A few things not covered at length in the video: - “Can I run game x?” How do I run game x”? Check the Mac Gaming Wiki or r/MacGaming on Reddit. I have only tried several games. I cover the Mac Gaming Wiki in the video but it is an incredibly useful resource, and contains information from many people’s experiences. - crossover video coming soon - Intel Mac users have the ability to native boot Windows negating the necessity of GPTK as you’ll get native performance - I didn't try Epic game store, there is a reddit thread recommending use of Heroic Game Launcher. If someone is willing to try, Heroic or just using the steam method please reply in the comments and I'll credit you. www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/14g3qeq/how_do_i_use_the_epic_games_launcher_with_gptk/ - Crossover is a superior solution as it works with older Direct X thus has much more compatibility and also uses GPTK for DX12 (in a recent update) and has per title configurations available. Codeweavers (makers of Crossover) were involved in creating GTPK. - You can use external storage with whisky. Just google for “Mac whisky external storage” or such. There’s Reddit threads on it. It’s pretty easy. - A few commenters are pointing out you could buy a gaming PC which while true is also silly. People have different priorities be it wanting a native *nix OS with wide commercial software solutions or for certain software suites that are Mac only (Logic, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, Sketch, etc) or have it for primarily work. Not everyone has the budget for multiple computers or desire or space or whatever. Inversely: If you can buy a gaming PC, maybe you should buy a Mac for media / development capabilities? It cuts both ways.
@@ladeluff_ Yeah, I tried it and didn't end up purchasing it, largely because I have a Mac Pro 2019 and my RUclips vids do not make enough money to really justify purchases as I'm very unlikely to make it back off a single video. I've heard it's gotten better especially with GPTK
thank you! i can only use my windows laptop for work and i do not see the need to switch to a gaming pc/laptop when i prefer using my macbook for all my personal stuff.
If you want a definitive upgrade then go PC. Get a laptop with a Ryzen 7840HS or Intel's new Meteor Lake. These both support AV1 encoding unlike Apple.
@@DukenukemXHe wants a reliable quality MacBook, not a crap PC with windows junk, viruses, BSOD, 24/7 windows updates, crap touchpad, sound, screen, battery and have to be tethered to the wall 99% of the time! So getting these games on a MacBook is the cherry on the top until Games take off on the Mac with Apple GameKit and HW RayTracing on M3.
Would be very nice if Apple supported the open source community by making a Vulkan driver or just releasing the documentation so people could make custom drivers
@@kittenzrulz2314 Apple doesn't need it, they only care about their own revenue and that's all. That's why they can't even make their own toolkit, they just rebuild other people's open source code. Even brew for macOS has nothing to do with macOS itself, it's not macOS development. At the same time windows, no matter how bad it is, goes towards developers and users, allowing them to run native Linux applications, including windowed ones, in the operating system itself. That's the difference...
Linux on Apple Silicon already beats macOS in terms of OpenGL support and it won't be long before it brings native Vulkan to the table. With that, gaming on a Mac will mean dual-booting Linux
@@Nullicid Use Bootcamp if you haven't already. It's free and it's supported by Apple themselves and gives you the experience of having an actual Windows computer. I would also use it but sadly my M2 Mac doesn't have Bootcamp
thank you so much for also including the written tutorial!! its so easy for video tutorials to become outdated, having a written companion keeps it up to date.
To the people commenting that you should "buy a pc" ... how would you feel if you clicked into a recipe that said "Sicilian Style Meatballs" and all it said was that you should travel to Sicily? It's obvious that people looking for this info aren't interested in that option
That's 12 year olds on the Internet for you they don't understand that macbooks are used for work and productivity and not every device main purpose is gaming. This video is great if you're on a business trip for example and you can bring so much. A PC or heavy ass gaming laptop is out of the question but you still want to do some light gaming. Apple silicone would be a perfectly capable single device for that.
Very helpful and works perfectly for the game I like to play. Just a note: the whisky wiki is not a wiki, and everything has been moved to a web app. It does contain a list of games, but no way to filter the list by games that work vs those that have problems or do not work; and no way to contribute to the list without having to install and run a separate app that requires the installation of multiple support systems through the command line.
and OH. last weekend, i got a 5.1 REALLY fly on ZorinOS (my fav ubuntu distro) with a RX 480. The Mac is sheer Supersnappy now, even flies on my Windows Steam Library, Remarkable faster than vanilla windowsinstall/ boot drive... :D
Nice tutorial. Was able to get everything installed and able to play Dinkum on my Mac… was just playing it in desktop mode on my Steam deck - it runs and looks great on my M2 Mac Mini….
As I was watching this video I was wondering if "need" this and then you mentioned Dinkum! I do have a PC but it's been problematic since start. I'm planning a complete reset this summer, and if that fails I'll try this app. I miss Dinkum!
Thanks for showing this! I was so psyched about the dev package when they first announced it but I was really frustrated when I couldn’t get it working
Yeah, I tried it very very early on as I saw it announced I think on r/Macgaming and had a rough experience. I put it in my "Video Ideas" notepad and was thumbing through it and decided to see if it had improved to the point it'd be a good video topic. It had.
Excellent work thanks to the community for all the work done! My M2 silicon runs Avogadro visualization tool and VMD (tools for computational chemistry). Just amazing...
Ha, thanks. There's a lot of random non Mac users here telling Mac users to buy a PCs. I have nothing against Windows or Linux but it'd be like going to Proton tutorial and telling Linux users to buy Windows as if this was never considered.
