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Minecraft

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Revision as of 11:53, 4 December 2021 by 46.51.109.79 (talk)
Minecraft
Minecraft cover
Developers
Mojang
Engines
LWJGL
Release dates
November 18, 2011
macOS November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011
iOS August 16, 2011
iPadOS August 16, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 93
IGDB 84
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Codeweavers
WineHQ
Minecraft on IGDB
Minecraft guide on StrategyWiki
Minecraft on MobyGames
Minecraft on Wikipedia

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native Perfect Java version can be compiled for native ARM, see #Native.
Rosetta 2 Perfect Java version runs well via Rosetta 2. [1]
iOS/iPadOS App Perfect Mobile (Bedrock) can be sideloaded.
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unplayable Minecraft Bedrock is a Windows Store App, so it can't run through Crossover.
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Bedrock version playable after using latest Windows Insider Preview build of Windows 10 ARM.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website Choice of Java or Bedrock Edition.
macOS
App Store Mobile versions connect to Bedrock servers.
iOS
iPadOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Gameplay videos

Native

Use m1-multimc-hack wrapper[2]or Lunar Client. And for Optifine in multimc try MC-Optifine-1.18.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mhhosseini1384 on Nov-13th-2021
    Device: Macbook Air M1 8 Core GPU 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 12.0.1
    Method: (Normal/Optifine/Sildur's Vibrant Shaders v1.29 High-MB)
    Game version: 1.17.1
    Resolution: 2880x1800/2880x1800/1280x800
    Settings: Highest 12 chunks(8 chunks on Sildur)
    Framerate: 45-60 FPS/100-180 FPS/30-60 FPS
  2. Verified by User:Moustache on 06/06/2021
    Device: Mac Mini M1
    OS: macOS 11.2.3 ~ 11.4 (Big Sur)
    Method: Fork on m1-multimc-hack by Yusef Napora
    Game version: 1.8-1.16.5
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Settings: Max
    Framerate: 300~800 FPS (Vanilla) and 300~800 FPS (OptiFine/Sodium)