God of War on M1 Mac: How to run it on macOS

God of War (Windows) runs on M1 Macs using CrossOver.

[toc] Macs with Apple Silicon processors are revolutionizing the entire platform, including gaming. But every now and then, you’ll want to play a game on your M1 Mac that simply does not support macOS.

God of War is one of those massive games you wouldn’t want to miss, but with CrossOver, we can confirm it runs great on macOS.

More Windows M1 gaming? Visit our M1 Supported Games list for 100+ Mac games we have tested and confirmed as M1-compatible.

-	Game	Developer	Genre	API	CrossOver	Parallels	Comments
	A Plague Tale: Innocence	Asobo Studio	Action	DirectX 11	Excellent	Excellent
	Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition	Forgotten Empires	Strategy	DirectX 11	Playable	Playable
	Age of Empires 4	Relic Entertainment	Strategy	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Apex Legends	Respawn Entertainment	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run	Poor	Anti-cheat issues
	Back 4 Blood	Turtle Rock Studios	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run	Will not run	Anti-cheat issues
	Battlefield 2042	DICE	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Sledgehammer Games	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Call of Duty: Warzone	Infinity Ward	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Cyberpunk 2077	CD PROJEKT RED	RPG	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Dark Souls 3	FromSoftware	Action	DirectX 11	Average	Playable
	DAYZ	Bohemia Interactive	Survival	DirectX 11	Untested	Untested
	Dead by Daylight	Behaviour Interactive	Horror	DirectX 11	Untested	Untested
	DEATHLOOP	Arkane Studios	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Destiny 2	Bungie	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run	Untested	Anti-cheat issues
	Diablo II: Resurrected	Blizzard	RPG	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	FIFA 22	EA Canada	Sports	DirectX 11	Will not run	Average
	Forza Horizon 5	Playground Games	Racing	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	God of War	Santa Monica Studio	Action	DirectX 11	Playable	Untested
	Grand Theft Auto 5	Rockstar Games	Action	DirectX 11	Playable	Average
	Halo Infinite	343 Industries	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Hitman 3	IO Interactive A/S	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Horizon Zero Dawn	Guerrilla	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	Eidos-Montréal	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	New World	Amazon Games	MMO	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Overwatch	Blizzard	Shooter	DirectX 11	Playable	Average
	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	KRAFTON	Shooter	DirectX 11	Untested	Untested
	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	Resident Evil 3	CAPCOM	Horror	DirectX 11	Playable	Untested
	Resident Evil Village	CAPCOM	Horror	DirectX 12	Will not run	Will not run	DirectX12 incompatibility
	South Park: The Stick of Truth	Obsidian Entertainment	RPG	DirectX 11	Excellent	Untested
	The Witcher 3	CD PROJEKT RED	Adventure	DirectX 11	Playable	Untested
	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft Montreal	Shooter	DirectX 11	Untested	Will not run	Anti-cheat issues
	Valorant	Riot Games	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run	Will not run	Valorant
	Warframe	Digital Extremes	Action	DirectX 11	Will not run	Playable

God of War M1 Mac support

The Windows version of God of War can run on M1 Macs using CrossOver.

All credit goes to nas. The game was initially not running on Mac using CrossOver due to compatibility issues between CrossOver and its Windows 7 setup, but NAS figured out the solution. This post will walk you through the entire process.

What is CrossOver? CrossOver is a virtualization tool that allows you to run Windows apps and games on M1 games without needing a Windows license.

If you’re interested in giving CrossOver a try, you can download it here.

How to run God of War on Mac using CrossOver

First you’ll need to patch the God of War application created using CrossOver. This may sound intimidating, but follow these steps, and God of War will work on your M1 Mac. Trust us!

1. You’ll need the IDA freeware app for ARM Mac here.
2. Find it on your Downloads folder, open it and install it
3. Open the installed app (from your Desktop shortcut, for example)
4. Within the app, hit New (Dissasemble a new file)
5. Find your God of War application folder
6. Press Ok on “Portable Executable”

Now the next steps would be much too long to describe in text, therefore I recommend you watch this excellent YouTube tutorial instead.

Resolution problems within macOS

There are reports that the game forces the wrong resolution and it can’t be changed in-game. Until CrossOver releases a dedicated patch to solve this, the best solution is to force your Mac to use a 16:9 resolution.

The easiest method is to simply use the SwitchResX app. This is a great tool that definitely gets the job done.

It’s a free try-out app, though, which is fully functional for only 10 days.

Submit & Request M1 results

To take our M1 benchmarks and compatibility tests to the next level, we definitely need your support!

If you’re interested in testing games on your own M1 Mac or request specific games, you can join our dedicated Discord server.

God of War Mac requirements?

Again, we will need to use the Windows system requirements to gage the minimum system requirements to run the game on Mac using CrossOver:

God of War also requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.

God of War running on Mac: Verdict

Unlike native Mac games, South Park: The Stick of Truth requires some sort of virtualization to run be able to run the Windows version of the game on an M1 Mac.

-	Game	Developer	Genre	API	CrossOver
	A Plague Tale: Innocence	Asobo Studio	Action	DirectX 11	Excellent
	Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition	Forgotten Empires	Strategy	DirectX 11	Playable
	Age of Empires 4	Relic Entertainment	Strategy	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Apex Legends	Respawn Entertainment	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run
	Back 4 Blood	Turtle Rock Studios	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run
	Battlefield 2042	DICE	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Sledgehammer Games	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Call of Duty: Warzone	Infinity Ward	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Cyberpunk 2077	CD PROJEKT RED	RPG	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Dark Souls 3	FromSoftware	Action	DirectX 11	Average
	DAYZ	Bohemia Interactive	Survival	DirectX 11	Untested
	Dead by Daylight	Behaviour Interactive	Horror	DirectX 11	Untested
	DEATHLOOP	Arkane Studios	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Destiny 2	Bungie	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run
	Diablo II: Resurrected	Blizzard	RPG	DirectX 12	Will not run
	FIFA 22	EA Canada	Sports	DirectX 11	Will not run
	Forza Horizon 5	Playground Games	Racing	DirectX 12	Will not run
	God of War	Santa Monica Studio	Action	DirectX 11	Playable
	Grand Theft Auto 5	Rockstar Games	Action	DirectX 11	Playable
	Halo Infinite	343 Industries	Shooter	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Hitman 3	IO Interactive A/S	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Horizon Zero Dawn	Guerrilla	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	Eidos-Montréal	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run
	New World	Amazon Games	MMO	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Overwatch	Blizzard	Shooter	DirectX 11	Playable
	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS	KRAFTON	Shooter	DirectX 11	Untested
	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	Action	DirectX 12	Will not run
	Resident Evil 3	CAPCOM	Horror	DirectX 11	Playable
	Resident Evil Village	CAPCOM	Horror	DirectX 12	Will not run
	South Park: The Stick of Truth	Obsidian Entertainment	RPG	DirectX 11	Excellent
	The Witcher 3	CD PROJEKT RED	Adventure	DirectX 11	Playable
	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft Montreal	Shooter	DirectX 11	Untested
	Valorant	Riot Games	Shooter	DirectX 11	Will not run
	Warframe	Digital Extremes	Action	DirectX 11	Will not run

For that reason, Mac reviews for The Stick of Truth are non-existing. However, the reviews for the Windows version of the game fully apply here. And as you probably heard already, the game is just as good as the show:

96% Reviews

God of War Mac download

You can download God of War from Steam.

And more importantly, if you have your own M1 test results to share, on this game or another, you can share them with us on our dedicated Discord server.