Is Marvel Rivals on Mac? Apple Users Have Been Struggling to Find Ways To Play the Popular Hero Shooter

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Is Marvel Rivals on Mac? Apple Users Have Been Struggling to Find Ways To Play the Popular Hero Shooter

Gaming on Apple’s MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops has been a topic of discussion for many years now among gamers. Many believe that gaming on these systems is not possible; however, over the years, Apple has equipped its devices with strong processors that are capable of running games that aren’t too demanding. However, macOS doesn’t allow gamers to do much, so various workarounds have been discovered to make gaming possible on these systems.

With Marvel Rivals gaining so much traction, Mac users have been feeling left out, so now, they are looking for ways to run the game on their laptops. In case you also have a MacBook system, read on to understand how you can run Windows games on your system.

MacBook users are desperate to try out Marvel Rivals

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Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Marvel Rivals is currently one of the most popular hero shooters in the world, but it is only available on the PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. When it comes to gaming on Mac, many gamers are usually against this idea. However, some Mac users are eager to try out the game and have been searching all over the internet to find ways to run Marvel Rivals on their system. On the r/marvelrivals subreddit, user

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sparked a discussion among players after asking other users if there is a way to run the game on a Mac.

The operating system on MacBooks just doesn’t allow gamers to install games, unlike computers running Windows seamlessly. Even game developers don’t develop for Mac because they see it as a small market compared to Windows and the consoles.

Older MacBooks had limited hardware that just couldn’t run video games; however, Macs are now capable, but running Windows games on them can be a complex procedure.

How do you run Marvel Rivals on a MacBook?

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Marvel Rivals on a MacBook isn’t impossible, but it may have some consequences (Image via NetEase Games)

If you are one of those who have an iMac, MacBook, Mac Studio, or Mac Mini, there is a way to run Marvel Rivals on your system through a third-party emulator. However, before you start, please note that NetEase Games has banned players in the past for using this method. The following method has been tested on Silicon Macs, so in case you are running an Intel Mac, this method might not work.

To play Marvel Rivals, players will require CrossOver Preview, a specific version of CrossOver, and to have access to this, users will have to be active CrossOver license holders, which players can grab for $24 for one year. Once users acquire the CrossOver+ subscription, they can start the process to install Marvel Rivals on their system:

After getting CrossOver+, players can install CrossOver Preview by following the above methods. Note: The Crossover Over Preview version may vary, so make sure you just install the latest version.

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Next, head to the Finder, then Downloads to find the newly downloaded zip file. Click on it twice to extract the file, then drag and drop the extracted file into the Applications folder.

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The next few steps are straightforward: Search Steam on CrossOver Preview and install it. Once it creates a Steam bottle, it will load up a Steam Setup, similar to what it shows on a Windows system. After Steam is finished installing, log in with your account and install Marvel Rivals on Steam, but don’t launch it yet.

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Close Steam and head over to CrossOver Preview, and on the left, you can see Steam under the Bottles section. Once you click on it, it will show various options on the right. Under Advanced Settings, change Graphics to D3DMetal and the Synchronization setting to MSync.

Then you can launch Marvel Rivals, but you will come across various messages such as Operating System not supporting the game or Graphics Driver is outdated. To get past this, just press Continue, and the game will continue to load up. It may ask you to install the graphics driver version, but just press No. The game will then launch and compile shaders.

Once the game loads up, you may notice that you can’t interact with the screen, so just press Command + Tab twice, and it will be fixed. This problem may come up often when you are playing the game, so make sure you remember this tip.

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Now, here is an important step: As the game logs you in, it will display a message “Logging In, Please Wait,” but the only way to get past this is by clicking on an invisible box (marked in the above screenshot).

If done correctly, the game will automatically load up. You can just start up the game now, but it’s better to tweak your game settings, as it might improve performance.

How to get better FPS on Marvel Rivals on Mac

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Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Using this guide, you can choose the settings that will give you the best FPS, but if this still doesn’t work. You can go to the Activity Monitor and disable “MarvelRivals_Launcher.exe,” which will shut down the launcher and give you a performance boost.

Running the game through an emulator will certainly not give you the exact same experience players get on Windows, so be patient, as some animations will take time to load. Before hopping right into a match, it’s better to head to the practice range to see how the game is performing, in terms of FPS, especially.

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