• Mac mini M4 (24GB / 512GB)

  • 28" Samsung ViewFinity 60Hz 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 441 game reports for 274 games.

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played 55 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Custom

Additional Information

I had every graphic settings maxed out and FPS was between 45 and 60 (most of the time it was around 55). It was smooth most of the time but occasionally a slight freeze, which only happened twice within 25 minutes of playing.

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    Parallels (Windows)

    v20.4.0

  • Launcher Steam

Additional Information

It crashes when you try to play it: FATAL ERROR: wglCreateContextAttribsARB failed.

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played 60 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    Parallels (Windows)

    v20.4.0

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Ultra

MacGamer

Poor 1440p < 1 Hour Played 30 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    Parallels (Windows)

    v20.4.0

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset High

Additional Information

No matter what graphic settings or resolution the character movement wasn't smooth and the game felt heavy (even at 45 FPS at 1080p).

MacGamer

Poor 720p < 1 Hour Played 60 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam

Additional Information

The resolution was stuck at 1280x720 since the dropdown gave no other options. There were short freezes while playing. It is playable.

MacGamer

Excellent 1440p < 1 Hour Played

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset High

Additional Information

It looks great and plays great except sometimes there's a graphical glitch that shows up. Changing any graphic setting (and saving) fixes it until it returns again. It appears to be caused by the waves hitting land.

MacGamer

Good 1440p < 1 Hour Played

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Custom

Additional Information

I had settings mostly on Ultra but that was too high for 1440p. It played well except it would eventually give me two mouse pointers (the game pointer and the mac pointer). I had to turn off the kill animation since it would freeze the game for a few seconds every time.

MacGamer

Perfect < 1 Hour Played 60 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam

MacGamer

Poor 1440p < 1 Hour Played

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset High

Additional Information

The resolution setting kept reverting to 30Hz no matter what resolution I picked (though it didn't feel 30Hz) and the screen flashes very frequently. FPS felt good and graphics looked really good otherwise.

MacGamer

Good 1440p < 1 Hour Played 32 FPS

  • Hardware

    Mac mini M4

    Sequoia, 24GB Memory

    10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU

  • Method

    CrossOver

    v25.0.1

  • Launcher Steam
  • Graphics Preset Custom

Additional Information

I had most settings on low but textures and details on high. I was getting about 32fps at 1440p and it didn't look that great. I switched it to 1080p and it looked much worse since I have a 4K monitor, but fps jumped to 45.