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Spore

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Spore
Spore cover
Developers
Maxis
macOS TransGaming[1]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
macOS September 7, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 94
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Series Spore
Resources
PCGamingWiki
WineHQ
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Spore on HowLongToBeat
Spore on IGDB
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Spore guide on StrategyWiki
Spore on MobyGames
Spore on Wikipedia
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Warning

The macOS version of this game does not work on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit apps.[2]

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Rosetta 2 Unplayable Works only up to macOS 10.14.x Mojave as the game is a 32-bit app.[2]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Playable May crash sometimes after 1-2 hours, remember to save.[3]
Wine Playable May crash sometimes after 1-2 hours, remember to save.[4]
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Playable.[5]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam (unavailable)
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Removed from purchase.
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macOS
Origin (unavailable)
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Removed from purchase but still available on EA.[2]
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

References

  1. ↑ EA Reveals SPORE(TM) for the Mac - Market Wired - last accessed on 2017-12-31
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spore on EA - last accessed on 2024-10-23
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Wixonic on 2024-10-23
    Device: Mac mini M2 8GB
    OS: macOS 15.1 (24B82)
    Method: Crossover 24.0.5
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Highest
    Framerate: ≈30 FPS
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Wixonic on 2024-10-23
    Device: Mac mini M2 8GB
    OS: macOS 15.1 (24B82)
    Method: Kegworks using engine KegworksCX 23.7.1 with D3DMetal v2.0b3 enabled, on a Wineskin wrapper v3.0.7
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Highest
    Framerate: ≈30 FPS
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2021-04-29
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020
    OS: macOS 11.3
    Method: Windows ARM Build 21364 on Parallels 16.5
    Store: Xbox App, Game Pass Ultimate
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