Vampire Survivors on M1 Mac: Can your Mac run it?

Vampire Survivors can run on M1 Macs via Rosetta 2.

It’s hard to explain how such a simple game can be so addictive. Vampire Survivors has taken the gaming community by storm, securing itself a spot among the best-selling games on Steam for weeks now.

This top-down retro-looking action game is all about facing endless waves of enemies and staying alive for as long as possible. That’s the entire premise, but it works!

More M1 gaming? Our M1 & M2 Games hub features 200+ Mac games we have tested and confirmed as M1-compatible.

Art	Game	Genre	64-bit?	64-bit	API	M1 Support	Performance
	Arma 3	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Native	Average
	Asphalt 8	Racing	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Asphalt 9	Racing	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Baldur's Gate 3	RPG	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Disco Elysium	RPG	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	ELEX 2	Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Average
	EVERSPACE 2	Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Factorio	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Native	Excellent
	Farming Simulator 22	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Firmament	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Average
	Football Manager 2023	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Fort Solis	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Poor
	Gang Beasts	Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Gear.Club Stradale	Racing	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	GRID Legends	Racing	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Horizon Chase Turbo	Racing	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Layers of Fear	Horror	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
		Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Minecraft	Sandbox	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Myst	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	NBA 2K22 Arcade	Sports	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	No Man's Sky	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Old World	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition	RPG	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Prodeus	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Resident Evil 4	Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Resident Evil Village	Action	Yes		Metal	Native	Excellent
	Road Redemption	Racing	Yes		TBC	Native	Good
	RollerCoaster Tycoon 3	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Runescape	MMO	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	SimCity 4	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	SnowRunner	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Spacebase Startopia	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Stray	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Native	Good
	Terra Nil	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	The Medium	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Poor
	The Wandering Village	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Timberborn	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Total War: Pharaoh	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Tunic	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	World of Warcraft	MMO	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	World of Warcraft: Classic	MMO	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	X-Plane 12	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Native	Good
	Among Us	Party	Yes		Metal	iOS	Good
	Pokemon Quest	Adventure	Yes		Metal	iOS	Good
	Horizon Chase Turbo	Racing			TBC	Rosetta	Good
	0 A.D.	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	7 Days to Die	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	911 Operator	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	A Total War Saga: Troy	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Age of Wonders: Planetfall	Strategy	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Average
	Albion Online	MMO	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Alien: Isolation	Horror	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	American Truck Simulator	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Aragami	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	ARK: Survival Evolved	Survival	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Art of Rally	Racing	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Baba is You	Puzzle	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Bastion	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Batman: Arkham City	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Battle for Wesnoth	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	BATTLETECH	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta
	Beholder	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Beyond A Steel Sky	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Bioshock 2 Remastered	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	BioShock Remastered	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Bitburner	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Borderlands 2	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Borderlands 3	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Brawlhalla	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Call of Duty: Black Ops 3	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	CARRION	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Cave Story	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Celeste	Action	Yes		Vulkan	Rosetta	Poor
	Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Cities: Skylines	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	Civilization 5	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Civilization 6	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Company of Heroes 2	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Counter Strike: Global Offensive	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Crab Game	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Crusader Kings 3	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	Cult of the Lamb	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Cuphead	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Darkest Dungeon	RPG	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	DAVE THE DIVER	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Dead Cells	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta
	Descenders	Racing	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Average
	Desperados 3	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	DEVOUR	Horror	Yes			Rosetta
	Diablo 3	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	DiRT 4	Racing	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	DiRT Rally	Racing	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Distance	Racing	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Divinity: Original Sin	RPG	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Divinity: Original Sin 2	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Doki Doki Literature Club!	Visual Novel	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Dome Keeper	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Don't Starve Together	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Dota 2	MOBA	Yes		Vulkan	Rosetta	Good
	Dota Underlords	Strategy	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Dwarf Fortress	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Dying Light	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Elder Scrolls Online	MMO	Yes		Vulkan	Rosetta	Poor
	Euro Truck Simulator 2	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Europa Universalis 4	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	EVE Online	MMO	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Everspace	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	F1 2016	Racing	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	F1 2017	Racing	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Final Fantasy 14 Online	MMO	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Poor
	Firewatch	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Fishing Planet	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Flashout 3	Racing	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Football Manager 2021	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Football Manager 2022	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Football Manager 2023	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Fortnite	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Frostpunk	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Garry's Mod	Sandbox	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	GRID: Autosport	Racing	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Griftlands	RPG	Yes			Rosetta
	Hades	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Hearthstone	CCD	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Hearts of Iron 4	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Hellpoint	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Her Story	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Heroes of the Storm	MOBA	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Hitman	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Hollow Knight	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	House Flipper	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Average
