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Elden Ring

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Revision as of 21:25, 10 November 2023 by Ponkipo (talk | contribs) (added newer info on Crossover and other places in the article)
Elden Ring
Elden Ring cover
Developers
FromSoftware
Publishers
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Japan FromSoftware
Release dates
macOS February 25, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 95
OpenCritic 96
IGDB 97
Elden Ring on HowLongToBeat
Elden Ring on IGDB
Elden Ring on MobyGames
Elden Ring on Wikipedia

General information

Official Discord server
Official Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Playable Crashed during startup before.[1]. Runs normally now with newer Crossover [2].
Wine Perfect Requires bypassing Easy Anti-Cheat
Virtualization
Parallels Unplayable Refuses to run.[3]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate Deluxe Edition also available.
macOS
Gamesplanet Deluxe Edition also available.
macOS
Green Man Gaming Deluxe Edition also available.
macOS
Humble Store Deluxe Edition also available.
macOS
Steam Deluxe Edition also available.
macOS
All versions require Template:DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition contains the base game as well as digital artbook and soundtrack.

Issues

Current issues

Running the game via CrossOver renders online functionality unavailable, as Easy Anti-Cheat isn't working.

Issues resolved

Game requires DirectX 12, which was implemented by CrossOver in version 23.5, MacOS Sonoma is required for that to work.

References

  1. Verified by User:Captcool on 2022-05-31
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 32-Core GPU 64 GB
    OS: macOS 12.4
    Method: CrossOver 21.2.0.33926
  2. Verified by User:Ponkipo on 10-11-2023
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16 RAM
    OS: macOS 14.1
    Method: CrossOver 23.6 with with D3DMetal
    Comment: Controls seem to be messed up somewhat using keyboard, rolling in on space for example
  3. Verified by User:Captcool on 2022-05-31
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 32-Core GPU 64 GB
    OS: macOS 12.4
    Method: Parallels 17.1.2 + Windows 11 21H2