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How to play Chivalry 2 on Mac

Action · 2022

Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

Overall rating: Tricky to run on Mac · 0% of 1 players say it runs well

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Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

How to run Chivalry 2 on your Mac in 2026

Best path: Parallels

Runs in a full Windows 11 ARM virtual machine — the universal fallback for Windows games. Demanding 3D titles may need lower settings.

  • Heads up on Parallels: Requires a Parallels licence and a Windows 11 ARM install
MethodQualityDifficultyCost
ParallelsPickExcellentMedium$99/yrGet it ↗
CrossOverGoodMedium$74 / $39/yrGet it ↗
WhiskyPlayableMediumFreeGet it ↗
Game Porting ToolkitGoodAdvancedFreeGet it ↗
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Chivalry 2

Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from clashing swords, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more.

Chivalry 2 is fully playable on Apple Silicon via translation layers, though it requires CrossOver 23.5+ for proper Easy Anti-Cheat functionality.

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What the world thinks

  1. Install CrossOver for Mac.
  2. Create a new bottle named 'Chivalry 2' and set the bottle type to Windows 10 64-bit.
  3. Enable D3D Metal (for better performance) and MSync (for lower CPU overhead) in the right-hand bottle sidebar.
  4. Install the Steam client inside this bottle and log in.
  5. Download Chivalry 2. Before launching, go to the game's properties in Steam and add -dx11 to the Launch Options if you experience crashes on the initial splash screen, though D3D Metal often handles the default DX12 now.
  6. Crucial: If you encounter Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) errors, ensure you are using CrossOver 23.5 or newer, as it contains the necessary runtime fixes for EAC compatibility.

Whisky (Free)

Whisky provides a user-friendly wrapper for Apple's Game Porting Toolkit. Create a bottle, enable 'ESync', and install Steam. While performance is similar to CrossOver, updates to wine binaries may take longer to reach Whisky, which can occasionally break anti-cheat compatibility.

Performance

What each M-series Mac can realistically handle. Tap any chip to report your experience.

M1 chip
Medium
~45 fps
M2 chip
Medium
~60 fps
M3 chip
High
~60 fps
M4 chip
Ultra
~60 fps
M5 chip
Ultra
~120 fps
Best way to play it on Mac

Chivalry 2 is fully playable on Apple Silicon via translation layers, though it requires CrossOver 23.5+ for proper Easy Anti-Cheat functionality.

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Ways to play Chivalry 2 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.

  • ParallelsVMTop pick
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    30 min
    Overhead
    High
  • CrossOverTranslation
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    15 min
    Overhead
    Medium
  • 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 Chivalry 2 on Mac with Parallels

Good· Compatibility

Using Parallels to play Chivalry 2 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 Chivalry 2.
  4. Enable DirectX 11 in Parallels settings for best 3D performance.

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How to run Chivalry 2 on Mac with CrossOver

Good· Compatibility

Running Chivalry 2 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. Chivalry 2) 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 Chivalry 2

  1. Open Steam (or your launcher) inside CrossOver
  2. Install Chivalry 2 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 Chivalry 2 on Mac with Whisky

Playable· Compatibility

Running Chivalry 2 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 Chivalry 2 and run it from Whisky.

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How to run Chivalry 2 on Mac with Game Porting Toolkit

Good· Compatibility

Running Chivalry 2 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 Chivalry 2 through Steam and launch via gameportingtoolkit.

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Our recommendation

For most Mac players we recommend Parallels as the fastest, smoothest way to play Chivalry 2. Full Windows 11 ARM inside macOS.

MethodQualityDifficultyCost
ParallelsPickExcellentMedium$99/year + Windows license
CrossOverGoodMedium$74 one-time / $39/year
WhiskyPlayableMediumFree
Game Porting ToolkitGoodAdvancedFree
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