User:Swissmacuser
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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
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What I play how
| 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 |
| 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 | ✅ | ✅ |