It seems that an ancient technology of wine is finally on aarm. Thank you for the guide, pretty straightforward. Too bad we need to use something like this instead of getting native support for MacOS. Makes me feel like most MacOS users don't use their system for anything but web browsing.
Gaming and web browsing aren't the only things that exist on a computer. Content creation and creativity apps are widely considered to be a better experience on mac
@@asinglefrenchfry I'm not saying MacOS is not suitable for such tasks. I'm working with machine learning on s base model M1 MBA myself and it's great. I'm just saying that most Macintosh owners don't really use their computer for anything but web browsing
@@mori7423 The same could be said for most window PC users as the majority of individuals engage in basic tasks rather than using their computer as a tool for more intensive applications. This is evidenced by the amount of computers that are purchased which are essentially entry level versus those who seek to use the computer as a more in depth tool and require specialized builds.
@@Lowest_Levels and it also seems kind of obvious to me that the majority of gaming computers are running windows. It's clearly seen in steam statistics reports
@@Azrael-xl3jlbrother I need help like crazy. I have a Mac book pro from 2020 and just bought the Ultimate edition of New Vegas. I’m dying to play but I can’t even download whiskey
For the record, I did use Buchan but one time ago. It’s like the license problems and I don’t wanna pay bro so that’s why I’m already buying an M1 got a good deal but sweet.
You absolutely are the BOMB man. Talk about setting a precent when it comes to delivering a tutorial. Such high quality. Thank you so much - That's an EASY subscribe my man.
Thanks. Not all my videos are tutorials but probably in the same sphere is my emulation tutorials for PSX, PS2, and PS3 emulation and AI art tutorials where I try to speed run a lot of info with zero filler.
Hello! I have issue with Whisky. During the installation process, pop up with necessary dependencies for Whisky contains only Wine, not GPTK as in your video. My hw is macbook pro M1 (2020) and the most recent update of Sonoma is installed I didn’t find any information about this issue or any solutions, so I’ll be very thankful if you drop me some advice
Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy to set up. Sadly, doesn't work with the older games I want to run (as you explained). The state of Mac gaming on Apple Silicon is depressing, tbh. Anything non-native has so many stipulations, and I don't blame Apple directly for this because these games weren't made for ARM, but I do think seeing as how the M1 chip came out over three years ago, it's annoying that Apple hasn't come up with a streamlined solution (because that's usually what Apple is good at). Linux in 2015 was legitimately in a better place for gaming than Mac is now in 2024.
For me Apple gaming died when they stopped to support x86 apps still in the Intel era… before that, it was super easy to run most part of the games and there were a lot of optimized ports available
i've tried both whiskey and crossover and surprisingly crossover which is paid gives twice the frame rates in every game so i made a decision and bought yearly subscription to crossover and i think it was worth it
I’m glad that there’s more and more support for gaming on Mac OS. But I’ll just stick to always having a custom pc built on the side for gaming purposes. Currently have my m3 pro MacBook 14” for productivity/work and my pc with i7 13700k and 4070 ti super for gaming @1440p
Not really, Code Weavers (makers of crossover) help to make GPTK. Crossover supports, older, direct x and Das has much wider compatibility, and also more configurability even when using the GPTK engine for DX12.
You guys are not totally doomed, I did find out if you use parallels desktop 15 on Big Sur you can in fact run pc games on a windows vm using your dedicated gpu using gpu pass through thanks to parallels desktop.
I didn't even see the menu for Rosetta but maybe that's due to updates to Whiskey not sure though. I am running a M3 Pro with 36gb of ram and currently on the Sequoia BETA 2 so we shall see how this all works but the instructions were super straightforward. So thank you. I am trying FFIIV Intergrade first lol.
I see your point. I’m a Mac user since 2015 but occasionally I want or need an application for work or leisure (game) that is only available for Windows and in those cases I run them through Parallels Desktop, which works just fine in most cases. If one of your main use cases is gaming I would not recommend a Mac before a Windows based system.
@@dmug I have the base model MacBook Air 15in. It has 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage. I paid almost $1400 out the door. I have a gamming laptop that is a beast. High refresh rate display and 16gb of ram. Along with 1tb of storage. I paid $850 for it. It is a no brainer for gaming. MacBooks are ok but for the price point, I don't think so. It is my only and last MacBook I will ever buy. Especially after I see the prices for the MacBook M3's. Those prices are insane.
What if you’re just a casual gamer, maybe you play one or two games, and you play them once in a while, when you have a little free time. Mac users are usually not big gamers, so having an option to play a couple of games that interest you without buying a whole new machine DOES make a lot of sense - Maybe you’re just thinking about it for your POV and no one else’s. If you’re into gaming then yes buy a Windows Gaming PC, but if your not and you like macOS then this is an option.
I can’t stand a laptop that isn’t portable and required plugging into a wall to make it through my day. Also, I only play a few games, Don’t really care about whatever games available on Steam. But just in case if I want to try some windows exclusive games this makes so much sense.
I have both and find it interesting to be able to unlock the potential with the mac laptop on the go. It's got a mini LED 16 inch display with TV level speakers and incredible battery life. Plus it makes little in the way of fan noise under load. Perfect to play a game or two while dealing with down time such as evenings in a hotel. I've got a m1 Max 32 gpu cores with 64gb of ram... should be interesting to see it in action with PC games. On native Apple games, everything flies so curious what I can get performance wise with the ARM Architecture. Hoping the Yakuza series by SEGA is compatible. Yeah, I didn't buy the mac laptop for gaming but if it can play PC games and I find myself twiddling thumbs...right on.
