Mac Source Ports
Run old games on new Macs
Mac Source Ports features native app builds of source ports of your favorite games for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, signed and notarized whenever possible.
Planescape: TormentDeveloper: Black Isle Studios
Release Date: December 10, 1999
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
There are games that are cult classics, and then there are games like Planescape: Torment that define the term cult classic.
So, true story: I'm working for a Babbage's circa 2001 or so and the Infinity Engine games are very popular. We had customers that came in asking for more. They'd played Baldur's Gate and its expansion and Baldur's Gate II and Icewind Dale and they wanted more and we would tell them sorry, there's not any more. Utterly and completely oblivious that this game with maybe the worst box art ever was indeed another Infinity Engine game and exactly what they were looking for.
Yes, Planescape: Torment is the game everyone wanted long after it was out of print. It uses a D&D setting that's unusual and it turns several RPG conventions on their heads, like how in some cases your character dying is how you *solve* a puzzle.
Note that like other Infinity Engine games, the GemRB project plays the original version, not the Enhanced Edition, but on places like GOG will also include the regular edition when you purchased the Enhanced Edition. Also note that according to the GemRB status page, Planescape: Torment is listed as finishable, but not yet polished.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
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Icewind Dale IIDeveloper: Black Isle Studios
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
So as much as the GemRB project is great, one thing people have pointed out to me is that you can already play modern versions of the Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate with the Enhanced Editions that are already native to the Mac, which is true. But one thing you'll notice is that there are five Infinity Engine games but only four Enhanced Editions. The fifth and final game, Icewind Dale II, has never had an EE.
The reason? The source code has been lost. Yeah, for whatever reason due to bad backups or the dissolution of the developer or just the state of source control around the turn of the century the source code has been lost.
My bet is that it turns up eventually in someone's attic (hey, it's happened before) but in the meantime the only way to play the game on a modern source port is if someone were to reverse engineer the differences and while that may be infeasible for commercial development, the GemRB project has stepped up to the plate and as of October 2024 the game is reported to be "completable".
Note that "completable" is not the same thing as "polished" so I'm labeling this as Early Access because it's more for the brave gamers who really want to play this lost game right now (reportedly it will be more polished in the forthcoming Version 0.9.4)
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
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Baldur's GateDeveloper: BioWare
Release Date: December 21, 1998
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
The first game to use the Infinity Engine, Baldur's Gate uses Dungeons & Dragons rules and gameplay settings to create an iconic style of gameplay. This source port will also play the expansion pack, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, which is usually included in modern digital repackagings.
Note that GemRB requires the files from the original game, not the Enhanced Edition, however digital retailers such as GOG will also include the regular edition when you purchased the Enhanced Edition.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnDeveloper: BioWare
Release Date: September 21, 2000
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
The sequel to the original, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is bigger and more ambitious than its predecessor. This source port will also play the expansion pack, Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, which is usually included in modern digital repackagings.
Note that GemRB requires the files from the original game, not the Enhanced Edition, however digital retailers such as GOG will also include the regular edition when you purchased the Enhanced Edition.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
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Icewind DaleDeveloper: Black Isle Studios
Release Date: June 29, 2000
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
Another Infinity Engine game taking place in a different Dungeons & Dragons region, Icewind Dale was developed by Black Isle studios, the developer beind the original Fallout games. This source port will also play the expansion pack, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, which is usually included in modern digital repackagings.
Note that GemRB requires the files from the original game, not the Enhanced Edition, however digital retailers such as GOG will also include the regular edition when you purchased the Enhanced Edition. Also worth noting that the GemRB site says that the sequel Icewind Dale II is playable but not completable, so if you want to try that one out just be advised support for it is incomplete.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
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Medal of Honor: Allied AssaultDeveloper: 2015, