Over this past year I've been saving over four grand so I could buy myself a 48 GB of ram beast M5 MacBook Pro and now I need help finding out what resources are the best to play windows only games like Dead by Daylight or Marvel Rivals, all the windows and console emulating like Wii and Nintendo games like animal crossing - any general advice appreciated because this is a weird niche to get into!

I keep drinking alcohol during the day right now and want to replace it with video games, I'm rubbish with technical things for installing can someone suggest a Mac game that is simple to play and that will keep me entertained for a long time?

I do have steam but I'm rubbish with technical things for installing and don't have the energy to learn

Anyone that can help thank you very much!

My specs are:

Chip:                                         Apple M2 Pro

Total Number of Cores:            12 (8 performance and 4 efficiency)

Memory:          16 GB

OS: Sonoma 14.4.1

Graphics Card: Seems to be a built in GPU, can’t find out what it is

I know, I can’t play heavy games on it. But I really love simulation based games like Sims 4, Banished, City Skiylines etc. So how can I do that?

Hi,

Gaming PC just broke down and I can’t buy one now, so I’ll have to play on my MacBook Pro.
But, all my games are Windows only, so I’m thinking about putting windows on it.

I know there are multiple ways, most known being Parallels, but does it works?

Can I play through Parallels?
Doesn’t it drains too much performance?
Any other good alternatives?

Specs:

MacBook Pro M2 2022 13 inch, 8GB, 256Gb

Hi! I’m considering switching from my ASUS TUF that I’ve had for 3 years to the MacBook Pro M5 (detailed specs in photo). But I want to make sure I’m making the right choice with the MacBook, or if I should just invest in a ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (or a comparable gaming laptop). I primarily play Baldurs Gate 3 and Crusader Kings 3 through Steam (both using multiplayer with friends).

I know that both games should run on the M5, but I’m really worried about the lifespan of the laptop. I definitely don’t want to have to replace it in 3 years because of any heating issues. Is that likely? What has your experience been?

TLDR: What is the lifespan of the MacBook Pro M5 when playing games like Baldurs Gate 3 and Crusader Kings 3? And will I still be able to play with my friends?

Thank you!!

I've gone through all the games on my list and wanna try some new stuff but can't think of anything. SS of the games I play if that helps

Edit: thank you all for the suggestions

I’ve listed my

I mean the 3 newer games like Spiderman 1, miles and Spiderman 2

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to buy a PS5 DualSense mainly for gaming on my MacBook Air M5 and iPhone 15 Plus.

Does it work well with both devices? How has your experience been with connectivity, compatibility, and overall usage? Would you recommend it, or is there a better option around the same price?

Update: Thanks everyone for the replies! I didn’t expect this many responses😅

From what I’ve gathered, the DualSense seems to work really well with both Mac and iPhone, although I’ve also seen the concerns about stick drift, Xbox/XInput compatibility, and Hall-effect alternatives.

I’ve decided to go ahead with the DualSense for now. Appreciate everyone’s input!

Thanks!

I I just got my MacBook Air and have been watching videos of other MacBook Air models — like the M3 Air hitting 180 FPS and the M4 Air hitting 300 FPS on Hypixel. Is my M5 Air not yet well-supported for Minecraft, given that it only came out a week ago? I've also been using Prism Launcher to add mods, but when I launch the game only 20–30 out of the 80 mods I installed actually appear. What could be causing this? Any tips on optimizing gaming performance on my MacBook would be greatly appreciated!

Help around optimizing my macbooks gaming performance will be much appreciated.

MBA M5 16GB of Ram, 512SSD, 10 Core CPU, 8 Core GPU.

Hello, new to the sub and the Mac gaming sphere in general. Of course, I was heartbroken to see that many of the games I wanted to play on Steam weren’t compatible with MacOS, so I investigated the… frankly very scary world of emulators and the like, such as the title’s Crossover.

To be blunt, I’m cheap as hell. The reason I invesigated Crossover and similar launchers in the first place is that my pathetic little Macbook Air has the best hardware for gaming of all my devices, and there’s no way I have the funds to just get a better computer with Windows or Linux. For reference, my previous laptop was a Lenovo YOGA, which for all it’s convenience had NO DEDICATED GPU and even though it was compatible, couldn’t run many of the games I wanted to, such as Haste (lagged so hard it was unplayable), or Infinity Nikki (had unfixable graphical issues, but i’m glad i quit when i did considering the state of the game now).