I’m on the last Intel Mac Mini with a decent eGPU so most games work nicely if they support Mac - but had to run Boot Camp Windows (with some tinkering to get the eGPU working) just to play Cities Skylines 2. Parallels was too slow. When I get around to upgrading to Apple Silicon it’s nice to know that there are options.
Don't be fooled. It only emulates windows games and doesn't run them natively. I Cann't even run Palworld on my M2 MacBook Air because of the double layer of translations going on. It will run games Ok if you get a MacBook Pro model but then again you are paying 2000€+ for Laptop that is basically a nice RUclips machine...
Thanks for sharing. How does one make more space on the Drive C from Wiskey? I'm trying to download a game thats just over 80Gb, and I can't seem to remove any unnecessary files from Wiskey, or change the storage
Gracias a tu video pude jugar a Blood (1997) directamente en mi MacBook Air M1 sin problemas, muchísimas gracias por tu ayuda. Saludos desde Argentina.
you a very clear an complete guide for a workaround that seems like a no brainer thank you for doing this, also do you edit you voice on a software, im curious to know how id you do
Thanks for this. Not sure where I can report games that work but U-BOAT (2024 release, fantastic game) works very well. I have an M2 Max. Had to run it on Retina mode in the bottle config (I have a 5k screen). I found I could run it at 4K UHD with medium - high settings and only has occasional graphical glitches. If anyone sees this please add U-BOAT to the working lists. Thanks again!
this is the best video found so far unto date!! trying because I don't want to download eta on my college laptop just my Mac ty ig ill see if this works these instructions I could actually follow
Thanks for this. Does Whisky use Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit 2? Have you tried running the automated installer found on that initial wiki page at 0:24?
Thanks for the thanks pic (which i couldn’t get off my iPad and had to close app). I’ll let you know if it copes with Xbox game pass (I collect enough rewards points to pay for game pass ultimate every month and more) - unless you’ve already tried.
I've been really into Sam and Max lately and with the remaster of The Devil's Playhouse coming up, I've been really wanting to play the telltale games but they're only for Windows on Steam. Here's to hoping they work with Whisky!! If I do end up buying them and playing them on Whisky, I will try my best to remember to update this comment to add if they work or not. Thanks for the guide !
Great video! Quick question: does this work with online games or multiplayer co op games? I'd love to be able to play together with my friends who have windows pc's
I am planning on getting a MacBook hopefully in the near future. I’m glad I found this video! I am happy to know I can have the option to play at least some of my Windows-only games on Mac. (Checked the list, none of the games I own are compatible, but still good to know I have a few more options). One question, though: say I were to have both the Mac version of Steam for playing the majority of my games, and the Windows version for playing Windows games, would they conflict with each other in any way?
Only if you try to run them together at the same time as Steam only lets you play one game at a time. GPTK2 will be released with macOS 15 Sequoia which will further expand compatibility. The best option though isn't Whisky, rather Crossover which uses WINE + GPTK (and will use GPTK2) for a much wider range of compatibility. Many online games will not work because of anti-cheat software.
Hi, I have been trying to do this on my mac but whenever I click on “run” and on “steamsetup” nothing works. I’ve checked, my mac is an M2 chip and should be apple silicone. I’ve tried to delete everything and try again but nothing has worked so far. What should I do?
Also in my MAC it doesn't work.....I noticed that when I installed whisky there is no gptx icon but something like whiskywine....don't know how to fix it
Mac Intel users can just use bootcamp. Completely free. And completely supported by Apple. If this is what you need, I highly recommend a used 2020 iMac with i9 and 5700xt with 16gb. It runs Windows flawlessly and plays all games, such as Hogwarts Legacy, beautifully
This is amazing. Although I am trying to play AOE II and it doesnt work great and I want to have my disk space back, where is the game stored so I can uninstall it?
When I was running DMC5 the game crashed and I couldn't force quit so shut down my mac, when I went back on steam DMC5 was deleted but still takes up space on my storage, do you know how to fix that?
nice tutorial, i just watched your SL videos and i also really enjoyed them. my M1 mac mini's stuck in recovery mode and EVERY attempt at reviving/restoring with apple configurator just fails, and i don't have applecare. i'm totally SOL.
@@dmug ...that's the thing, the light flashes yellow, appears as soon as my mac chimes. i looked it up, and it indicates there may be a hardware issue. i've tried different USB-C cables both reviving and restoring. i can't even do a diagnostics test since it happens as soon as i plug it in. i think my SSD might be faulty, cause i've noticed macOS get slowly more unstable since i installed sonoma, to the point where doing nearly anything froze the whole system. again, i don't have applecare and repairs are probably gonna be more expensive than a steam deck or half of a gaming PC, which is honestly what i want more anyway...
Thanks for the helpful video! I installed a Windows game on my Mac using Whisky. Now, I can't find the game files in Finder. I'm new to macOS. Any tips on where Whisky stores these files? I need to transfer them to an SDXC card
It’s an open source project that’s based on Wine that has contributions by Apple and Codeweavers. You can go literally read the source code. It’s as safe as about any software thanks to visibility.
Check the Mac gaming wiki to see if there’s any tweaks and lower the quality settings. Unfortunately, this is about 80% tops of running it on a pc, none of the m series GPUs are exactly powerful compared to the pc side of things
Thanks! I recently watched your video on using whiskey with steam on Mac to play windows only games and everything worked great until I tried to launch Battlefield 5 can you help me at all please?
