CrossOver
One-click local install, official support.

RPG Β· 2021
Best played through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.
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Best played through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.
CrossOver runs NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 natively on Apple Silicon by translating DirectX to Metal. One-click install, no Windows VM, full local performance.
| Method | Quality | Difficulty | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossOverPick | Good | Medium | $74 / $39/yr | Get it β |
| Parallels | Estimate | Medium | $99/yr | Get it β |
| Boosteroid | Estimate | Easy | $9.95 /mo | Get it β |
| Whisky | Estimate | Medium | Free | Get it β |
| Game Porting Toolkit | Estimate | Advanced | Free | Get it β |
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
The game runs well on Apple Silicon through translation layers, though it requires a 60 FPS cap to maintain proper game speed. It is fully playable from start to finish with a controller.
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The game runs well on Apple Silicon through translation layers, though it requires a 60 FPS cap to maintain proper game speed. It is fully playable from start to finish with a controller.
Here are all the options available, ranked by what we recommend first.
One-click local install, official support.
Full Windows 11 ARM inside macOS.
Needs 25+ Mbps internet, wired ideal.
Free option built on Game Porting Toolkit.
Highest local FPS for tinkerers.
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Running NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 through CrossOver translates its Windows DirectX calls into Metal on Apple Silicon β 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 15β30 minutes of setup on the first run.
Step 1 β Create a bottle
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139) and choose Windows 10 64-bit- Graphics: D3DMetal (not DXVK)
- Synchronization: ESync
- High Resolution Mode: Off
Step 2 β Install the game launcher
Step 3 β Install and launch NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139
Step 4 β If you hit issues
Using Parallels to play NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 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 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 through Boosteroid is the fastest way to start playing on a Mac β 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 NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 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 β no VM, no rebooting. Expect to spend 10β20 minutes on first-time setup.
Running NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 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 β no VM, no rebooting. Expect to spend 10β20 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.For most Mac players the best way to play NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 on Mac is CrossOver. One-click local install, official support.
| Method | Quality | Difficulty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrossOverPick | Good | Medium | $74 one-time / $39/year |
| Parallels | Estimate | Medium | $99/year + Windows licence |
| Boosteroid | Estimate | Easy | $9.95 / month |
| Whisky | Estimate | Medium | Free |
| Game Porting Toolkit | Estimate | Advanced | Free |
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