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. And thanks to Apple Silicon’s impressive performance, both tools have never been this efficient and reliable.
Not every Windows game will run, but in some cases, both Parallels and CrossOver can do miracles, allowing you to play Windows-exclusive games on your M1 Mac at acceptable speeds.
More M1 gaming? Visit our M1 Supported Games list for 100+ Mac games we have tested and confirmed as M1-compatible.
Windows games on M1 Mac compatibility list
This is our growing curated list of Windows games running on M1 Macs. Note that this growing list focuses on the most popular Windows games currently available:
| - | 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 |
Keep in mind that every game listed here is not natively supported on M1 Macs. To run, they all require virtualization software, such as CrossOver or Parallels.
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There should be much more Games able to run. Is anyone keeping that list up to date? For Example “The Forest” is completly playable with the M1 Max on Parallels with Steam.