Is it possible to play Among Us on Mac
Known by everyone nowadays, Among Us is a multiplayer game developed by InnerSloth, a young American company with lots of fresh projects yet to come out. Although it was released in 2018, the real hype has been obtained in recent days getting a lot of purchases and downloads around the globe. You may see this game played live by reputable streamers and YouTubers holding first place in trends of gaming. The point is to find and eliminate an imposter around civil players, whose mission is to complete all of the tasks scattered across the space shuttle before a bloody finger gets around your throat. You never know who is going to be a killer, so watch close to not get stabbed in the back. The game also requires sneaky thinking to outsmart civils and drop suspicion over to innocent people. Among Us is an incredible teamwork and betrayal game for 4-10 players that is available on IOS, Android, and Windows. It is quite frustrating that Mac users have not been given a chance to play such an amazing game. Luckily, there are some ways that will help us override the system and launch Among Us on Mac in the article below.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 7 SP1+ | OS: Windows 10 |
| Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz | Processor: Intel Core i3-2120 |
| RAM: 1 GB | RAM: 2 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 510 | Video card: NVIDIA GeForce 610 or higher |
| DirectX: from 10 version | DirectX: from 10 version |
| Disc space: 250 MB | Disc space: 1 GB |
Play Among Us on Mac with Parallels
Among Us requires lots of PC resources, but if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro) Parallels Desktop can be a solution. This is software for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. It allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. You can run Windows just like on a regular PC, install Steam and enjoy the Among Us game on Mac.
Play Among Us with cloud gaming services
Update: Both Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now support Among Us! Now you can enjoy the game on an old Windows PC, Mac, Nvidia Shield, even on Chromebook and Android!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy Among Us game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you sufficient cloud resources for a fixed fee. All you need is a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 Mbits/s. There are several great services, that provide such an opportunity, among the best are AirGPU and Nvidia GeForce Now. Both services have Among Us in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android!
Play Among Us on Mac with BootCamp
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Among Us for now. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. BootCamp allows users to choose the system to work in on startup, however, you won’t be able to switch between systems like in Parallels. You will need to reboot your machine every time you switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, that uses common processors, RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on Mac by allocating disc space of a minimum of 64 Gb (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games). To set up Windows via BootCamp, please, do the following:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later
Mention, that for MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create bootable Windows USB.
- Download Windows ISO file
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities)
- Define the Windows partition size, choose downloaded Windows ISO file
- Format Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps
- When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)