• M4 Mac mini (24GB / 512GB)

  • 28" Samsung ViewFinity 4K Monitor

  • 23.8" Acer Nitro XV240Y 200Hz 1080p Monitor

  • Parallels (8GB memory, 4 processors) w/ Windows 11

  • iPhone 16 Plus

macOS Game Reports

MacGamer has submitted 325 game reports for 188 games.

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played

Additional Information

This includes Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3. I only tried the first and it played well other than the occasional frame drops, which weren't terrible.

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Need for Speed™ Rivals

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played

Additional Information

I had most settings on medium. 4K was also playable although it felt like it dropped under 30 FPS sometimes.

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Battlefield™ V

MacGamer

Broken

Additional Information

It doesn't launch the game, it just returns back to the EA app after a minute.

Dragon Age™ Inquisition

MacGamer

Broken

Additional Information

The Epic Games app launches the EA app which shows for a second and then closes and the game never loads, it just returns back to the "Launch" link.

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Need for Speed™ Heat

MacGamer

Good 1080p < 1 Hour Played

  • Mac mini M4

    24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU

    10-Core GPU

    macOS Sequoia

  • CrossOver v25.1.0

    EA App

    Low Graphics

Additional Information

The sound cuts out for a second every now and then and sometimes the frame rate feels under 30 but other otherwise plays well.

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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

MacGamer

Excellent 4K < 1 Hour Played

Additional Information

I had all graphic settings set to low or off at 4K. 1440p made a small Window in my VM and I didn't see a way to make it full full screen or borderless. FPS felt around 30.

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Need for Speed™ Heat

MacGamer

Poor 1080p < 1 Hour Played

Additional Information

It feels like 20-25 FPS with some big frame drops (probably as it's loading map data).

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played

Additional Information

Racing is smoother than navigating the menu.

Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered

MacGamer

Broken

Additional Information

It ran perfectly until I started a race and it crashed right away.

Battlefield 4™

MacGamer

Broken

Additional Information

It launches like it's gonna work but it gets stuck right away at a black screen.