	Human: Fall Flat	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Excellent
	Immortality	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Inscryption	CCD	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	INSIDE	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Insurgency	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Into the Breach	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Isonzo	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Kerbal Space Program	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Kingdoms and Castles	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	League of Legends	MOBA	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	LEGO: The Incredibles	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Life is Strange	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Life is Strange 2	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Life is Strange: Before the Storm	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Loop Hero	RPG	Yes		TBC	Rosetta
	Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Mad Max	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Magic The Gathering Arena	CCD	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Metro: 2033 Redux	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Metro: Exodus	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Metro: Last Light Redux	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	Moonlighter	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Moto Racer 4	Racing	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Mount & Blade: Warband	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Night in the Woods	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Northgard	Strategy	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Obduction	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	OpenTTD	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Outlast	Horror	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	Overcooked! 2	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Owlboy	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta
	Oxenfree	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Oxygen Not Included	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Path of Exile	RPG	Yes		Vulkan	Rosetta	Good
	Pathfinder: Kingmaker	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Phoenix Point	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta
	Planet Coaster	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Portal Reloaded	Puzzle	Yes			Rosetta
	Prison Architect	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Project Zomboid	Survival	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Psychonauts 2	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Realm of the Mad God Exalt	MMO	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Return of the Obra Dinn	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Return to Monkey Island	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	RimWorld	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Rise of the Tomb Raider	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Robocraft	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Rocket League	Racing	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Rocksmith 2014 Edition: Remastered	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Rust	Survival	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Shadow of The Tomb Raider	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Skul: The Hero Slayer	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Slay the Spire	CCD	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Sleeping Dogs	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Slime Rancher	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	SOMA	Horror	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	SpeedRunners	Racing	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Starcraft 2	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Poor
	Stardew Valley	Simulation	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Stellaris	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	STRAFE: Gold Edition	Shooter	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Stranded Deep	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Streets of Rogue	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Stumble Guys	Party	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Subnautica	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Subnautica: Below Zero	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Poor
	SUPERHOT	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete	Shooter	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Surviving Mars	Strategy	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	TACOMA	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Poor
	Terraria	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	The Long Dark	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	The Pathless	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	The Sims 2	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Crashes
	The Sims 4	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	The Witcher	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	The Witcher 2	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	The Witness	Adventure	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Thief	Action	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Average
	Thimbleweed Park	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Tomb Raider	Action	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Tooth and Tail	Strategy	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Total War: ROME REMASTERED	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Total War: Three Kingdoms	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Total War: Warhammer	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Total War: Warhammer 2	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Total War: Warhammer 3	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Totally Accurate Battle Simulator	Simulation	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	TowerFall Ascension	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Transistor	Adventure	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Transport Fever 2	Strategy	Yes		Vulkan	Rosetta	Good
	Tropico 6	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Two Point Campus	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Two Point Hospital	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	Undertale	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Unpacking	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Excellent
	Untitled Goose Game	Puzzle	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	UNTURNED	Survival	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Vampire Survivors	Action	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Excellent
	Victor Vran	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta
	Victoria 3	Strategy	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	War Thunder	MMO	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Warcraft 3 Reforged	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	Wasteland 2: Director's Cut	RPG	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Wasteland 3	RPG	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	World of Tanks Blitz	MMO	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Good
	X-Plane 11	Simulation	Yes		TBC	Rosetta	Good
	XCOM 2	Strategy	Yes		Metal	Rosetta	Average
	Yooka-Laylee	Adventure	Yes		OpenGL	Rosetta	Good
	Dungeons & Dragons Online	MMO	Yes		OpenGL	Unsupported	Crashes
	Gravel	Racing	Yes		Metal	Unsupported	Crashes
	Guild Wars 2	MMO	Yes		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Mafia 3	Action	Yes		Metal	Unsupported	Crashes
	MXGP3	Racing	Yes		Metal	Unsupported	Crashes
	Observer	Horror	Yes		Metal	Unsupported	Crashes
	Trove	MMO	Yes		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Age of Wonders 3	Strategy	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Shooter	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Crusader Kings 2	Strategy	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Fistful of Frags	Shooter	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Grid 2	Racing	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Half Life 2	Shooter	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Homeworld Remastered	Strategy	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Left 4 Dead 2	Shooter	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine	Action	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition	Strategy	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Portal 2	Puzzle	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Psychonauts	Action	No		TBC	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Punch Club	RPG	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Spelunky: Classic	Adventure	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Star Conflict	MMO	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Team Fortress 2	Shooter	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	The Lord of the Rings Online	MMO	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	The Walking Dead	Horror	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported
	Xenonauts	Strategy	No		OpenGL	Unsupported	Unsupported

