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Best games for the Apple M3 Ultra Mac

We predict 1698 PC games in our library should run well on the M3 Ultra at 96 GB RAM, including 8 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 Ultra, 61% run best through a Windows compatibility layer like CrossOver, with 39% available as native Apple Silicon builds.

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Showing 1698 of 1698 games predicted to run well on the M3 Ultra at 96 GB RAM. 8 are based on real reports from this chip; the rest are estimated.

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Ranked by real performance on the M3 Ultra

Excellent

Red Dead Redemption 2

Action / Adventure · 2018

Streaming

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

Excellent

Baldur's Gate 3

RPG · 2023

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Also good: Native · Great (estimated from M1-ULTRA performance)

Excellent

Elden Ring

Action / RPG · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Also good: Parallels · Great

Excellent

Hades II

Roguelike · 2025

Native

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

Excellent

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Action / Adventure · 2015

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M5-PRO performance)

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

Excellent

Half-Life 2

Shooter · 2004

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent (estimated from M1-MAX performance)

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Excellent

Death Stranding 2

Action · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2-MAX performance)

Excellent

Assassin's Creed Shadows

RPG · 2025

Native

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

Also good: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M1-MAX performance)

Excellent

Final Fantasy VII Remake

RPG · 2022

CrossOver

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

Excellent

VEIN

Action / RPG / Simulation / Early Access · 2025

CrossOver

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

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Split Fiction

Action / Adventure · 2025

CrossOver

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

Excellent

Crusader Kings III

Strategy · 2020

Native

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

Also good: Native · Great (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Excellent

Detroit: Become Human

Adventure · 2019

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Quake

Shooter · 1996

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M3-MAX performance)

Excellent

The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Survival · 2025

CrossOver

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

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Resident Evil 4 Remake

Horror · 2023

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Excellent

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · 2022

CrossOver

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

Excellent

Final Fantasy XIV

MMO · 2013

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Excellent

Age of Mythology: Retold

Strategy · 2024

CrossOver

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

Excellent

Forza Horizon 6

· 2025

Streaming

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

BioShock Infinite

Shooter · 2013

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Excellent

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

RPG · 2015

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

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

Excellent

Diablo IV

Action · 2023

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Excellent

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Simulation · 2012

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

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

Excellent

Monster Hunter Wilds

RPG · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Action / Strategy · 2022

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Great

Grand Theft Auto V

Action / Adventure / Racing · 2013

Streaming

Should run on M3 Ultra: Parallels · Great

Excellent

Chivalry 2

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

BioShock

Shooter · 2007

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

Portal 2

Puzzle · 2011

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

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

Excellent

Red Dead Redemption

Action · 2010

Streaming

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

Also good: Parallels · Great

Excellent

God of War

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2-MAX performance)

Excellent

Satisfactory

Simulation · 2024

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M1-MAX performance)

Excellent

Guild Wars 2

MMO · 2012

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M3-MAX performance)

Excellent

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

RPG · 2020

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Also good: Parallels · Excellent

Excellent

Just Cause 4: Reloaded

Unknown · 2018

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Action · 2022

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2-MAX performance)

Excellent

Counter-Strike 2

Action / Free To Play · 2023

Unsupported

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Dying Light 2 Stay Human

Action / Adventure / RPG · 2022

CrossOver

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

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Borderlands 3

Shooter · 2019

Native

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

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

Excellent

Rosalie

Streaming

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

RPG · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M5-MAX performance)

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Street Fighter 6

Fighting · 2023

Streaming

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

Strategy · 2006

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

It Takes Two

Action / Adventure · 2021

CrossOver

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

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

Great

Cities: Skylines II

Strategy · 2023

Parallels

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Great (estimated from M2-MAX performance)

Also good: Parallels · Great

Excellent

Frostpunk: 1886

Strategy · 2027

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

Frosthaven

Unknown · 2025

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

Excellent

Divinity: Original Sin 2

RPG · 2017

Native

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

Excellent

Disco Elysium

RPG · 2019

Native

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

Excellent

God of War Ragnarok PC

Action · 2024

CrossOver

Should run on M3 Ultra: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

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

Excellent

Chained Echoes

RPG · 2022

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Excellent

Portal

Puzzle · 2007

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Excellent

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Action / Adventure · 2019

CrossOver

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

Excellent

Stardew Valley

Simulation · 2016

Native

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

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent (estimated from M2 performance)

Excellent

Borderlands 2

Shooter · 2012

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: CrossOver · Excellent

Also good: Native · Excellent (estimated from M4-MAX performance)

Excellent

Counter-Strike

Action · 2000

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Also good: CrossOver · Excellent

Excellent

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

RPG · 2023

Unsupported

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent

Excellent

RimWorld

Simulation · 2018

Native

Should run on M3 Ultra: Native · Excellent (estimated from M4 performance)

Excellent

Dragon's Dogma 2

RPG · 2024

CrossOver

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

Also good: Game Porting Toolkit · Excellent

By the best way to play on the M3 Ultra

Native on the M3 Ultra

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 Ultra

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

We predict 1698 PC games in our library run well on the M3 Ultra at 96 GB RAM, of which 8 are backed by real performance reports from this chip. 664 are best played natively, 1034 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 Ultra?

Hades II is among the highest-rated native titles for this chip, with verified positive performance reports.

Does CrossOver work well on the M3 Ultra?

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

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