Is it possible to play MultiVersus on Mac?
MultiVersus is a fighting game developed by Player First Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. As many other fighting games, it includes characters from many different series – in this case, ones owned by Warner. To be more specific, characters from DC Universe, Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Scooby-Doo, Steven Universe, as well as several other franchises are present.The game features several different game modes. Obviously, there’s your typical 1v1 game mode present in pretty much all fighting games. Then, there’s also 2v2 mode, where two characters cooperate to defeat the other team. Finally, there’s Free For All mode, which pits four characters against each other. Training mode is also included, though it cannot be considered a full game mode for obvious reasons. The maps included in the game also borrow from the aforementioned Warners franchises – for example, MultiVersus allows its players to have a fight in Batman’s Batcave or Jake and Finn’s Treefort. MultiVersus is a free-to-play game, though it has several paid versions that include exclusive cosmetics. It is available on PS4 & 5, Xbox One & Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows – with crossplay support. And while it is not available on macOS, with the help of this guide you will be able to play MultiVersus on Mac anyway.
Play MultiVersus on Mac with Parallels
MultiVersus 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 MultiVersus 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 MultiVersus on Mac with Boosteroid
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy the MultiVersus 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. Boosteroid has MultiVersus in its game library, as the image above illustrates. For this reason, it is an obvious choice if you’re interested in playing this game specifically.
Play MultiVersus 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 MultiVersus on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, you can play MultiVersus 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)