Is it possible to play Doom Eternal on Mac?
Developed by id Software, Doom Eternal was out in 2020 as another chapter of the entire Doom series. Being a sequel to Doom 2016, it has kept all traits of iconic first-person quake shooters spanning across the entire Doom chapters. Eternal continues within 2 years of events that happened on Mars. Players are yet again given control over the Doomguy, a marine soldier fated to be the only man able to stop demonic forces that invaded the Earth. Deags Nilox, Ranak, and Grav along with the Union Aerospace Corporation have teamed up to wipe out the entire humanity living on Earth. This goal is driven by a divine creature named Khan Maykr striving to sacrifice all people for the survival of its own race. Along with a captivating plot, players will undergo a series of never-ending battles against tons of hell priests dwelling on Earth. A wide range of weapons, as well as mechanics, will be the best combo to evict infernal creatures and salvage the world from demonic destruction. Doom Eternal is not only about single, but multiplayer as well. Launched along with the single-player campaign, “Battlemode” gives players a choice to play for Doom Slayer or demon itself that fight each other until somebody wins. There is also Horde mode that lies under development. Developers say it will allow players to join and clash on other players’ single-player campaigns. This beautiful and content-saturated gameplay is now available across 7 popular platforms – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. If you are the owner of Apple and willing to play Doom Eternal on Mac, this guide below will help you to do so.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Windows 7/10 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better | Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or better |
| RAM: 8 GB | RAM: 8 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti (4GB), GTX 1060 (3GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280(3GB), AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB), RX 470 (4GB) | Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB), NVIDIA GeForce 970 (4GB), AMD RX 480 (8GB) |
| DirectX: from 11 version | DirectX: from 11 version |
| Disc space: 80 GB | Disc space: 80 GB |
Play Doom Eternal on Mac with Parallels
Doom Eternal requires lots of PC resources, but you can play the game if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro), and 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 Doom Eternal game on Mac.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 Gb of RAM or more), iMac Pro (all versions are suitable), Mac Pro (all versions are suitable). Parallels on Mac computers with M1 (M1 Pro, M1 Max) chips may not support recent games. Games that require DirectX 12 and later currently not supported by Parallels.
Play Doom Eternal on Mac with cloud gaming services
Update: Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia fully support Doom Eternal to the date. Play the advanced game on a Mac, old Windows PC, and even Android!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy Doom Eternal game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you with 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 Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now. Among them, only Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia have Doom Eternal in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android! Xbox Cloud Gaming and Google Stadia can stream games with high resolution (1080p), every service has its pros and cons.
Play Doom Eternal on Mac with BootCamp
Note: Mac computers with new Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 Pro, or M1, M2, M3 Max) currently do not support BootCamp. In this case, please, use the options above to run Doom Eternal on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Doom Eternal 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)