How to Play Windows-Only Steam Games on Mac (February 2016)

[serebit]

You might have already seen this guide to playing Windows Steam games on Mac, by NHRoccodog. This is not that guide. This method will allow you to play Windows-only Steam games on your iMac as if they were Mac games, with no difference in performance at all . Here's how it works:

First, download this file [shareplace.com] (no malware, I promise) , and this file [wineskin.urgesoftware.com] (no malware there either, I promise) . Note that the steam.exe installer may not work, as it did not work for me, but the .msi installer that I uploaded worked for me.

Next, unzip the downloaded .zip file, and open up Wineskin Winery. The window that opens should have a list of engines for download. Download and install the latest one (no admin password required). Once you have done this, click "Create New Blank Wrapper". Name the file "Steam" (Wineskin will include the .app extension for you). Give it some time to build the app. You should find a "Wineskin" folder in the folder that you put Wineskin Winery in.

Inside the Wineskin folder, you'll find "Steam.app". Right click it and select "Show Contents". A finder window will pop up with a "Contents" folder. Double click that, then double click the item labeled "Wineskin.app".

Inside will be a window with a button that says "Install Software". Click that button, then select "Choose Setup Executable". In the Finder window that pops up, select "SteamInstall.msi", the file that you downloaded from me. The Steam installation wizard will pop up, and lead you through the install process. This may take a while, so sit tight. Even when it looks like it's not doing anything (for example, 0% progress after a full minute), it's doing something.

Once the Steam installation completes, a dialog box may come up that says "No executable was found.", and a dropdown list of executables in the wrapper. Select "Steam.exe". Now you can exit Wineskin.

Once it's done, you can now download and install Windows Steam games and play them all you want! I'd recommend using the Mac Steam client to buy games, and the Wineskin Steam client to download and play the Windows games.

In case your game acts weird, reopen Wineskin.app under the Steam app contents and try changing these settings:
- Go to Advanced Settings, then Tools, then Config Utility. At the bottom of the window that opens up, you'll see a list of Windows operating systems you can emulate. Change these around until you find one that suits you.
- Go to Advanced Settings, then Options. Change any one of these. They all change certain things, which can be undone easily.
- Go to Advanced Settings, then Screen Options. If your mouse is acting weird while playing a game, like Call of Duty: World at War did for me, try changing the setting to "Override", and select "Rootless" or "Fullscreen". You'll have to use the keyboard shortcut Command-Q to exit the fullscreen virtual desktop, though.

And that's it! Have fun, and reply to this post if you have comments or concerns.

[Fraston]

well then what am i supposed to do with this 150 mb file?

[Fraston]

also it required an admin password so kill it

[Fraston]

I need the .msi file, not wineskin but with 150x disk allocation and an admin password requirement

[Fraston]

ok, i downloaded the steam client for windows, and i get the steam ui, but everything is black undereath it, and it might be from steam's graphics update. HELP

[Pilieser]

Then do it your self and compile Wine (requires also admin permissions) and Xcode. I'll do it this way and lauch any exe or msi using the command line. Or go for bootcamp which is far more easier, launch bootcamp which is in your Applications folder under Utilties, download a Windows ISO in the mean time and install Windows native on your mac.

[Pilieser]

Escrito originalmente por Fraston (The Omnipotent) KBO:

ok, i downloaded the steam client for windows, and i get the steam ui, but everything is black undereath it, and it might be from steam's graphics update. HELP

If you get no text at all in steam launch steam with the folowing option:

Steam.exe -no-dwrite

Atleast I always have a specific issue with text in steam this fixes it always in Wine. Probably it's more I miss a component or something else, but this is for me always the solution.

BTW don't expect all games to run in Wine only some will work check https://appdb.winehq.org/ this database can tell you if a game might run (it's always tricky). For full better support go for Bootcamp as you run Windows native most games will work if they match your system requirements.

[Fraston]

the whole point of this guide, besides the obvious i thought was to be rid of admin passwords, and you probably know why i scream in pain when i see that something has admin password reqs, its BECAUSE I DONT HAVE IT ON HAND AT ALL TIMES LIKE THESE PEOPLE APPARENTLY DO, AND MUST ASK MY PARENTS TO INPUT IT FOR ME. You do see why all these programs you have listed sound sketchy to any parent??
I got so far just to fall before this
idiot dev of project arrythmia is taunting me so please why

[Fraston]

Escrito originalmente por Pilieser:

Escrito originalmente por Fraston (The Omnipotent) KBO:

ok, i downloaded the steam client for windows, and i get the steam ui, but everything is black undereath it, and it might be from steam's graphics update. HELP

If you get no text at all in steam launch steam with the folowing option:

Steam.exe -no-dwrite

Atleast I always have a specific issue with text in steam this fixes it always in Wine. Probably it's more I miss a component or something else, but this is for me always the solution.

errrr, where i find this launch option? is it in wineskin?

[Pilieser]

I don't konw anything about WineSkin or WineBottler maybe anyone else has an idea. I use Wine native on my mac. Can't you change the path from /program files/steam/steam.exe and add just the -nodwrite after the steam.exe or is there a launch options section?

[Fraston]

i have no idea

[Fraston]

Wine will not do anything if i hover over the space between wine and that little gray box with steamsetup.exe, press enter and let go at the same time, and Winebottler perpetually will not connect to the internet, with FULL BARS AND 2 RESTARTS!

[Fraston]

also, i cannot edit the path without deleting the whole thing and writing from scratch due to the stupidity of console. HELP

[Darkhölme]

I did this, and it worked fine! I was able to download games and play them just fine too. One issue... I just can't install mods.

[pantheon0918]

lol I would rather use Geforce now on macOS rather than going through with all that

[JonyMontana]

Escrito originalmente por Monster JG ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

Escrito originalmente por Ginger Deadshot:

Did you even read the post? The whole point is to challenge that perception, because it is possible.

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