Is it possible to play New World on Mac?
Developed and published by Amazon Games, New World is a brand new open-world MMO game. Just like other close-genre games, New World offers its players to explore and fight through the dangerous world on the supernatural island of Aeternum. The entire gameplay is saturated with ferocious monsters scattered across different areas and ranged by difficulty level. Players submerged into New World will also discover a number of bosses and story mysteries to be resolved along the entire journey through the uncharted island. Collecting new resources from defeated mobs and buying those in camps are also important to boost your character as you progress down the game. After some time of playing, the island of Aeternum may seem to look boundless as there are constantly changing locations filled up with new details. The decision to fight alone or with friends in PVP or PVE battles on worldwide servers is given to make on your own from the start of the game. New World is a new say in the MMO world, which has definitely reserved its spot in the charts straight after its release. We know how frustrating it is to not be able to play this beautiful and interesting game on Mac. Although it is available only for Windows, we will show you the ways to launch it on macOS regardless.
Play New World on Mac with Parallels
New World 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 New World 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 New World on Mac with Nvidia GeForce Now
Update: Nvidia GeForce Now fully supports New World to the date! Register and explore cloud gaming now!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy New World 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 Nvidia GeForce Now and AirGPU. Nvidia GeForce Now allows you to play New World on MacOS. AirGPU doesn’t have New World in their game catalog, however, the game may appear there anytime, which will allow you to play it on any Mac device and even Android!
Play New World 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 New World 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 New World 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)
For the fellow mac users over here. I managed to run New World on an 2019 MacBook Pro i7 AMD Pro 555x using Windows on Bootcamp.
The game runs at 1440p with an avg 29FPS with all the textures on low. Not the greatest experience, but it’s playable.