Oh man, thanks for the super thanks but I’d replied more or less the same. I don’t have that game, the Mac gaming wiki says it’s kinda playable with crossover and does have notes for GPTK specifically but unclear what the user did. www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Battlefield_5 Your best bet would honestly be to check on Reddit, or try crossover. It has an unlocked demo for about 2 weeks.
But as an intel 27' iMac user with a i7 and a 5700 pro XT, I can just use bootcamp, reboot to windows in just a minute and still play whatever I want. So in this department, intel mac are still better as long as you have one of the last intel macs.
Is there a way this could run a non gaming application? I've tried installing a software we use in the office, it did install but doesn't run. Any workaround? I'm trying to get off parallels as it eats a lot of disk space. And I juyst need to run that 1 application so installing a whole OS is not what I'm looking for.
Thanks this Video was very helpful but one Problem i came across is my Steam isn't going into full Screen even when i pick Big Picture Mode The games are in Window Mode even when i go into Settings in press Full Screen in game so i don't know how to fix this issue
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A few things not covered at length in the video:
- “Can I run game x?” How do I run game x”? Check the Mac Gaming Wiki or r/MacGaming on Reddit. I have only tried several games. I cover the Mac Gaming Wiki in the video but it is an incredibly useful resource, and contains information from many people’s experiences.
- crossover video coming soon
- Intel Mac users have the ability to native boot Windows negating the necessity of GPTK as you’ll get native performance
- I didn't try Epic game store, there is a reddit thread recommending use of Heroic Game Launcher. If someone is willing to try, Heroic or just using the steam method please reply in the comments and I'll credit you.
www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/14g3qeq/how_do_i_use_the_epic_games_launcher_with_gptk/
- Crossover is a superior solution as it works with older Direct X thus has much more compatibility and also uses GPTK for DX12 (in a recent update) and has per title configurations available. Codeweavers (makers of Crossover) were involved in creating GTPK.
- You can use external storage with whisky. Just google for “Mac whisky external storage” or such. There’s Reddit threads on it. It’s pretty easy.
- A few commenters are pointing out you could buy a gaming PC which while true is also silly. People have different priorities be it wanting a native *nix OS with wide commercial software solutions or for certain software suites that are Mac only (Logic, Final Cut Pro, Xcode, Sketch, etc) or have it for primarily work. Not everyone has the budget for multiple computers or desire or space or whatever. Inversely: If you can buy a gaming PC, maybe you should buy a Mac for media / development capabilities? It cuts both ways.
I did tinker with crossover on my Mac back in 2021/22. But found it to much hassle and slow at The time
@@ladeluff_ Yeah, I tried it and didn't end up purchasing it, largely because I have a Mac Pro 2019 and my RUclips vids do not make enough money to really justify purchases as I'm very unlikely to make it back off a single video.
I've heard it's gotten better especially with GPTK
i still have my crossover licence, maybe i should give it another go then@@dmug
thank you! i can only use my windows laptop for work and i do not see the need to switch to a gaming pc/laptop when i prefer using my macbook for all my personal stuff.
tried epic games launcher through steam method, and it just doesn't install.
I need a Mac for 99% of the things I do, but I do miss playing a few of my old steam games every now and then. This is perfect, thank you
Crossover might be a better fit if the games are fairly old. It has better back compatibility. It costs money but does do nicely.
If you want a definitive upgrade then go PC. Get a laptop with a Ryzen 7840HS or Intel's new Meteor Lake. These both support AV1 encoding unlike Apple.
@@DukenukemXno he doesnt. He said he need mac for 99% of the things he does;) whats unclear right there?
@@DukenukemXHe wants a reliable quality MacBook, not a crap PC with windows junk, viruses, BSOD, 24/7 windows updates, crap touchpad, sound, screen, battery and have to be tethered to the wall 99% of the time! So getting these games on a MacBook is the cherry on the top until Games take off on the Mac with Apple GameKit and HW RayTracing on M3.
@@barbarianas3933 Anything a Mac can do a PC can do it better and more. Good chance that 99% is self imposed if he misses his Steam games.
Huge thanks to Linux and open source community for all the work done for wine proton and all translation layers
Would be very nice if Apple supported the open source community by making a Vulkan driver or just releasing the documentation so people could make custom drivers
@@kittenzrulz2314 Apple doesn't need it, they only care about their own revenue and that's all. That's why they can't even make their own toolkit, they just rebuild other people's open source code. Even brew for macOS has nothing to do with macOS itself, it's not macOS development. At the same time windows, no matter how bad it is, goes towards developers and users, allowing them to run native Linux applications, including windowed ones, in the operating system itself. That's the difference...
Apple once again taking credit by slapping their logo on open source software and calling it their creation
As apple always does.
Linux on Apple Silicon already beats macOS in terms of OpenGL support and it won't be long before it brings native Vulkan to the table. With that, gaming on a Mac will mean dual-booting Linux
Finally, a new step forward in Mac gaming, i like this
@Nocommentsuwu its not brainwshed, its called personal preferences
@Nocommentsuwu sorry we prefer functionality for university, macbooks are rated the best possible laptop for programming lol
@Nocommentsuwu Tell me you use linux arch btw without saying linux arch btw
OMG IVE BEEN NEEDING TO PLAY STEAM ON MAC BUT MOST GAMES ARE FOR WINDOWS YOU ARE A LIFESAVER THANK YOU I SUBSCRIBED
Man you always on point and peak youtube mac content in that niche
I love you for your work thanks be blessed by Life.
