Most of the methods on the internet that teach people how to play PC games on Mac are through the Whiskey App Although the operation is very simple, it is obvious that the support has gotten worse lately the test i did recently, i couldn’t even install steam, even if i uninstalled whiskey and reinstalled it.
This article will introduce a better alternative: Wineskin Winery The installation process is a bit more troublesome, but the support is better Many Steam games can be played without any problem play with the Bluetooth controller and even software can be Install and use Windows.
Teach you how to play PC games like Steam and Diablo IV on Mac, and you can even install Windows software.
Wineskin Winery is also an open source project and needs to be installed via the Homebrew command, so you need to get Homebrew first For details, you can go to Wineskin’s GitHub projectTake a look.
1. Install Homebrew and Wineskin Winery
and Kick home There are two installation methods, “via terminal” or “.pkg installation package”, I personally recommend using the terminal, because after installing it with .pkg, you still need to use the terminal to get Wineskin.
Here I show the installation process using terminal. Open the built-in Mac terminal and enter this command:
/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”
You will then be prompted to enter your Mac login password:
Wait until the installation is completed After that, the screen will show the “Installation successful!” This big section, I have a red line in the picture below Mark it:
Then you can enter the installation Wineskin vinegar The instructions are:
brew install –cask –no-quarantine gcenx/wine/wineskin
After downloading and installing it, “wineskin successfully” will appear at this time, you can turn off the terminal and you won’t need it in the future:
You can see the Wineskin Winery application in the LaunPad launcher Please open it:
2. Get latest Wrapper and engine
The operating interface of Wineskin Winery is very simple after you open it, you need to get the latest Wrapper version first and click “Update Wrapper” below:
The latest version is Wineskin-3.0.3, press OK:
After completion, the Wrapper Version will show Wineskin-3.0.3, then press the + above to add the engine:
Basically, use the latest engine, which is WS12WineCX64Bit23.7.1-2 Press Download and Install to install it:
Exit this screen and click OK:
The engine installation is complete Then you can start installing the PC games and software you want to play Click Create New Blank Wrapper at the bottom:
3. Install PC games and software
The name part depends on what you want to install For example, if I test Steam first, I name it Steam.app:
The setup will take some time, just let it run. By default, it will be completed within 3 to 5 minutes.
After it’s created, you’ll see it in the LaunchPad launcher:
This window will appear when you open it Click on the first “Install Software”:
Then you download the installation file, then click on the first Select Setup Executable and select the installation file For non-installation files, use the following Copy an internal folder or Move an internal Folder:
I selected the Windows version Steam installation file.
After installation, you can open Steam directly:
The familiar Steam login screen will appear:
After logging in, choose the game you want to play However, I’m not sure if everyone supports it, so I can only download it and try it:
I am testing ONE PIECE PIRATE WARRIORS 3. There is no Mac version of this game, only Windows. The installation steps are the same as PC, click Install on the screen:
After downloading it, click on Start Game. If the download process is interrupted, that is, the download does not continue, you can try restarting Steam:
The real test started successfully, and I still use a PS5 controller to play it.
The playing speed is also very smooth, with no lag at all. I first played in full screen, but switched to windowed mode to take screenshots:
This Select Executable setting will appear when you close This requires you to download the App To open the path file, remember to change it to the startup file of the game or software For example, in my Steam:
Select steam.exe this one:
I tested Blizzard’s Battle and installed it successfully Diablo 4 is definitely playable, and I can play it with PS5 too:
However, Diablo IV will be stuck on the animation screen at the beginning, so a setting must be changed, which must be changed in the advanced settings of the App. The opening method is as follows.
Select “View package contents”:
After logging in, open the Wineskin file inside:
Select the third Advanced:
Check “Direct3D to metal translation layer – (D3DMetal / GPTK)” and this will solve the problem. So, if you encounter similar situations when playing other games in the future, you can check here to see if you can solve it:
Additionally, if any .dll files are missing when you open a game or software, you can enable it in the Winetricks settings:
Then, I also tested the Windows 7-ZIP software only which is the Windows version, and the installation file was executed successfully:
After installation, it can of course be opened and used normally:
