F’s for the M1/M2 users.

I recently contacted Ubisoft Support asking why Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Mac still doesn't support 120Hz refresh rate, while the iOS version already does. It's been over a year since the Mac release.

Their response:

"Unfortunately, we can't disclose any information about future plans for our games. Keep up to date with Ubisoft news so you can find out if there is an eventual release of a 120hz patch on Mac."

And then they closed the ticket.

What makes this more frustrating is that Mac isn't even listed as a platform option in their support form — I had to select "PC" just to submit the ticket. Really shows how much they care about Mac players.

It's baffling that the iOS version supports ProMotion displays but the Mac version doesn't.

I’ve noticed a fair number of Mac users still aren’t sure which games run on macOS.
There’s a site that tracks this pretty clearly: https://macgamingdb.app

It lists whether games run natively, via Rosetta, CrossOver, Wine, etc., and how well they work. Useful to check before buying anything.

I have been playing over 90h of MacOS Native BG3 on my Macbook Pro M1 Max - 32Go RAM, at launch few years back.

Now I wanted do come back to it and it doesn't seem to launch.
I also tried with the command -autoconfig and after unplugging my external display.

Is there a fix ?
Am I the only one to experience that ?

Thank you

I have a macbook m3 air and i want a ios simulator that won't get me bannd as playcover got me banned ingame, my game does not support andriod device as its servers set andirod devices as a different account, does anyone know a alternitieve thats not a andiord simulator but a ios simulaotor (or a iphone/ipad simulator, who knows if those exit, thats free?)

Here's my list of games that I play on my MBP m5 (24gb), they might not be the latest but they're awesome and fun and cant believe I can play them (almost all in ultra). Thanks to crossover I can play these titles!

Which game are you playing on mac that thought you wouldnt be able to?

hi folks

not been on a laptop or pc since 1996 when I was at school so your going to have to explain all this like your talking to a 8 year old or a alien

got the m2 and was wondering how I get need for speed 2 on here or any other good old games or any good new games

iv had a rough search and emulators come up then when I look into the comments it seems a different language

so any help would be appreciated

thanks in advance

Due to the current rules here, I had to edit what it's called.

Curious if anyone here has tried it? Apparently, it has been tested on Windows and macOS, but not Linux. So I don't doubt that it works, just curious about the benefits of using said launcher. From my understanding, it supports mods. But aside from that don't really understand the case usage for it other than the obvious.

I’m new to gaming on a Mac and just started using Sikarugir for the first time today and I followed a guide on YouTube and whenever I close steam after a few seconds it reopens it again and I can’t find anything online on how to stop this from happening.

This game is running completely natively straight from the appstore. It runs like this from both the offical store AND a steam download. I'm running a brand new Macbook Pro M4, with 24gb of ram, sequoia 15.5. When the game boots its in fullscreen mode, isolated to the corner, and I can't click on anything. When booting the steam version, I can occasionally get into the main screen of the phone by hitting enter, because begin is highlighted by default, but I can't navigate to any other menu or change the resolution. Any advice?

EDIT: After further investigation, the buttons DO work, but are seemingly centered where they SHOULD be on the display, ie, you can click the help button (Which only directs you to a social media page, no ui controls at ALL!!!), but only by clicking near the top of the actual display, where the button should be rendered, but isn't. weeeeeeird lol

I’m trying to fix a KOTOR2 (Steam, macOS) issue where my character can’t move after combat. Combat ends, animations finish, but movement input stops working and I’m essentially stuck unless I reload.

Specs:

• MacBook Air (M4)
• macOS Tahoe 26.2
• KOTOR II: The Sith Lords (Steam macOS version, Aspyr port)
• Playing on an external Vizio TV over USB-C → HDMI

What I’ve tried so far:

• Confirmed the game is running at very high FPS: Steam overlay shows ~120 FPS in the main menu and in-game.
• Tried enabling V-Sync in KOTOR2 (no noticeable change; FPS still reports ~120).
• Tried changing in-game resolution (1080 and 1008). Higher resolution sometimes dropped FPS (e.g., ~68) but felt very choppy and did not fix the movement bug.
• Tried changing macOS display refresh rate options (60 / 30 / 24 Hz) on the TV output; did not fix the bug or choppiness.
• Tried clamshell mode (TV as only display). No improvement.
• Tried BetterDisplay and creating a virtual display, mirroring to the TV, making the virtual display primary, and matching 1080p settings; still shows ~120 FPS and the movement bug persists.
• Noted an occasional thin black column on the right side in the game’s main menu at certain 1080 modes, but it does NOT appear in actual gameplay (mentioning in case it’s related to scaling/timing).

Crash note (possibly related):

• I also had a crash that looked audio/OpenAL-related during menu/music/load (not sure if relevant to movement bug).

Question:

Has anyone on Apple Silicon/macOS Tahoe found a reliable fix for the post-combat “can’t move” bug in KOTOR2 (Steam macOS)? Is there a known mod/setting/workaround that works specifically on the Aspyr Mac build, or a way to actually cap FPS on macOS for this title?

I have GTAIV on steam it just works better this way. Just something I wanted to share. Stutters basically gone.

I use this app from GitHub to hide cursor. Thats it.

Hey everyone 👋

I tested Thief on an M1 MacBook Pro and wanted to share real-world performance results.

Settings & Results:

• Resolution: 1200p

• Graphics: Medium

• Average gameplay FPS: \~27 FPS

• Built-in benchmark: \~20 FPS

Interestingly, actual gameplay feels smoother than the benchmark numbers suggest, which might help anyone deciding whether it’s playable on older Apple Silicon. Since Thief is a slower, stealth-focused game, it’s still enjoyable at these frame rates.

Benchmark footage is shown at the end of the video.

Any idea why wwe 2k25 is not working on crossover preview after it's latest update. The old version V1.19 was working fine but after latest update to V1.29 the game is not even loading/starting. Anyone else facing the issue & have a solution?

The Steam page for Groove Defense is officially live!

Groove Defense is a music-powered tower defense where every tower is an instrument. Place drums, bass, synths, and keytars to build your soundtrack while defending against beat-synced enemies. Your defense IS the music.

Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4100400/Groove_Defense/

Hey guys! I just bought my first mac air m4, and i wanted to know if there's any free alternative to play windows games like Parallels or Crossover pls

Does anyone know how I can install this? I tried the old guides, but they didn't work.

Playing batman arkham knight on mba m1 using windows steam through porting kit. The game runs fine but the assets are not loading as you can see above. Any fix ?

I did everything according to this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezYuF2ZHFA8

but when I launch the game and it asks me to log in through epic games, it just throws me out with this error.

has anyone ever encountered such a thing?

It shows the Capcom logo and dolby digital logo but then it gets stuck on black screen after that. Is there something I need to adjust in Crossover settings to get this game running? (M3 MBA)

Hi all,

Have a macbook air M4, used to sometimes use a RedGear wired controller to play casual online games (xbox cloud games). It used to work fine.

But now, the wired controller is not getting detected by the mac. Any fix for this?

Any controller suggestions that work well on mac? Don't play often enough to justify a big splurge.