South Park: The Stick of Truth on M1 Macs using Crossover

South Park: The Stick of Truth (Windows version) can run 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.

This is where virtualization tools such as Parallels and CrossOver come to play.

South Park: The Stick of Truth is an RPG that sadly does not support macOS, but with CrossOver, we can confirm it runs great.

South Park: The Stick of Truth on Mac Reviews

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:

97% Reviews

South Park: The Stick of Truth 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:

South Park: The Stick of Truth M1 Mac support

The Windows version of South Park: The Stick of Truth can run on M1 Macs using CrossOver.

Last Updated: June 30, 2021:

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

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.

South Park: The Stick of Truth M1 Mac Performance

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

As a reminder, this is how CrossOver gages the different levels of performance:

• Excellent
• Good
• Average
• Poor
• Crashes

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

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.

South Park: The Stick of Truth Mac download

You can download South Park: The Stick of Truth from the following digital stores:

• Humble Bundle
• 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.