Developed and published by Ubisoft, Far Cry 6 is a first-person shooter and also the 6th installment of the entire Far Cry series. In all iconic traditions, the game is saturated with lots of beauty along with the excitement of exploring the plot. The newly-developed chapter brings its players to dive into a world of a fictional island named “Yara”. As a player, you will be taking the role of Dani Rojas, a rebel whose goal is to save her or his homeland that has been continuously terrorized by the dictator known as Anton Castillo. He and his young son Diego are aspired to seed their bloody morals and norms into the nation in spite of any sacrifices it takes. After getting fed up with the brutal regime of Castillo’s ruling, Dani makes a decision to join the partisan movement named Libertad to confront the terror together. A variety of weapons, as well as specially trained pets, will help you fulfill the goal and dismantle Anton’s regime with other guerillas. There is also an option to co-op with a friend and progress through the storyline of Far Cry 6 together. Overall, Far Cry 6 is far from ideal, but still much wanted to play by the fans of the whole series. At this point, Far Cry 6 can be played across Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Amazon Luna, and Stadia. We know how despairing it is to be a Mac user who is unable to play. This is why we decided to roll out this guide and help you can launch Far Cry 6 on macOS regardless.
Play Far Cry 6 on Mac with Parallels
Far Cry 6 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 Far Cry 6 game on Mac.
Play Far Cry 6 on Mac with Google Stadia or AirGPU
Update: Google Stadia fully supports Far Cry 6. AirGPU does not support Far Cry 6, however, it supports Far Cry 5 to the date, but due to many requests, Far Cry 6 may be added soon! Register and explore cloud gaming now!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy Far Cry 6 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 Google Stadia and AirGPU. Both services have Borderlands in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android!
Play Far Cry 6 on Mac with BootCamp
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Far Cry 6 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)