6 days... ive been struggling for 6 days I literally love you rn
Intel mac user and I have been struggling since 2017 still am
@@Nullicid Use Bootcamp if you haven't already. It's free and it's supported by Apple themselves and gives you the experience of having an actual Windows computer. I would also use it but sadly my M2 Mac doesn't have Bootcamp
Thank you so much man like I can't express how grateful I am I tried to do this for 3 years and now finally I can run windows games on a mac thank you
Me too my guy me too
I just want to say thank you for the video. Your ability to explain things to allow for comprehension is beautiful.
is this a joke?
thank you so much for also including the written tutorial!! its so easy for video tutorials to become outdated, having a written companion keeps it up to date.
To the people commenting that you should "buy a pc" ... how would you feel if you clicked into a recipe that said "Sicilian Style Meatballs" and all it said was that you should travel to Sicily? It's obvious that people looking for this info aren't interested in that option
That's 12 year olds on the Internet for you they don't understand that macbooks are used for work and productivity and not every device main purpose is gaming. This video is great if you're on a business trip for example and you can bring so much. A PC or heavy ass gaming laptop is out of the question but you still want to do some light gaming. Apple silicone would be a perfectly capable single device for that.
Very helpful and works perfectly for the game I like to play. Just a note: the whisky wiki is not a wiki, and everything has been moved to a web app. It does contain a list of games, but no way to filter the list by games that work vs those that have problems or do not work; and no way to contribute to the list without having to install and run a separate app that requires the installation of multiple support systems through the command line.
Finally a useful video about this topic
and OH. last weekend, i got a 5.1 REALLY fly on ZorinOS (my fav ubuntu distro) with a RX 480. The Mac is sheer Supersnappy now,
even flies on my Windows Steam Library, Remarkable faster than vanilla windowsinstall/ boot drive... :D
AMD linux drivers are blessed
Used this to get Arkham Knight working on my mac! Best tutorial ive seen out there for it
That's the one I wanna play.
Good that some of the proton tech is working on mac, even in a degraded form.
Nice tutorial. Was able to get everything installed and able to play Dinkum on my Mac… was just playing it in desktop mode on my Steam deck - it runs and looks great on my M2 Mac Mini….
As I was watching this video I was wondering if "need" this and then you mentioned Dinkum! I do have a PC but it's been problematic since start. I'm planning a complete reset this summer, and if that fails I'll try this app. I miss Dinkum!
Thanks for showing this! I was so psyched about the dev package when they first announced it but I was really frustrated when I couldn’t get it working
Yeah, I tried it very very early on as I saw it announced I think on r/Macgaming and had a rough experience. I put it in my "Video Ideas" notepad and was thumbing through it and decided to see if it had improved to the point it'd be a good video topic. It had.
Excellent work thanks to the community for all the work done! My M2 silicon runs Avogadro visualization tool and VMD (tools for computational chemistry). Just amazing...
Great video man! Simple instructions and covered everything like troubleshooting. Didn't even have to look anything up!
dont even own a mac, was just curious because im a nerd and like to keep up with this kind of stuff. great vid!
Ha, thanks. There's a lot of random non Mac users here telling Mac users to buy a PCs. I have nothing against Windows or Linux but it'd be like going to Proton tutorial and telling Linux users to buy Windows as if this was never considered.
@@dmugwhat can you say, some people just like to be a holes
it's like crossover, but it works and it's free! so amazing, thank you
I would like to personally thank you so much for this!
omg it worked. i can finally play co op with my pc friends!!! thank uuuu sooo much
You're a good presenter/speaker mate. Thanks - great video
Thanks, although you might change your mind if you watch my older vids ;)
It seems that an ancient technology of wine is finally on aarm. Thank you for the guide, pretty straightforward. Too bad we need to use something like this instead of getting native support for MacOS. Makes me feel like most MacOS users don't use their system for anything but web browsing.
Gaming and web browsing aren't the only things that exist on a computer. Content creation and creativity apps are widely considered to be a better experience on mac
@@asinglefrenchfry I'm not saying MacOS is not suitable for such tasks. I'm working with machine learning on s base model M1 MBA myself and it's great. I'm just saying that most Macintosh owners don't really use their computer for anything but web browsing
@@mori7423 The same could be said for most window PC users as the majority of individuals engage in basic tasks rather than using their computer as a tool for more intensive applications.
This is evidenced by the amount of computers that are purchased which are essentially entry level versus those who seek to use the computer as a more in depth tool and require specialized builds.
@@Lowest_Levels true, but I was saying it not for the sake of comparing Macintosh to other computers
@@Lowest_Levels and it also seems kind of obvious to me that the majority of gaming computers are running windows. It's clearly seen in steam statistics reports
dont worry intel users, you got bootcamp
Bootcamp isn’t supported anymore and bugs out on Windows 11 making it unbootable eventuallly.
It does, my mbp 2013 still support win 11 ( I bypass the sys check )
@@Azrael-xl3jlbrother I need help like crazy. I have a Mac book pro from 2020 and just bought the Ultimate edition of New Vegas. I’m dying to play but I can’t even download whiskey
@@Azrael-xl3jlna you have something wrong. I have it on my 2017 Intel and it works just fine no issues.
For the record, I did use Buchan but one time ago. It’s like the license problems and I don’t wanna pay bro so that’s why I’m already buying an M1 got a good deal but sweet.
