Is there a way to play this on a Mac?

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I am new to Steam (literally made my account last night). I played this back in the day when it came out, and i was hoping to play it again but I have a Macbook only. Is it possible to play this on Mac or must I have a Windows PC?

[RACHMANOVSKI]

copy pasted from older reply of the same question:

1. Fallout 2 Classic in GOG has Mac version. Could be a problem with latest MacOS versions.
2. You can try Crossover/wine to install Win application under MacOS.
3. You can try Parallels
4. You can install windows as second OS via MacOS bootcamp.

[76561199489336758]

What abut "Steam Link" app? Is that an emulator that allows me to play Windows based games on Mac?

[RACHMANOVSKI]

I think it's a streaming-like service -- so if you have an extra monitor in your living room or a mobile device and you want to play on that instead of your PC then you stream link it -- but the game still running from your own PC.

Not sure if it's still available now that Deck is a thing.

[Kittyvarine]

Is it a newer mac? Newer macs dropped 32 bit support. https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/5E0D-522A-4E62-B6EF
Wine may not help if you cannot run 32 bit apps. Anyways 2 choices, dual boot with linux, or with an older version macos; mojave was the last to support it. Then use proton/wine. Classic Fallout doesn't have drm on here so don't worry about that.

Maybe contact steam support and yell at them to make proton for macs too. That's not an immediate solution tho. No idea how well wine works on mac, but I know it exists on it. I guess you could dual boot with windows too, if your a degenerate.

Oh, btw, its on sale on gog right now. GOG apparently had a mac version, but bethesda pulled it from sale? Go figure. I'd still try buying it off gog. Wine might work better anyways.