CrossOver
One-click local install, official support.
Difficulty: MediumCost: $74 one-time / $39/yearExcellent
CrossOver
How to play The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on Mac
Adventure · 2019
Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.
Overall rating: Not enough votes yet
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Plays smoothly through CrossOver on Apple Silicon.
How to run The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on your Mac in 2026
Best path: CrossOver
CrossOver runs The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series natively on Apple Silicon by translating DirectX to Metal. One-click install, no Windows VM, full local performance.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
80
Metacritic
8
IGN
81%
Steam · Very Positive
This episodic adventure plunges you into a zombie-ravaged world where your choices have dire consequences for survival. Experience Clementine's gripping journey through harrowing moments and difficult decisions, shaping her destiny and the fate of those around her.
This collection, containing all seasons and DLC, runs on Apple Silicon with compatibility layers.
“An astounding achievement in interactive entertainment, and one of the best games of this generation.”
“A spectacular, sprawling adventure through a beautifully realized world, overflowing with things to see and do.”
“Polished, ambitious and brilliantly designed — the kind of game you keep thinking about long after you stop playing.”
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Performance
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~60 fps
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Medium
~60 fps
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~60 fps
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Ultra
~120 fps
Best way to play it on Mac
This collection, containing all seasons and DLC, runs on Apple Silicon with CrossOver.
Ways to play The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on Mac
Here are all the options available, ranked by what we recommend first.
Whisky
Free option built on Game Porting Toolkit.
Difficulty: MediumCost: FreePlayable
Compare methods at a glance
Lower = betterHow each supported method stacks up on setup effort, time and runtime overhead.
Method
Setup Difficulty
Time Investment
Performance Overhead
- CrossOverTranslationTop pickSetupModerateTime15 minOverheadMedium
- WhiskyTranslationSetupModerateTime15 minOverheadMedium
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How to run The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on Mac with CrossOver
Excellent· CompatibilityRunning The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series through CrossOver 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
- Download CrossOver for Mac (14-day free trial).
- Open CrossOver → Install a Windows Application → search The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series.
- CrossOver creates a bottle and runs the installer.
- Launch from the CrossOver bottle. D3DMetal acceleration is on by default.
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How to run The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on Mac with Whisky
Playable· CompatibilityRunning The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series 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
Video proof
Download Whisky (free) ↗Affiliate link — supports the site at no extra cost.
Our recommendation
For most Mac players we recommend CrossOver as the fastest, smoothest way to play The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series. One-click local install, official support.
| Method | Quality | Difficulty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrossOverPick | Excellent | Medium | $74 one-time / $39/year |
| Whisky | Playable | Medium | Free |
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