Parallels
Full Windows 11 ARM inside macOS.

Action / Adventure / RPG · 2022
Best played by streaming from the cloud to your Mac.
Overall rating: Runs great on Mac · 100% of 2 players say it runs well
Best played by streaming from the cloud to your Mac.
Should run in a Windows 11 ARM virtual machine (Parallels). This is an estimate — not a verified report. Demanding 3D titles may need lower settings.
| Method | Quality | Difficulty | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParallelsPick | Good | Medium | $99/yr | Get it ↗ |
| Boosteroid | Estimate | Easy | $9.95 /mo | Get it ↗ |
| Whisky | Estimate | Medium | Free | Get it ↗ |
| Game Porting Toolkit | Estimate | Advanced | Free | Get it ↗ |
| Xbox Cloud Gaming | Estimate | Easy | $16.99 /mo | Get it ↗ |
| Shadow | Estimate | Medium | From $9.99 /mo | Get it ↗ |
| GeForce NOW | Estimate | Easy | Free / $9.99 /mo | Get it ↗ |
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
While Dying Light 2 can technically run locally via CrossOver and GPTK on high-end chips, cloud gaming via Boosteroid or GeForce NOW is the superior choice for most users due to the game's high DX12 demands.
Dying Light 2 can run locally using CrossOver 23.5+ or Whisky, but it is extremely demanding. Only recommended for M2 Max/M3 Max users or better.
How Dying Light 2 Stay Human runs on your Mac, from our performance model and player reports.
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While Dying Light 2 can technically run locally via CrossOver and GPTK on high-end chips, cloud gaming via Boosteroid or GeForce NOW is the superior choice for most users due to the game's high DX12 demands.
Boosteroid and Xbox Cloud Gaming and Shadow and GeForce NOW are also available for cloud performance on a strong connection.
Full Windows 11 ARM inside macOS.
Needs 25+ Mbps internet, wired ideal.
Free option built on Game Porting Toolkit.
Highest local FPS for tinkerers.
Needs 25+ Mbps internet, wired ideal.
Needs 25+ Mbps internet, wired ideal.
Needs 25+ Mbps internet, wired ideal.
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Using Parallels to play Dying Light 2 Stay Human 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.
Streaming Dying Light 2 Stay Human through Boosteroid 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.
Running Dying Light 2 Stay Human 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.
Running Dying Light 2 Stay Human 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.
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)".brew tap apple/apple http://github.com/apple/homebrew-apple then brew install game-porting-toolkit.gameportingtoolkit.Streaming Dying Light 2 Stay Human 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.
Streaming Dying Light 2 Stay Human through Shadow 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.
Streaming Dying Light 2 Stay Human through GeForce NOW 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.
For most Mac players we recommend Parallels as the fastest, smoothest way to play Dying Light 2 Stay Human. Full Windows 11 ARM inside macOS.
| Method | Quality | Difficulty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ParallelsPick | Good | Medium | $99/year + Windows licence |
| Boosteroid | Estimate | Easy | $9.95 / month |
| Whisky | Estimate | Medium | Free |
| Game Porting Toolkit | Estimate | Advanced | Free |
| Xbox Cloud Gaming | Estimate | Easy | Game Pass Ultimate subscription |
| Shadow | Estimate | Medium | From $9.99 / month |
| GeForce NOW | Estimate | Easy | Free tier / $9.99+ per month |
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