How to play Need for Speed™ on Mac
Not officially supported, but there are workarounds below.
Overall rating: Tricky to run on Mac · 0% of 1 players say it runs well
Not officially supported, but there are workarounds below.
Need for Speed™
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Need for Speed (2015) is virtually unplayable natively or via local translation layers due to restrictive DRM and engine incompatibilities; cloud gaming is currently the only option.
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- Sign up for a GeForce NOW account.
- Link your Steam or EA Library.
- Search for 'Need for Speed' (ensure it is the 2015 version).
- Launch the game through the browser or the macOS native GFN app.
- Parallels Desktop: Attempting to run this in a Windows VM usually results in a 'DirectX 11' error or an EA App crash. It is not recommended.
- CrossOver 24 / Whiskey: As of current testing, the game will crash during the EA App initialization or hang on a black screen due to the way the Frostbite engine interacts with modern DX11-to-Metal translation on macOS.
Need for Speed (2015) is virtually unplayable natively or via local translation layers due to restrictive DRM and engine incompatibilities; cloud gaming is currently the only option.
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