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Best games for the Apple M3 Pro Mac

We predict 2172 PC games in our library should run well on the M3 Pro at 18 GB RAM, including 67 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 M3 Pro, 87% run best through a Windows compatibility layer like CrossOver, with 13% available as native Apple Silicon builds.

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Showing 2172 of 2172 games predicted to run well on the M3 Pro at 18 GB RAM. 67 are based on real reports from this chip; the rest are estimated.

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Ranked by real performance on the M3 Pro

Excellent

Red Dead Redemption 2

Action / Adventure · 2018

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~59 fps

Also good: Whisky · Good

Excellent

Half-Life 2

Shooter · 2004

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

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

Great

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · 2023

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M1-PRO performance)

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

Good

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

RPG · 2015

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Also good: Parallels · Good

Playable

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Action / Adventure · 2015

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

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

Excellent

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

RPG · 2020

Native

Best on M3 Pro: Native · Great · ~58 fps

Also good: CrossOver · Great

Excellent

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Good

GTA: San Andreas

· 2004

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

007 First Light

· 2026

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · 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)

Excellent

Skyrim Special Edition

RPG · 2016

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

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

Excellent

Half-Life

Shooter · 1998

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Great

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Action / Adventure · 2019

CrossOver

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

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

Need for Speed: Underground 2

Racing · 2004

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

EA SPORTS FC 26

· 2025

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Excellent

Diablo IV

Action · 2023

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent

Great

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

RPG · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M5 performance)

Good

Resident Evil 4 Remake

Horror · 2023

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

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

Good

Counter-Strike 2

Action / Free To Play · 2023

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent · ~100 fps

Good

Fortnite

· 2017

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: Parallels · Good

Great

Portal 2

Puzzle · 2011

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M5 performance)

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

Good

Path of Exile 2

Action · 2024

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · 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)

Excellent

God of War

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Good

Good

Detroit: Become Human

Adventure · 2020

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Whisky · Good

Good

World of Warcraft

MMO · 2004

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Good

Great

Resident Evil 2 Remake

Horror · 2019

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M1-PRO performance)

Excellent

Project Zomboid

Survival · 2013

Rosetta

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

Good

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

· 2026

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: Game Porting Toolkit · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Excellent

Dishonored

· 2012

CrossOver

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

Also good: Parallels · Excellent (estimated from M3 performance)

Excellent

Death Stranding Director's Cut

Action · 2022

Native

Best on M3 Pro: Native · Great · ~60 fps

Good

GTA: Vice City

· 2002

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

BioShock

Shooter · 2007

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Great

Palworld

Survival · 2024

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M2-PRO performance)

Good

Death Stranding 2

Action · 2025

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

Great

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

Action · 2020

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: Parallels · Great (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Also good: CrossOver · Good

Excellent

The Sims 4

Adventure / Casual / Simulation / Free To Play · 2014

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Excellent (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Good

Guild Wars 2

MMO · 2012

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Also good: Parallels · Good

Call of Duty®

· 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Excellent

Hades II

Roguelike · 2025

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Excellent (estimated from M1-PRO performance)

Excellent

Hollow Knight

Action / Adventure / Indie · 2017

Rosetta

Best on M3 Pro: Native · Excellent · ~160 fps

Also good: Parallels · Great

Good

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Action · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

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

Good

Satisfactory

Simulation · 2024

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Excellent

The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Survival · 2025

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good · ~45 fps

Playable

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Excellent

Deadlock

Shooter · 2024

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M5 performance)

Good

Minecraft Java Edition

Sandbox · 2011

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Good

Also good: CrossOver · Good

Excellent

Stardew Valley

Simulation · 2016

Rosetta

Best on M3 Pro: Native · Excellent

Great

Fallout 4

RPG · 2015

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

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

Excellent

Red Dead Redemption

Action · 2024

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~60 fps

Great

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

RPG · 2022

Streaming

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

Excellent

Metro 2033 Redux

Shooter · 2014

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Excellent

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Roguelike · 2014

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M1-PRO performance)

Also good: Parallels · Great

Great

Civilization VII

Strategy · 2025

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

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

Great

Phasmophobia

Horror · 2020

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M4 performance)

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

Hearts of Iron IV

Strategy · 2016

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

Forza Horizon 4

Racing · 2018

Streaming

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good (RAM is tight — close other apps for a stable experience)

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

Good

BioShock Infinite

Shooter · 2013

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good (estimated from M4-PRO performance)

Also good: Parallels · Good

Good

Split Fiction

Action / Adventure · 2025

Streaming

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Good

Excellent

Assetto Corsa

Racing · 2014

CrossOver

Best on M3 Pro: CrossOver · Great · ~89 fps

Also good: Whisky · Good

Excellent

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

RPG · 2019

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Excellent (estimated from M5 performance)

Great

Slay the Spire 2

Roguelike · 2025

Native

Should run on M3 Pro: Native · Great (estimated from M1-MAX performance)

By the best way to play on the M3 Pro

Native on the M3 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 M3 Pro

How many PC games run well on the Apple M3 Pro?

We predict 2172 PC games in our library run well on the M3 Pro at 18 GB RAM, of which 67 are backed by real performance reports from this chip. 274 are best played natively, 1898 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 M3 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 M3 Pro?

Yes. Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of many Windows titles that runs well on the M3 Pro via CrossOver or Game Porting Toolkit, using Apple's translation layer on top of Metal.

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