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How to play Another Crab's Treasure on Mac

RPG · 2024

Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

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Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

How to run Another Crab's Treasure on your Mac in 2026

Best path: CrossOver

CrossOver runs Another Crab's Treasure natively on Apple Silicon by translating DirectX to Metal. One-click install, no Windows VM, full local performance.

MethodQualityDifficultyCost
CrossOverPickGoodMedium$74 / $39/yrGet it ↗
ParallelsEstimateMedium$99/yrGet it ↗
WhiskyEstimateMediumFreeGet it ↗
Game Porting ToolkitEstimateAdvancedFreeGet it ↗
Xbox Cloud GamingEstimateEasy$16.99 /moGet it ↗
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Another Crab's Treasure

In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB.

Another Crab's Treasure runs excellently on Apple Silicon via D3DMetal, offering a near-native experience despite the lack of an official macOS port.

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What the world thinks

  1. Install CrossOver and create a new bottle named 'Crabs Treasure'.
  2. Select Windows 10 64-bit as the bottle type.
  3. Install Steam into this bottle.
  4. In the Bottle Settings sidebar, toggle D3DMetal ON (this is essential for performance) and ensure high resolution mode is enabled.
  5. Launch Steam, download the game, and play.
  • Whisky (Free): If you prefer an open-source solution, Whisky works well. Create a new bottle, choose the Windows 10 version, and ensure you go to Bottle Configuration to enable DXVK or D3DMetal (GPTK). D3DMetal is generally faster for this specific title.
  • Game Porting Toolkit (GPTK): Power users can run the game directly through terminal commands using Apple's toolkit, though this offers no performance advantage over the simpler CrossOver/Whisky wrappers.

Performance

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Best way to play it on Mac

Another Crab's Treasure runs excellently on Apple Silicon via D3DMetal, offering a near-native experience despite the lack of an official macOS port.

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Ways to play Another Crab's Treasure on Mac

Here are all the options available, ranked by what we recommend first.

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How each supported method stacks up on setup effort, time and runtime overhead.

  • CrossOverTranslationTop pick
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    15 min
    Overhead
    Medium
  • Xbox Cloud GamingCloud
    Setup
    Simple
    Time
    5 min
    Overhead
    Low
  • ParallelsVM
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    30 min
    Overhead
    High
  • WhiskyTranslation
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    15 min
    Overhead
    Medium
  • Game Porting ToolkitTranslation
    Setup
    Complex
    Time
    30 min
    Overhead
    Medium

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How to run Another Crab's Treasure on Mac with CrossOver

Good· Compatibility

Running Another Crab's Treasure through CrossOver translates its Windows DirectX calls into Metal on Apple Silicon — no reboot, no Windows license, no virtual machine. Most setup time is spent on first-time bottle configuration and installing the game launcher (Steam, Epic, etc.) inside CrossOver. Once that's done, launching feels close to native. Expect 15–30 minutes of setup on the first run.

Step-by-step

Step 1 — Create a bottle

  1. Open CrossOver → click New Bottle
  2. Name it after the game (e.g. Another Crab's Treasure) and choose Windows 10 64-bit
  3. Open the bottle's Settings and set:

- Graphics: D3DMetal (not DXVK)

- Synchronization: ESync

- High Resolution Mode: Off

Step 2 — Install the game launcher

  1. Inside CrossOver, click Install Application → search for Steam (or Epic Games Launcher if you own it there)
  2. Install it into the same bottle you just created
  3. Launch Steam, log in, and let it fully update before proceeding

Step 3 — Install and launch Another Crab's Treasure

  1. Open Steam (or your launcher) inside CrossOver
  2. Install Another Crab's Treasure through the launcher as normal
  3. Launch the game — use the launcher's Play button, not CrossOver directly
  4. First launch may take 30–90 seconds to show a window. Don't force-quit unless it hangs for several minutes.

Step 4 — If you hit issues

  • Black screen / stuck in small window: go to Settings → Graphics in-game, set Screen Type to Fullscreen, then restart
  • Resolution resets on every launch: find the game's config/settings file and set the resolution values manually, then mark the file Read-Only to prevent the game overwriting it
  • Crashes on startup: try switching the bottle's Synchronization from ESync to MSync, or vice versa

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How to run Another Crab's Treasure on Mac with Parallels

Estimate· Compatibility

Using Parallels to play Another Crab's Treasure means running a full copy of Windows 11 ARM inside macOS. This is the most "it just works" approach for games that don't behave under CrossOver, and DirectX 11 is hardware-accelerated. You'll need a Windows license and roughly 80 GB of disk space.

Step-by-step

  1. Buy / start a trial of Parallels Desktop.
  2. Install Windows 11 ARM via the one-click wizard.
  3. Inside Windows, install Steam / Xbox app and Another Crab's Treasure.
  4. Enable DirectX 11 in Parallels settings for best 3D performance.

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How to run Another Crab's Treasure on Mac with Whisky

Estimate· Compatibility

Running Another Crab's Treasure through Whisky translates the game's Windows DirectX calls into Metal on the fly. Performance is impressively close to a native Windows PC on Apple Silicon, and you stay entirely inside macOS — no VM, no rebooting. Expect to spend 10–20 minutes on first-time setup.

Step-by-step

  1. Download Whisky (free, requires macOS 14+).
  2. Open Whisky → New Bottle.
  3. Install Steam or your launcher in the bottle.
  4. Install Another Crab's Treasure and run it from Whisky.

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How to run Another Crab's Treasure on Mac with Game Porting Toolkit

Estimate· Compatibility

Running Another Crab's Treasure through Game Porting Toolkit translates the game's Windows DirectX calls into Metal on the fly. Performance is impressively close to a native Windows PC on Apple Silicon, and you stay entirely inside macOS — no VM, no rebooting. Expect to spend 10–20 minutes on first-time setup.

Step-by-step

  1. Install Homebrew: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)".
  2. brew tap apple/apple http://github.com/apple/homebrew-apple then brew install game-porting-toolkit.
  3. Create a Wine prefix and install Steam inside it.
  4. Install Another Crab's Treasure through Steam and launch via gameportingtoolkit.

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How to run Another Crab's Treasure on Mac with Xbox Cloud Gaming

Estimate· Streaming

Streaming Another Crab's Treasure through Xbox Cloud Gaming is the fastest way to start playing on a Mac — there's nothing to install, no Windows VM, no compatibility layer. The game runs on a remote GPU and your Mac just receives the video, which means even a base M1 MacBook Air can play the most demanding AAA titles at high settings. The tradeoff is that you need a stable internet connection (ideally wired or 5GHz Wi-Fi with 25+ Mbps down) and a subscription.

Step-by-step

  1. Get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
  2. Open xbox.com/play in Safari, Chrome, or Edge.
  3. Search Another Crab's Treasure and click Play — no install required.

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Our recommendation

For most Mac players we recommend CrossOver as the fastest, smoothest way to play Another Crab's Treasure. One-click local install, official support.

MethodQualityDifficultyCost
CrossOverPickGoodMedium$74 one-time / $39/year
ParallelsEstimateMedium$99/year + Windows licence
WhiskyEstimateMediumFree
Game Porting ToolkitEstimateAdvancedFree
Xbox Cloud GamingEstimateEasyGame Pass Ultimate subscription
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