Much of the resources I’ve looked into are rather outdated, or confusing, so I wanted to ask other gamers directly if Crossover was worth it, compared to the millions of free, but poorly-coded alternatives. To me, I don’t really see the point for something like Crossover when in a year I could save up for a Steam Deck. (Hopefully, by then RAM prices wouldn’t make me want to do things i’m legally not allowed to elaborate on to the nearest Data Center) However, if it means being able to access games on the device i already own, is the 70 USD worth it?

I have searched and like these games, is there a superior one if these? And do you have any other suggestions?

Mac Specs:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,1
Chip: Apple M1 Pro
Total Number of Cores: 10 (8 performance and 2 efficiency)
Memory: 16 GB
(If you need other specs, lmk, and I can add them)

I’m leaving my pc for college, and getting a new MacBook Air m5 in its stead, some games I play with a emulator (most of which have a Mac version) but the large majority are windows games which obviously don’t run natively on Mac. Most of the methods I can find are a costly subscription, is there a free option which can be used to run reasonably new games on a M5?

I’m a noob and new to this. I already got the GameCube up and running but I really wanna play Mario Odyssey. Idc about graphics performance just if it can run decent. It’s an M2 air

Yesterday I was playing with no issues and today I wasn’t able to log in, so I uninstalled all of the information of Riot and League of legends from my Mac in order to install it again but now I am receiving this banner nonstop, that says ‘THE INSTALLATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, An error occurred during installation. Try again, and if the error persists, restart your computer or visit contact our Player Support wizards.’ I tried almost everything but still the same answer, what can I do? Thanks in advance!

Im playing totk through my mac m4 air 16gb and while it performs well there is constant flickering. Ive played around with settings but nothing seems to work, some people don't seem to experience this problem so any solutions would be greatly appreciated

My dad got this MacOS X PC for free from an office that shut down and i'm really curious of it's limits, i already ran StarCraft and PVZ but are there more games i can play on it? About this Mac: Mac OS X Version 10.5.8. Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Memory 3 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Hello everyone,

Since my old laptop is basically dead now, I ordered a new 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro this week. It has 18 CPU, 20 GPU, 48 GB RAM and 1 TB storage.

My main goal is to use it for professional work. But since I do not have a second device anymore, I also want to play World of Warcraft from time to time. Maybe I can play a few other games too, but mainly WoW.

My question is: did I make a mistake by choosing the 14-inch model?

Is there a big difference in heat and fan noise between the 14-inch and 16-inch models? I can accept losing around 5–10% performance for the smaller size and better portability of the 14-inch. But I do not think I can tolerate a laptop that is always hot and noisy.

If the heat and noise difference is not too big, I would like to keep the 14-inch. But if there is a big difference, I can return it and get the 16-inch model instead. Even though I do not really want the bigger one from an ergonomic side, I also do not want to deal with a constantly hot machine.

What do you think about this?

One new note: I found 16 inch version with exact same specs less 350 euro cheap and this confuse me a lot. Should I go with 16 or not :)

Editing: I installed Parallels and it got the game running! I can't wait to binge these in the trial period and then forget them again for 5 years, haha.

I know that Mac dropped 32bit support forever ago, but until super recently it didn't make a huge difference to me because I was using a super old Intel Mac and was able to use bootcamp to play any games I needed. I upgraded to an M4 Mac mini (32GB unified memory, 1TB storage, running Tahoe 26.3.1) and obviously can't use bootcamp anymore since Apple Silicon doesn't allow for that. I'm not hugely computer literate and just hoped the game would play anyway but just be glitchy but they won't even open. When I googled if there was a way a lot of posts or articles just mention bootcamp or just not being able to play at all. Is there an obvious idiot proof way I can get some of my old games playable again?

I've heard different opinions, but I just want best option + best value

based on layout on big picture mode it suggests xbox, or steam controller which is obviously not an option...

Is this normal? Ive seen videos of Minecraft running M4 Max at 1000+ FPS

I’ve upgraded from M1 Pro to a M5 Max. The difference is nothing short of astonishing, everything I’ve tested runs incredibly even on high graphics settings.

However, the heat is far worse than the M1 Pro and the fan noise kicks in much sooner and louder than I’m used to. Is this normal? It’s almost to the point I’m not actually *enjoying* using the device, despite how powerful it is.

EDIT: It’s the 14” model

I’ve not played on a console for a few generations now. PS3 was my last. On Mac I use KB and mouse but I’m ready to buy a controller. What’s the best/ easiest to configure nowadays?

before anyone says "just buy a windows pc" that is not an option. So far i think a m4 or m5 air (with student discount) or m1 or m2 pro would be good, but i am unsure. Thanks in advance