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Best games for the Apple M1 Pro Mac

We predict 669 PC games in our library should run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM, including 229 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, 72% run best through a Windows compatibility layer like CrossOver, with 28% available as native Apple Silicon builds.

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Showing 669 of 669 games predicted to run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM. 229 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

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cover artExcellent

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

RPG · 2015

Streaming

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

Elden Ring cover artPlayable

Elden Ring

Action / RPG · 2022

Parallels

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

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

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)

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition cover artExcellent

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

RPG · 2020

Native

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

Also good: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M4 performance)

Persona 5 Royal cover artExcellent

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent

Skyrim Special Edition cover artGreat

Skyrim Special Edition

RPG · 2016

Streaming

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

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

Half-Life cover artExcellent

Half-Life

Shooter · 1998

CrossOver

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

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice cover artExcellent

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Action / Adventure · 2019

CrossOver

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

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II cover artGood

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

RPG · 2025

CrossOver

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

Also good: Whisky · Playable (low RAM headroom for this title — expect occasional stutters)

Counter-Strike 2 cover artPlayable

Counter-Strike 2

Action / Free To Play · 2023

CrossOver

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

Portal 2 cover artExcellent

Portal 2

Puzzle · 2011

Streaming

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

God of War cover artGood

God of War

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Playable

Resident Evil 2 Remake cover artExcellent

Resident Evil 2 Remake

Horror · 2019

Native

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

Also good: CrossOver · Great

Project Zomboid cover artGreat

Project Zomboid

Survival · 2013

Rosetta

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

Dishonored cover artGreat

Dishonored

· 2012

CrossOver

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

Also good: Parallels · Great (estimated from M3 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

Palworld cover artGood

Palworld

Survival · 2024

Native

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

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)

The Sims 4 cover artGreat

The Sims 4

Adventure / Casual / Simulation / Free To Play · 2014

Native

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

Guild Wars 2 cover artGreat

Guild Wars 2

MMO · 2012

Streaming

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

Hades II cover artExcellent

Hades II

Roguelike · 2025

Native

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

Hollow Knight cover artExcellent

Hollow Knight

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2017

Rosetta

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

Satisfactory cover artGood

Satisfactory

Simulation · 2024

CrossOver

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

The Last of Us Part II Remastered cover artGood

The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Survival · 2025

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Deadlock cover artGood

Deadlock

Shooter · 2024

CrossOver

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

Also good: Whisky · Playable

Stardew Valley cover artExcellent

Stardew Valley

Simulation · 2016

Rosetta

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

Fallout 4 cover artGreat

Fallout 4

RPG · 2015

CrossOver

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

Red Dead Redemption cover artGood

Red Dead Redemption

Action · 2024

CrossOver

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

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade cover artExcellent

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

RPG · 2022

Streaming

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

Metro 2033 Redux cover artExcellent

Metro 2033 Redux

Shooter · 2014

CrossOver

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

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth cover artExcellent

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Roguelike · 2014

CrossOver

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

Civilization VII cover artGood

Civilization VII

Strategy · 2025

Native

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

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

Phasmophobia cover artGreat

Phasmophobia

Horror · 2020

Streaming

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

Split Fiction cover artExcellent

Split Fiction

Action / Adventure · 2025

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent

Assetto Corsa cover artExcellent

Assetto Corsa

Racing · 2014

CrossOver

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

Also good: Whisky · Playable

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut cover artExcellent

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

RPG · 2019

Native

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

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)

BeamNG.drive cover artGood

BeamNG.drive

Racing · 2015

CrossOver

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

Resident Evil Requiem cover artGreat

Resident Evil Requiem

CrossOver

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

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut cover artPlayable

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut

Action · 2024

Streaming

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

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered cover artGood

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Action · 2022

Streaming

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

Crusader Kings III cover artExcellent

Crusader Kings III

Strategy · 2020

Rosetta

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

Also good: Native · Great

Diablo II: Resurrected cover artGreat

Diablo II: Resurrected

Action · 2021

Streaming

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

tModLoader cover artGood

tModLoader

Action / Adventure / Indie / RPG / Free To Play · 2020

Rosetta

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

Ready or Not cover artGood

Ready or Not

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2023

CrossOver

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

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition cover artExcellent

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

Action · 2014

Rosetta

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

Street Fighter 6 cover artExcellent

Street Fighter 6

Fighting · 2023

Streaming

Best on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great

Assassin's Creed II cover artGreat

Assassin's Creed II

Action · 2009

Streaming

Should run on M1 Pro: CrossOver · Great (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

Cities: Skylines cover artGood

Cities: Skylines

Strategy · 2015

Rosetta

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Good · ~40 fps

Valheim cover artExcellent

Valheim

Survival · 2021

Native

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

Civilization VI cover artExcellent

Civilization VI

Strategy · 2016

Native

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

Divinity: Original Sin 2 cover artExcellent

Divinity: Original Sin 2

RPG · 2017

Rosetta

Best on M1 Pro: Native · Excellent

RimWorld cover artGreat

RimWorld

Simulation · 2018

Native

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

Metro Exodus cover artGood

Metro Exodus

Shooter · 2019

Native

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

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart cover artGood

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Platformer · 2023

Streaming

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

Also good: Whisky · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

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 669 PC games in our library run well on the M1 Pro at 16 GB RAM, of which 229 are backed by real performance reports from this chip. 188 are best played natively, 481 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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