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How to play Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Mac

RPG · 2020

Best played through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

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Best played through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.

How to run Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on your Mac in 2026

Best path: CrossOver

CrossOver runs the Windows version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Apple Silicon by translating DirectX to Metal. One-click install, no Windows virtual machine, full local performance.

MethodQualityDifficultyCost
CrossOverPickGoodMedium$74 / $39/yrGet it ↗
ParallelsEstimateMedium$99/yrGet it ↗
Game Porting ToolkitEstimateAdvancedFreeGet it ↗
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

The Dragon Ball RPG of your dreams! For the first time, you can play the rest of the story. Step into the universe of Dragon Ball Z in all its iconic glory and become the hero you were always meant to be!

The game runs well on Apple Silicon using translation layers, though it requires D3DMetal for the best visual stability. Players must use a recent version of CrossOver to avoid graphical glitches in the character models.

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Best way to play it on Mac

The game runs well on Apple Silicon using translation layers, though it requires D3DMetal for the best visual stability. Players must use a recent version of CrossOver to avoid graphical glitches in the character models.

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Ways to play Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 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
  • ParallelsVM
    Setup
    Moderate
    Time
    30 min
    Overhead
    High
  • Game Porting ToolkitTranslation
    Setup
    Complex
    Time
    30 min
    Overhead
    Medium

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How to run Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Mac with CrossOver

Good· Compatibility

Running Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 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. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot) 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 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

  1. Open Steam (or your launcher) inside CrossOver
  2. Install Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 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 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Mac with Parallels

Estimate· Compatibility

Using Parallels to play Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 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 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
  4. Enable DirectX 11 in Parallels settings for best 3D performance.

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How to run Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Mac with Game Porting Toolkit

Estimate· Compatibility

Running Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 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 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot through Steam and launch via gameportingtoolkit.

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Our recommendation

For most Mac players the best way to play Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on Mac is CrossOver. One-click local install, official support.

MethodQualityDifficultyCost
CrossOverPickGoodMedium$74 one-time / $39/year
ParallelsEstimateMedium$99/year + Windows licence
Game Porting ToolkitEstimateAdvancedFree
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