8 GB RAM
- Method: MacOS Big Sur Version 11.3 Beta (20E5229a)
- Store: Epic Games
- Comment: Game installs, but EasyAntiCheat is unable to be installed or launched - No support for Windows 10 ARM
- ↑ Verified by User:BringBackTron and Jhelzei on 2021-04-20
- Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8GB RAM
- OS: macOS 11.3 Beta 8
- Method: Windows ARM Build 21359 on Parallels 16.5
- Comment: EasyAntiCheat issue, outright error stating no suport for ARM64
- ↑ Get the Epic Games Store on iPhone and iPad - last accessed on 2024-10-23
- ↑ Installing apps through alternative app distribution in the European Union - last accessed on 2024-10-23