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How to Play Fallout 4 on Mac? MacGamerHQ has always been a fan of native games. They run well and provide you with the best experience as well. But not every game is supported natively, and that shouldn’t be a reason why we don’t cover them. Because of this, we’re going to go over how exactly you can play Fallout 4 on the Mac in the most comprehensive way possible. Best Method: Crossover Expected FPS: 60 Device Used: MacBook Air M3 Max CrossOver is a translation layer based on Wine that allows you to run Windows games on Mac without having to install a separate operating system like Windows, which is the primary appeal of Parallels. Plus, since it is meant primarily for gaming and high-performance Windows tasks, it comes with a slew of features that help optimize the experience of Apple Silicon usage on Windows. Moreover, thanks to the release of the Apple Game Porting Toolkit, CrossOver has increased in performance tremendously, which makes it the best method to play Fallout 4 on Mac. Codeweaver’s recent update to CrossOver (23.7) has added support for Diablo IV and Fallout 4. Because of this, the game is finally playable at a very reasonable frame rate. The game needs to run at a locked 60 FPS to run on the Mac. Thankfully, most chips, including the base M1, are able to maintain that frame rate, albeit with a reduction in resolution and overall visual fidelity. If you step it up a notch and move to the M1 Pro or later, you’ll immediately be able to get a much more reasonable resolution at that locked 60 FPS, ensuring seamless gameplay. CrossOver currently also has a 14-day trial. This lets you test out Fallout 4 and whether it’ll run on your Mac before you decide. We cover how to play Windows games using CrossOver here.