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Hello there 👋

Casual gamer since 1993. Blogging since 2006 about macOS, tech stuff, and Mac gaming on Swiss Mac User  - Swiss. macOS. Tech. Blog.. Also active on X (Twitter), and contributing on GitHub.

Created a native Games folder icon for macOS Finder.

My Games compatibility list

AppleGamingWiki contributions

Special:Contributions/Swissmacuser

What I play how

Best compatibility of Games on my Mac
Game	 Native macOS	✖️ CrossOver	🥃 Whisky	🧬 VMWare Fusion
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Steam)		❌ stopped working after a crash	✔️ ø 25 FPS	✅ ø 45 FPS
BioShock: The Collection (Steam)	✅
Black Mesa (Steam)		❌ unplayable 5 FPS		✅ ø 70 FPS
Blazing Sails (Epic Games Launcher)				✅ ø 27 FPS
Diablo II: Resurrected (Battle.net Launcher)		✅ ø 60 FPS		❌ Unsupported Graphics Drivers
Devil Daggers (Steam)	✅ ø 120 fps
Doom 3	✅ Guide, 120 FPS (cap)
Doom Eternal (Steam)		❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64		❌ Graphics Adapter: Unsupported Drivers
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Epic Games Launcher)				❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Steam)		✅ DXVK (good FPS, no menu glitch) ✔️ D3DMetal (high FPS, missing menus)		❌ Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64
Hellbound (Steam)		❌ slow ø FPS / Low resolution needed		✅
Half-Life Anthology	✅ Xash3D-FWGS Mac Source Port, 120 FPS	✅ ø 120 FPS	✅ ø 120 FPS
Killing Floor 2 (Steam)				✅ ø 35 FPS
Myth II: Soulblighter	✅ ø 120 FPS
Quake I	✅ ø 120 FPS
Quake II Remastered (Steam)		✅ ø 60 FPS		✅ ø 60 FPS
Quake III Arena	✅ ø 105 FPS
The Settlers II: History Edition (Ubisoft Connect)		✅ ø 120 FPS
Return to Monkey Island (Steam)				❌ Requires DirectX 12 or Vulkan
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (Steam)	✅ 60 FPS (v-sync, windowed only)
Splitgate (Steam)				✔️ many FPS drops, occasional kicks by anticheat
StarCraft Remastered (Battle.net Launcher)	✅ ø 120 FPS
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Steam)		❌ Wine crashes	✅ 60 FPS (cap)	❌ Open GL crash
Unreal Tournament	✅ ø 120 FPS
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne	✔️	✅ ø 120 FPS
Wolfenstein (2009)		(unplayable Audio stuttering & loops causing high CPU)		✅ ø 50 FPS
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin (Steam)	✅ Wrathplaces Mac Source Port, 60 FPS (cap)	✅ 120 FPS cap	✅ 120 FPS cap

Best compatibility of Apps on my Mac
Game	Native macOS	CrossOver	Whisky	VMWare Fusion
Battle.net	✅ (Mac Games only)	✅		✅
Epic Games Launcher	✅ (Mac Games only)	❌		✅
Steam	✅ (Mac Games only)	✅	✅	✅
Ubisoft Connect	n/a	✅		✅

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 |+ Best compatibility of Games on my Mac
 |-
-! Game !! Native macOS !! CrossOver !! Whisky !! VMWare Fusion
+! Game !!  Native macOS !! ✖️ CrossOver !! 🥃 Whisky !! 🧬 VMWare Fusion
 |-
 ! [[Aliens: Fireteam Elite]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
-|  || <small>❌ stopped working after a crash</small> || ✔️ <small>ø 25 FPS || ✅ <small>ø 30 FPS</small>
+|  || <small>❌ stopped working after a crash</small> || ✔️ <small>ø 25 FPS || ✅ <small>ø 45 FPS</small>
 |-
 ! [[BioShock Remastered|BioShock: The Collection]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 |  || ✅ <small>ø 60 FPS</small> ||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Graphics Drivers</small>
 |-
-! [[Devil Daggers]]<br><small>(Battle.net Launcher)</small>
+! [[Devil Daggers]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
 | ✅ <small>ø 120 fps</small> ||  ||  ||
 |-
-! [[Doom Eternal]]
+! [[Doom 3]]
+| ✅ <small>[https://swissmacuser.ch/doom3-hd-native-on-apple-arm-macos-120fps/ Guide], 120 FPS (cap)</small> ||  ||  ||
+|-
+! [[Doom Eternal]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
 |  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small> ||  || ❌ <small>Graphics Adapter: Unsupported Drivers</small>
 |-
@@ Line 42: / Line 45: @@
 |-
 ! [[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
-|  || ✔️ <small>slow ø 20-25 FPS </small>||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
+|  || ✅ <small>DXVK (good FPS, no menu glitch)</small><br>✔️ <small>D3DMetal (high FPS, missing menus)</small>||  || ❌ <small>Unsupported Host architecture: ARM64</small>
 |-
 ! [[Hellbound]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
 |  || ❌ <small>slow ø FPS / Low resolution needed</small> ||  || ✅
+|-
+! [[Half-Life]] Anthology
+| ✅ <small>[http://www.macsourceports.com/game/halflife Xash3D-FWGS Mac Source Port], 120 FPS</small> || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||
 |-
 ! [[Killing Floor 2]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
@@ Line 62: / Line 68: @@
 | ✅ <small>ø 105 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
 |-
-! [[The Settlers 2|The Settlers II: History Edition]]<br><small>(Ubisoft Connect)</small>
+! [[The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici - History Edition|The Settlers II: History Edition]]<br><small>(Ubisoft Connect)</small>
 |  || ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||
+|-
+! [[Return to Monkey Island]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
+|  ||  ||  || ❌ <small>Requires DirectX 12 or Vulkan</small>
+|-
+! [[Serious Sam Fusion 2017]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
+| ✅ <small>60 FPS (v-sync, windowed only)</small> ||  ||  ||
 |-
 ! [[Splitgate]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
@@ Line 70: / Line 82: @@
 ! [[StarCraft|StarCraft Remastered]]<br><small>(Battle.net Launcher)</small>
 | ✅ <small>ø 120 FPS</small> ||  ||  ||
+|-
+! [[Tomb Raider I-III Remastered]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
+|  || ❌ <small>Wine crashes</small> || ✅ <small>60 FPS (cap)</small> || ❌ <small>Open GL crash</small>
 |-
 ! [[Unreal Tournament 1999|Unreal Tournament]]
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 ! [[Wolfenstein]] (2009)
 |  || <small>(unplayable Audio stuttering & loops causing high CPU)</small> ||  || ✅ <small>ø 50 FPS</small>
+|-
+! [[WRATH: Aeon of Ruin]]<br><small>(Steam)</small>
+| ✅ <small>[https://www.macsourceports.com/game/wrath Wrathplaces Mac Source Port], 60 FPS (cap)</small> || ✅ <small>120 FPS cap</small> || ✅ <small>120 FPS cap</small> ||
 |}