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Best games for the Apple M1 Pro Mac

We predict 733 PC games in our library should run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM, including 230 with real performance reports from this chip. For each one we explain the best way to play it on this machine, whether that is a native Apple Silicon build, a Windows compatibility layer like CrossOver, or cloud streaming. On the M1 Pro, 62% run best through a Windows compatibility layer like CrossOver, with 38% available as native Apple Silicon builds.

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Showing 733 of 733 games predicted to run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM. 230 are based on real reports from this chip; the rest are estimated.

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Ranked by real performance on the M1 Pro

Red Dead Redemption 2 cover artExcellent

Red Dead Redemption 2

Action / Adventure · 2018

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Half-Life 2 cover artExcellent

Half-Life 2

Shooter · 2004

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Baldur's Gate 3 cover artGood

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · 2023

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Great · ~57 fps

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy cover artExcellent

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Action / Adventure · 2015

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~71 fps

Also good: Parallels · Good (estimated from M2 performance)

Elden Ring cover artPlayable

Elden Ring

Action / RPG · 2022

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good · ~45 fps

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition cover artExcellent

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

RPG · 2020

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Great · ~49 fps

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cover artExcellent

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

RPG · 2015

Native

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~53 fps

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice cover artExcellent

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Action / Adventure · 2019

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~55 fps

Persona 5 Royal cover artExcellent

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent

The Last of Us Part II Remastered cover artGood

The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Survival · 2025

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Hades II cover artExcellent

Hades II

Roguelike · 2025

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~120 fps

Half-Life cover artExcellent

Half-Life

Shooter · 1998

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Portal 2 cover artGood

Portal 2

Puzzle · 2011

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: Parallels · Good (estimated from M2-PRO performance)

Final Fantasy VII Remake cover artExcellent

Final Fantasy VII Remake

RPG · 2022

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Counter-Strike 2 cover artPlayable

Counter-Strike 2

Action / Free To Play · 2023

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~70 fps

God of War cover artGood

God of War

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable

Split Fiction cover artExcellent

Split Fiction

Action / Adventure · 2025

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent

Overwatch 2 cover artGood

Overwatch 2

Action / Free To Play · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M5 performance)

Also good: Parallels · Good (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Far Cry 5 cover artExcellent

Far Cry 5

Shooter · 2018

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~55 fps

Crusader Kings III cover artExcellent

Crusader Kings III

Strategy · 2020

Rosetta

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Great

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered cover artGood

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Red Dead Redemption cover artGood

Red Dead Redemption

Action · 2024

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M4 performance)

The Last of Us Part I cover artExcellent

The Last of Us Part I

Survival · 2023

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good · ~50 fps

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition cover artGreat

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

Action · 2020

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: Parallels · Great (estimated from M3 performance)

Street Fighter 6 cover artExcellent

Street Fighter 6

Fighting · 2023

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great

Dota 2 cover artExcellent

Dota 2

Action / Strategy / Free To Play · 2013

Rosetta

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Hollow Knight: Silksong cover artGood

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2025

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~120 fps

Guild Wars 2 cover artGreat

Guild Wars 2

MMO · 2012

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Slay the Spire 2 cover artGreat

Slay the Spire 2

Roguelike · 2025

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M1-MAX performance)

Total War: WARHAMMER III cover artGood

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Action / Strategy · 2022

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Good (estimated from M4 performance)

Team Fortress 2 cover artExcellent

Team Fortress 2

Shooter · 2007

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Satisfactory cover artGood

Satisfactory

Simulation · 2024

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~70 fps

XCOM 2 cover artGreat

XCOM 2

Strategy · 2016

Rosetta

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II cover artGood

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

RPG · 2025

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M5 performance)

Civilization VII cover artGood

Civilization VII

Strategy · 2025

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Good (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Divinity: Original Sin 2 cover artExcellent

Divinity: Original Sin 2

RPG · 2017

Rosetta

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent

MGS V: The Phantom Pain cover artExcellent

MGS V: The Phantom Pain

Action / Adventure · 2015

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M1 performance)

Assassin's Creed II cover artGreat

Assassin's Creed II

Action · 2009

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Death Stranding Director's Cut cover artExcellent

Death Stranding Director's Cut

Action · 2022

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Great · ~60 fps

Also good: CrossOver · Great

Fallout 4 cover artGreat

Fallout 4

RPG · 2015

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Fallout: New Vegas cover artGreat

Fallout: New Vegas

RPG · 2010

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: Parallels · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Blasphemous 2 cover artGreat

Blasphemous 2

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2023

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Great

Resident Evil 7 cover artExcellent

Resident Evil 7

Horror · 2017

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Great · ~60 fps

Also good: CrossOver · Great

Helldivers 2 cover artGood

Helldivers 2

Shooter · 2024

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M4 performance)

R.E.P.O. cover artExcellent

R.E.P.O.

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Also good: Parallels · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Ghost of Tsushima PC cover artPlayable

Ghost of Tsushima PC

Action · 2024

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good · ~42 fps

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Blue Prince cover artGood

Blue Prince

Adventure / Indie / Strategy · 2025

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Hollow Knight cover artExcellent

Hollow Knight

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2017

Rosetta

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~90 fps

Portal cover artExcellent

Portal

Puzzle · 2007

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Rocket League cover artGreat

Rocket League

Action / Indie / Racing / Sports · 2015

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Good

Sifu cover artExcellent

Sifu

Action · 2023

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~70 fps

Resident Evil Requiem cover artGreat

Resident Evil Requiem

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M3 performance)

Final Fantasy XVI cover artExcellent

Final Fantasy XVI

RPG · 2024

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good · ~50 fps

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Disco Elysium cover artExcellent

Disco Elysium

RPG · 2019

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~120 fps

Persona 3 Reload cover artExcellent

Persona 3 Reload

RPG · 2024

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Mass Effect Legendary Edition cover artGreat

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

RPG · 2021

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Max Payne 3 cover artExcellent

Max Payne 3

Action · 2012

CrossOver

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Hitman: World of Assassination cover artGreat

Hitman: World of Assassination

Action / Adventure · 2023

Rosetta

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Also good: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M2-PRO performance)

Stray cover artExcellent

Stray

Adventure · 2022

Native

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~120 fps

Lies of P cover artGood

Lies of P

Action / Adventure / RPG · 2023

Native

Should run on M1 Pro: Native · Good (estimated from M4 performance)

By the best way to play on the M1 Pro

Native on the M1 Pro

These ship a native Apple Silicon build, so they run directly on macOS with Metal acceleration. The smoothest path when it is available.

Best via CrossOver or Game Porting Toolkit

No native build, but the Windows version runs well via a compatibility layer on Apple Silicon. CrossOver is the simplest paid option, with a 14 day free trial.

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Common questions about the M1 Pro

How many PC games run well on the Apple M1 Pro?

We predict 733 PC games in our library run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM, of which 230 are backed by real performance reports from this chip. 279 are best played natively, 454 run best through a compatibility layer like CrossOver or Game Porting Toolkit, and 0 are best played via cloud streaming.

What is a good native game to try first on the M1 Pro?

Baldur's Gate 3 is among the highest-rated native titles for this chip, with verified positive performance reports.

Does CrossOver work well on the M1 Pro?

Yes. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of many Windows titles that runs well on the M1 Pro via CrossOver or Game Porting Toolkit, using Apple's translation layer on top of Metal.

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