Thanks bruh, just ran RE3 remake on my macmini 8GB M2 and ran super smooth, only tried few minutes though.
You absolutely are the BOMB man. Talk about setting a precent when it comes to delivering a tutorial. Such high quality. Thank you so much - That's an EASY subscribe my man.
Thanks. Not all my videos are tutorials but probably in the same sphere is my emulation tutorials for PSX, PS2, and PS3 emulation and AI art tutorials where I try to speed run a lot of info with zero filler.
Greetings.Did you get gptk2 to work on your m1 Mac and how if you wouldn't mind me asking?
Hello!
I have issue with Whisky. During the installation process, pop up with necessary dependencies for Whisky contains only Wine, not GPTK as in your video. My hw is macbook pro M1 (2020) and the most recent update of Sonoma is installed
I didn’t find any information about this issue or any solutions, so I’ll be very thankful if you drop me some advice
Amazing. On my M1Mac Studio. Thanks a million, or maybe a cup of coffee.
Coffee is a driving force for me
Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy to set up. Sadly, doesn't work with the older games I want to run (as you explained).
The state of Mac gaming on Apple Silicon is depressing, tbh. Anything non-native has so many stipulations, and I don't blame Apple directly for this because these games weren't made for ARM, but I do think seeing as how the M1 chip came out over three years ago, it's annoying that Apple hasn't come up with a streamlined solution (because that's usually what Apple is good at). Linux in 2015 was legitimately in a better place for gaming than Mac is now in 2024.
For me Apple gaming died when they stopped to support x86 apps still in the Intel era… before that, it was super easy to run most part of the games and there were a lot of optimized ports available
Thank you for making this video!
Gothic 1 working marvelous. Macbook Air M2. A little heat, but it works suprisingly good for an emulation
this was informative but now I just need a mac
been looking for a way to do this forever. Thank you so much. You earned a sub
Glad I could help, and thanks. I have Mac gaming content coming, it’s a bit more… odd. That’s all I say for now.
@@dmug , hey, small question. Can you only use it for steam, or can you run other windows applications too?
@@bluephoenix6614no, GPTK is for direct x 11and 12 only. Wine and crossover which is an accelerated Wine can run regular windows apps.
What about epic games? Is there a way to instal it? Thanks
i've tried both whiskey and crossover and surprisingly crossover which is paid gives twice the frame rates in every game so i made a decision and bought yearly subscription to crossover and i think it was worth it
Good to know, I may need to do a follow up vid
Thanks for the tip, I am also going to get crossover
I’m glad that there’s more and more support for gaming on Mac OS. But I’ll just stick to always having a custom pc built on the side for gaming purposes. Currently have my m3 pro MacBook 14” for productivity/work and my pc with i7 13700k and 4070 ti super for gaming @1440p
CrossOver's grave
Not really, Code Weavers (makers of crossover) help to make GPTK. Crossover supports, older, direct x and Das has much wider compatibility, and also more configurability even when using the GPTK engine for DX12.
@@dmug Thx now I feel better about my license and money spent with them.
All they need is to add are Direct3D (predecessor of DirectX) translations and all the older titles would be compatible
Intel user, i'm doomed. :(
Am too with my Mac Pro 2019 but at least boot camp is far far better than GPTK.
@@dmugTrue. I'm worried for how long the 2019 Pro is going to last.
Use Crossover
Just use windows?
You guys are not totally doomed, I did find out if you use parallels desktop 15 on Big Sur you can in fact run pc games on a windows vm using your dedicated gpu using gpu pass through thanks to parallels desktop.
I didn't even see the menu for Rosetta but maybe that's due to updates to Whiskey not sure though. I am running a M3 Pro with 36gb of ram and currently on the Sequoia BETA 2 so we shall see how this all works but the instructions were super straightforward. So thank you. I am trying FFIIV Intergrade first lol.
Why do this? Gaming laptops are way cheaper than a Mac will ever be. And the CPUs have gotten faster than a Mac. I see no real reason to do this.
I see your point. I’m a Mac user since 2015 but occasionally I want or need an application for work or leisure (game) that is only available for Windows and in those cases I run them through Parallels Desktop, which works just fine in most cases.
If one of your main use cases is gaming I would not recommend a Mac before a Windows based system.
@@thomashartmann5037 well said
@@dmug I have the base model MacBook Air 15in. It has 8gb of ram and 256gb of storage. I paid almost $1400 out the door. I have a gamming laptop that is a beast. High refresh rate display and 16gb of ram. Along with 1tb of storage. I paid $850 for it. It is a no brainer for gaming. MacBooks are ok but for the price point, I don't think so. It is my only and last MacBook I will ever buy. Especially after I see the prices for the MacBook M3's. Those prices are insane.
What if you’re just a casual gamer, maybe you play one or two games, and you play them once in a while, when you have a little free time. Mac users are usually not big gamers, so having an option to play a couple of games that interest you without buying a whole new machine DOES make a lot of sense - Maybe you’re just thinking about it for your POV and no one else’s. If you’re into gaming then yes buy a Windows Gaming PC, but if your not and you like macOS then this is an option.
I can’t stand a laptop that isn’t portable and required plugging into a wall to make it through my day.
Also, I only play a few games, Don’t really care about whatever games available on Steam.
But just in case if I want to try some windows exclusive games this makes so much sense.
Quick question: does Whisky work with DirectX 9 games?
Anyone reading this, if you can afford your Mac you can afford a Windows PC to run the games natively
Just because someone has a mac doesn't mean they're ballin
If you can afford one computer, you shouldn’t buy two.
