Macbook pro 2015 early overheating

[yppah]

Hello! I have a big problem: my laptop overheating on starting menu and fps drops to 12-15. Game unplayable for me, but my laptop meets system requirement. What can I do?

[Trojari]

Sadly, there is nothing you really can do. System requirements typically means the game can run. Not necessarily if it can run well. Any laptop will have cooling issues. Cramming components that easily reach 60 degrees C into a tight space and expecting great cooling is a little ambitious. If you have the cash buy an APU and some cheap components to build a PC if you're desperate to play the game. Be warned, the PC market is crap right now. Hope this helps.

[Lazyeye]

Macbook air 2016 - same problem. my (bad) solution: connect it to a monitor, mouse and keyboard. Still chops bad, but at least my hands and lap are safe!

[Simon]

It performs worse than expected on my 16" MacBook Pro with 5500m too. Pretty much all Mac laptops have significant overheating/throttling issues when gaming, but I still thought it would run better than it did given the style of the game.

I didn't try lowering the settings, but at 1920 x 1200 resolution I could only manage 30-40 fps when you go outside. This was also in Windows via Boot Camp, so I'm guessing macOS would be the same or worse.

I was really expecting that a solid 60 wouldn't be too hard to achieve game. Even though it's a slower pace of game, you really notice low frame rates.

[sikorski]

It happens to most of Unity games. Sadly, engine is just poorly optimised to run on Macs. Even simple 2D games like Hollow Knight have the same issue.