Is it possible to play God of War on Mac?
God of War is a series of action-adventure videogames inspired by ancient Greek and Scandinavian myths. Over the course of all chapters, players are taking the role of Kratos, a spartan warrior who defied the gods. The character is craved to take revenge over Ares – the original god of war who urged Kratos to kill his entire family while being enslaved. During his path of vengeance, Kratos will have to come through many challenges combatting monsters and gods. The latest installment features Kratos as a father protecting his son and teaching the way of a warrior after defeating the gods. God of War is truly a hack and slash rollercoaster where players are able to slay through tons of ferocious monsters and fight with mighty Olympian gods. Although the game has always been exclusively developed solely for PlayStation platforms, its latest chapter is soon to come out on Windows PCs for the first time in its entire existence. Unfortunately, some people don’t have a Windows PC which means they are cut from thrilling this amazing experience. This was in the past but now you can launch any game on Mac regardless of its official restriction. Follow our guide below to learn how you can play God of War on macOS regardless of having no Windows available.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 10 64-bit | OS: Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor: Intel i5-2500k (4 core 3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4 core 3.1 GHz) | Processor: Intel i5-6600k (4 core 3.5 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 2400 G (4 core 3.6 GHz) |
| RAM: 8 GB | RAM: 8 GB |
| Video card: NVIDIA GTX 960 (4 GB) or AMD R9 290X (4 GB) | Video card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD RX 570 (4 GB) |
| DirectX: from 11 version | DirectX: from 11 version |
| Disc space: 70 GB | Disc space: 70 GB |
Play God of War on Mac with Parallels
God of War game 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 God of War 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 God of War on Mac with cloud gaming services
Update: Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now fully support God of War! Play the advanced game on a Mac, old Windows PC, and even Android!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the God of War 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 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, AirGPU, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Nvidia GeForce Now. Among them, only Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now have God of War in their game catalog, and you can play on any Mac computer (starting from MacOS 10.10) and even Android! Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now can stream games with high resolution (1080p), every service has its pros and cons.
Play God of War 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 God of War 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 God of War 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)