I have both and find it interesting to be able to unlock the potential with the mac laptop on the go. It's got a mini LED 16 inch display with TV level speakers and incredible battery life. Plus it makes little in the way of fan noise under load. Perfect to play a game or two while dealing with down time such as evenings in a hotel. I've got a m1 Max 32 gpu cores with 64gb of ram... should be interesting to see it in action with PC games. On native Apple games, everything flies so curious what I can get performance wise with the ARM Architecture. Hoping the Yakuza series by SEGA is compatible. Yeah, I didn't buy the mac laptop for gaming but if it can play PC games and I find myself twiddling thumbs...right on.
@@Zhammon when it they're paying $200 for 8GB of more ram, that's pretty ballin
@@Supadupanerd most people either opt for base models, buying used or refurbished or then there is also the college discount program apple runs
I’m on the last Intel Mac Mini with a decent eGPU so most games work nicely if they support Mac - but had to run Boot Camp Windows (with some tinkering to get the eGPU working) just to play Cities Skylines 2. Parallels was too slow. When I get around to upgrading to Apple Silicon it’s nice to know that there are options.
Yeah Parallels never really has been viable for much in the way of games. I’ll be sad when it’s time to give up my Mac Pro 2019.
Don't be fooled. It only emulates windows games and doesn't run them natively. I Cann't even run Palworld on my M2 MacBook Air because of the double layer of translations going on.
It will run games Ok if you get a MacBook Pro model but then again you are paying 2000€+ for Laptop that is basically a nice RUclips machine...
I have both intel and apple silicon, I just used bootcamp on my intel base mac
No shit
Intel mac was so much better. You could do whatever you wanted with them. Silicon macs just bring more limitations to their computers.
I got an M1 Mac mini 8gb and I like it, but I miss the gaming aspects, I switched because I like ease of use with its software and the user interface
hopefully i can run metin2 (without using parallels), I just ordered a mac mini m4, I will give it a try when i get the unit.
Thanks for sharing. How does one make more space on the Drive C from Wiskey? I'm trying to download a game thats just over 80Gb, and I can't seem to remove any unnecessary files from Wiskey, or change the storage
Gracias a tu video pude jugar a Blood (1997) directamente en mi MacBook Air M1 sin problemas, muchísimas gracias por tu ayuda. Saludos desde Argentina.
you a very clear an complete guide for a workaround that seems like a no brainer thank you for doing this, also do you edit you voice on a software, im curious to know how id you do
Not sure what you mean: like use a voice changer?
Thanks for this. Not sure where I can report games that work but U-BOAT (2024 release, fantastic game) works very well. I have an M2 Max. Had to run it on Retina mode in the bottle config (I have a 5k screen). I found I could run it at 4K UHD with medium - high settings and only has occasional graphical glitches. If anyone sees this please add U-BOAT to the working lists. Thanks again!
I love the finder pillow
Thanks, I got it from Throw Boy
I’ll give this a try later. I wanna try blue stacks.
did it work if so im doing it too
i need help idk what to do.i bought beamng drive and it worked once but never again it just keeps saying error everytime i try to launch it
this is the best video found so far unto date!! trying because I don't want to download eta on my college laptop just my Mac ty ig ill see if this works these instructions I could actually follow
I did it and it work great. The only thing is that when I try to quit the windows steam app, it constantly reopens
Thanks for this. Does Whisky use Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit 2? Have you tried running the automated installer found on that initial wiki page at 0:24?
Thanks for the thanks pic (which i couldn’t get off my iPad and had to close app). I’ll let you know if it copes with Xbox game pass (I collect enough rewards points to pay for game pass ultimate every month and more) - unless you’ve already tried.
I've been really into Sam and Max lately and with the remaster of The Devil's Playhouse coming up, I've been really wanting to play the telltale games but they're only for Windows on Steam. Here's to hoping they work with Whisky!! If I do end up buying them and playing them on Whisky, I will try my best to remember to update this comment to add if they work or not. Thanks for the guide !
Great video! Quick question: does this work with online games or multiplayer co op games? I'd love to be able to play together with my friends who have windows pc's
Hey! Great video! how does this software compare to crossover in terms of performance
That’s a good question, I’ll probably do a follow up video because people keep mentioning crossover
I’ll have to give this a try.
your videos are really great.. i'm looking forward free games that can run natively on apple silicon
I am planning on getting a MacBook hopefully in the near future. I’m glad I found this video! I am happy to know I can have the option to play at least some of my Windows-only games on Mac. (Checked the list, none of the games I own are compatible, but still good to know I have a few more options). One question, though: say I were to have both the Mac version of Steam for playing the majority of my games, and the Windows version for playing Windows games, would they conflict with each other in any way?
Only if you try to run them together at the same time as Steam only lets you play one game at a time. GPTK2 will be released with macOS 15 Sequoia which will further expand compatibility. The best option though isn't Whisky, rather Crossover which uses WINE + GPTK (and will use GPTK2) for a much wider range of compatibility. Many online games will not work because of anti-cheat software.
JSYK this option isn't very good and a lot of games aren't compatible w/ wine/whisky
Hi, I have been trying to do this on my mac but whenever I click on “run” and on “steamsetup” nothing works. I’ve checked, my mac is an M2 chip and should be apple silicone. I’ve tried to delete everything and try again but nothing has worked so far. What should I do?
