Farthest Frontier is a single-player town-builder simulator developed by Crate Entertainment. Get ready to be put into a desolate and untamed environment full of unreaped resources – waiting to be converted into a human civilization by someone like you! Cast your own place of living against all the threats dwelling outside. Harvest raw materials, go out fishing, set up your farms, and engage in trade to survival under strenuous conditions. Take care of your villagers by ensuring they are fed with healthy food and clean water – to avoid outbreaks of various diseases such as dysentery or cholera. Farthest Frontier is a game about being one step ahead – forecasting contingencies and avoiding them. For instance, you will have to make sure all villagers are properly shoed and clothed to reduce chances of contracting tetanus, rabies or frostbite. Ensure there is medicine and qualified staff to treat infected people and prevent deaths in your population. The game is developed on Unity and available only for Microsoft Windows. Luckily, there is a way to go beyond the boarders and play it on macOS too! Read our guide below to find out how.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) | OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz | AMD FX 8120 @ 3.9 GHz | Processor: Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.5 GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600x @ 3.6 GHz |
| RAM: 8 GB | RAM: 16 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD R9 290, with 3 GB VRAM or better | Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | AMD RX 590, with 4GB VRAM or better |
| DirectX: Version 11 | DirectX: Version 12 |
| Storage: 4 GB | Storage: 4 GB |
Play Farthest Frontier on Mac with Parallels
Farthest Frontier 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 an application that allows for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. In simpler terms, what this means is that it allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with just a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. So you will be able to run Windows, install Steam, and enjoy the Farthest Frontier game on Mac just like on a regular PC.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with an 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 models are suitable), Mac Pro (all models 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 are currently not supported by Parallels. AppsOnMac recommends using Parallels’ free trial feature to determine whether you can run the game or not if you’re uncertain.
Play Farthest Frontier on Mac with cloud gaming services
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the Farthest Frontier game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming services will be happy to provide you with sufficient computing power – though not for free, of course. All you need is a browser or a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 MBit/s. There are several great platforms that provide these services, among the best are Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now.
Play Farthest Frontier 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 Farthest Frontier on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, you can play Farthest Frontier on Mac by installing Windows. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. This is an application that 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 want to switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, in the end. And while newer Macs have their own special Apple Silicon chips that cannot run Windows, older Macs are very much similar to computers that run Windows, they have Intel processors, compatible RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on an older Mac by allocating no less than 64 GB of disk space (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games) and following these steps:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 and older
For MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create a bootable Windows USB.
- Download this Windows ISO file.
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities).
- Define the Windows partition size and choose the Windows ISO file you’ve downloaded.
- Format the 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)