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Spore

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Spore
Spore cover
Developers
Maxis
macOS TransGaming[1]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
macOS September 7, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 94
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Series Spore
Resources
PCGamingWiki
WineHQ
Spore on HowLongToBeat
Spore on IGDB
Spore guide on StrategyWiki
Spore on MobyGames
Spore on Wikipedia

Warning

The macOS version of this game does not work on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit apps.[2]

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Rosetta 2 Unplayable Works only up to macOS 10.14.x Mojave as the game is a 32-bit app.[2]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Playable May crash sometimes after 1-2 hours, remember to save.[3]
Wine Playable May crash sometimes after 1-2 hours, remember to save.[4]
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Playable.[5]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam (unavailable) Removed from purchase.
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macOS
Origin (unavailable) Removed from purchase but still available on EA.[2]
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

References

  1. EA Reveals SPORE(TM) for the Mac - Market Wired - last accessed on 2017-12-31
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spore on EA - last accessed on 2024-10-23
  3. Verified by User:Wixonic on 2024-10-23
    Device: Mac mini M2 8GB
    OS: macOS 15.1 (24B82)
    Method: Crossover 24.0.5
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Highest
    Framerate: ≈30 FPS
  4. Verified by User:Wixonic on 2024-10-23
    Device: Mac mini M2 8GB
    OS: macOS 15.1 (24B82)
    Method: Kegworks using engine KegworksCX 23.7.1 with D3DMetal v2.0b3 enabled, on a Wineskin wrapper v3.0.7
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Highest
    Framerate: ≈30 FPS
  5. Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-04-29
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020
    OS: macOS 11.3
    Method: Windows ARM Build 21364 on Parallels 16.5
    Store: Xbox App, Game Pass Ultimate