Also in my MAC it doesn't work.....I noticed that when I installed whisky there is no gptx icon but something like whiskywine....don't know how to fix it
Mac Intel users can just use bootcamp. Completely free. And completely supported by Apple. If this is what you need, I highly recommend a used 2020 iMac with i9 and 5700xt with 16gb. It runs Windows flawlessly and plays all games, such as Hogwarts Legacy, beautifully
PS - m1 macs are are big no! M1 Macbook Air with the upgraded gpu can barely run modern expansions in World of Warcraft
actually sir i have download steam a long time ago so might i have redownload it or can u tell me the process
right...my PC equipped with an RTX and AMD 8c 16th blew the electric bill last moth...the only available laptop i have is Macbook air m2
Good video. Will check it out. Thanks!
thank you so much! it worked. So nice.
Update: I tried to run Commandos : Behind enemy lines and it said "I can't find Direct X 5" and that's all. :(
wow, your mic sounds really good.
helped me out a bunch , thanks!
This is amazing. Although I am trying to play AOE II and it doesnt work great and I want to have my disk space back, where is the game stored so I can uninstall it?
Great video!! Thanks for this but can we use epicgames like steam?
Awesome thank you!
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When I was running DMC5 the game crashed and I couldn't force quit so shut down my mac, when I went back on steam DMC5 was deleted but still takes up space on my storage, do you know how to fix that?
thank you i can run windows games in steam in mac now thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank thank you
nice tutorial, i just watched your SL videos and i also really enjoyed them. my M1 mac mini's stuck in recovery mode and EVERY attempt at reviving/restoring with apple configurator just fails, and i don't have applecare. i'm totally SOL.
So you’ve tried using DFU mode and using another Mac to restore it? Mr. McIntosh has a video tutorial on how to do that.
@@dmug ...that's the thing, the light flashes yellow, appears as soon as my mac chimes. i looked it up, and it indicates there may be a hardware issue. i've tried different USB-C cables both reviving and restoring. i can't even do a diagnostics test since it happens as soon as i plug it in. i think my SSD might be faulty, cause i've noticed macOS get slowly more unstable since i installed sonoma, to the point where doing nearly anything froze the whole system. again, i don't have applecare and repairs are probably gonna be more expensive than a steam deck or half of a gaming PC, which is honestly what i want more anyway...
Nice video, a question: can it be done with the Epic Launcher instead of steam?
yes but be aware of the anticheat
you can get banned
it works!! thank you so much. i had used crossover previously, but the price is too much for me. thanks!
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@@eliciao12 what is bro talking about
@@doolosss for some reason the window follows my cursor? any fix?
what a great tutorial thank you so much
this some tech magic right here
Thanks for the helpful video! I installed a Windows game on my Mac using Whisky. Now, I can't find the game files in Finder. I'm new to macOS. Any tips on where Whisky stores these files? I need to transfer them to an SDXC card
During the setup, specify the location to your external drive. Be prepared to have long load times with sdxc
Good looking microphone! 👍🏻
Just the ol’ Sm7b I bought in 2010. Interesting how it’s become a staple of RUclips.
Can be used for more than playing games? Lets say, run originlab?
I use my PC for gaming and my MacBook for everything else, maybe the odd game of Rim World on it
how long is it meant to take to finish loading the bottle after you created one in whisky? Its taking me a while
Thanks bro that was big help
Is there something like this for EA’s games? Like Jedi Survivor?
whisky software is safe means no malware??
It’s an open source project that’s based on Wine that has contributions by Apple and Codeweavers. You can go literally read the source code. It’s as safe as about any software thanks to visibility.
Very informative for Mac Gamers
thanks, got the game i wanted to work! do you know how to fix fps drops and audio stuttering?
Check the Mac gaming wiki to see if there’s any tweaks and lower the quality settings. Unfortunately, this is about 80% tops of running it on a pc, none of the m series GPUs are exactly powerful compared to the pc side of things
Thanks! I recently watched your video on using whiskey with steam on Mac to play windows only games and everything worked great until I tried to launch Battlefield 5 can you help me at all please?
Oh man, thanks for the super thanks but I’d replied more or less the same.
I don’t have that game, the Mac gaming wiki says it’s kinda playable with crossover and does have notes for GPTK specifically but unclear what the user did.
www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Battlefield_5
Your best bet would honestly be to check on Reddit, or try crossover. It has an unlocked demo for about 2 weeks.
But as an intel 27' iMac user with a i7 and a 5700 pro XT, I can just use bootcamp, reboot to windows in just a minute and still play whatever I want. So in this department, intel mac are still better as long as you have one of the last intel macs.
I am way too curious to see if SteamVR will run under this. That would be absolute madness if I could run an original HTC Vive off my M1 Pro.
Almost certainly won't work because of the device drivers. You could always try....
@@dmug yeah I realized that a minute after I commented lol
great video! thanks , what about Xbox ? and Geforce?
Check the Mac gaming wiki and r/macgaming, doesn’t the GeForce go or whatever it’s called have a Mac native client for streaming?
Is there a way this could run a non gaming application? I've tried installing a software we use in the office, it did install but doesn't run. Any workaround? I'm trying to get off parallels as it eats a lot of disk space. And I juyst need to run that 1 application so installing a whole OS is not what I'm looking for.
Crossover can do it as well as just using wine. GPTK is exclusively for Direct X programs
Thanks this Video was very helpful but one Problem i came across is my Steam isn't going into full Screen even when i pick Big Picture Mode The games are in Window Mode even when i go into Settings in press Full Screen in game so i don't know how to fix this issue