Vampire Survivors M1 Mac benchmarks

The table summarizes our results as well as results from other members of the community:

As a reminder, this is how we describe the different levels of performance:

• Below 20 FPS: Unplayable: Laggy gameplay, full of stutters and slowdowns.
• 20-30 FPS: Borderline: Can be OK in slow-paced games. Still, not optimal.
• 30-45 FPS: Playable: Acceptable for most (most gaming consoles do this).
• 45-60 FPS: Smooth: Fluid gameplay, with no perceivable stutters.
• 60+ FPS: Very Smooth: For hardcore and professional players, a luxury for most.

We usually aim for 30 FPS, because 30 FPS is enough to guarantee a smooth and fluid experience for most casual gamers.

Vampire Survivors M1 Mac support

Vampire Survivors runs on M1 Macs with Apple Silicon via Rosetta 2.

As you can see below, the game is still exclusively written for Intel-based Macs, but thanks to Rosetta 2, Vampire Survivors can nonetheless run great on M1 Macs.

What is Rosetta 2? Rosetta 2 is a translation process that enables M1 and M2 Macs to run apps built for Intel-based Macs. This is not an app you’ll have to open and or interact it. Install it once, and it’ll take care of the rest.

Vampire Survivors Mac requirements

These are the game’s official Mac requirements:

⚠️ According to these system requirements, a Mac with integrated graphics should not be able to run it. But we can confirm it’s definitely possible.

Is Vampire Survivors worth it?

IGN describes this game well:

It may look extremely basic, but if you give Vampire Survivors’ clever one-stick shooter idea a chance to sink its teeth into you it might not let go for a while.

That has been exactly my own experience. I was overwhelmed to learn that even attacks were automatic. All you need to do is move and collect experience points while avoiding the monsters. But 3 minutes later, I was in. This is an extremely addictive game and is perfect to play on the go on a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.

Bottom line: If you’re looking for an accessible and fun game you can pick up for just 10-15 minutes at a time, look no further than Vampire Survivors.

Vampire Survivors Mac download

You can download Vampire Survivors from Steam.

Why you should trust us

While similar sites opted for 100% community-based submissions and results, we decided to stick with a semi-open setup. Of course, your contributions are essential for us, but we still perform a significant part of the benchmarks published on our site and verify all submitted tests before including them on the site.

We spend hours per week testing games on our 2 Apple Silicon Macs, and you can rest assured that someone on the team has verified all the information you’ll read on Mac Gamer HQ. Our tests include digging into the Terminal, running benchmarks, and more.

Our Machines :

We performed our in-house tests on the following machines:

• 14-inch MacBook Pro (2021): Apple M1 Pro chip with 8-Core CPU, 14-Core GPU, 16 GB RAM
• MacBook Air (2020): Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 8 GB RAM

If you have more questions, or your own M1 test results to share, on this game or another, hit us up on the comments below on our private Discord server!