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There is one premium project called Crossover, which has a free trial you can use to evaluate it.

From brand new releases to retro classics and even Windows-only titles; theres plenty of fun to be had on a Mac.

These include big-budget 60 releases like Civilization VI, short indie experiences like Oxenfree, and the kind of casual games youd find on the iPhone like Donut County.

To browse the catalog, open up the Mac App Store app then click on the Play tab from the sidebar.

Gearbox Softwares Borderlands was released on the Mac App Store with rewritten multiplayer support to accommodate Apples own Game Center APIs.

Its unclear whether Apple still requires multiplayer games to use its own APIs, but most multiplayer games skip the App Store entirely.

That will make it much easier for developers to port their games to the Mac, but youll probably be better off playing these games on an iPhone or iPad instead.

The service launches in fall 2019 on the App Store and promises an ad-free experience, and cross-play between Mac, iOS, and Apple TV.

When it launches, Apple Arcade will be another attempt at a Netflix for games service, with the main twist being a focus entirely on Apple devices.

Valves distribution service has been the king of digital game downloads for well over a decade, and it enjoys more users than any other gaming service.

That means there are more Mac games on the service than ever before, including early access releases.

Early access games allow you to buy the game early and play pre-release versions, supporting small studios and helping shape the games development.

If you have any Windows games in your library that have since received Mac (or Linux) support, you can download them and play them for no extra charge.

With a more generous revenue split that sees 88 of proceeds going back to developers (as opposed to 70 on Steam and the Mac App Store), the service has been successful in attracting big-name exclusives since launching in early 2019.

Theres already a Mac version of the Epic Games Store, though support for the platform is thin on the ground outside of obvious smash hits like Fortnitebut you can play Fortnite on a Mac.

The service sees new releases too, but the real benefit to using GOG is the ability to play old games on modern platforms.

Many old games have been patched to work on recent macOS releases and many others that have not.

Generally speaking, most old DOS are Mac compatible (thanks to the cross-platform DOSBox ), while most golden age Windows titles released in the late 90s and early 2000s are not.

Virtual machines can work well for older games but lack the performance necessary to play modern titles.

WINE, which runs Windows games on macOS, is very hit and misseven when it works you can encounter bugs and strange behaviorbut it may be worth a shot depending on what youre trying to play.

Learn more about using WINE to run Windows programs on a Mac.

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Wineskin helps create wrappers that tell WINE how best to handle specific applications.

You can download prepared wrappers or create your own to share with the community.

Other similar projects focused purely on games are Porting Kit and PlayOnMac.

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