
- #HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 HOW TO#
- #HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 INSTALL#
- #HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 PRO#
- #HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 SOFTWARE#
#HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 INSTALL#
#HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 HOW TO#
You also need 64 GB or more free storage space on your Mac startup disk, a Windows 10 disk image (see the How to Get Windows for Mac chapter), and a USB flash drive with a storage capacity of 16 GB or more (unless your Mac doesn’t need a flash drive to install Windows). This list DOESN’T include Macs with Apple’s M1 chip because Boot Camp only works on Intel-based Macs.
#HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 PRO#
MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 or later.MacBook Air introduced in 2012 or later.

You just need to verify that you meet the system requirements for installing Windows 10.
#HOW TO RUN WINDOWS GAMES ON MAC M1 SOFTWARE#
The great thing about dual booting Windows on a Mac computer is that the software you need to make it happen (Boot Camp) is included in macOS.


Just by writing this post, I noticed it looks like GOG has updated the version of DOSBox they use to be 64-bit so they support ≥Catalina, that's great news. Is there a better way? I don't particularly feel committed enough to trying this out to buy Parallels outright just to tinker with some nostalgia.

The best thing I can think of is to download Parallels, install the Windows 10 ARM Beta in a VM, and try running the 32-bit Windows binary through that. And it's my understanding that no version of MacOS earlier than Big Sur will run on an M1 machine, including via emulation. Has anyone found a way to play some of the older, "wrapped" games available from Steam, GOG or Humble, on native MacOS on an M1 machine? For example the original Half-Life on Steam provides a Mac version, but it's a 32-bit binary, so it won't run on anything over Catalina.
