Is it possible to play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Mac?
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a new version of an extremely popular multiplayer game, the hit of summer of 2020. Classic battle royale, the race of weirdly dressed species, with the rich possibility of mutual dirty tricks, poking and tripping the opponent, with the purpose to win the race. The game was released on Steam for Windows platform only, there are some rumors, that mobile version is coming soon. And what about Mac computers and macOS? Since Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is not a very resource-demanding game, many Mac computers can run it perfectly. However, as usual, macOS was undeservedly ignored by the developers. But in this article, we will show you 100% working and verified workarounds to play your favorite game on Mac.
Play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Mac with Parallels
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout does not require lots of PC resources, and if you have a decent Mac computer (MacBook, iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro) Parallels Desktop is 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 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 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 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Mac with cloud gaming services
Update: Boosteroid and AirGPU fully support Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and have it in their catalog. Try cloud gaming and play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Mac or even Android!
If you have an old Mac, or it cannot satisfy Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 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 browser or 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 and AirGPU. Both services support Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android!
Play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 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 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 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)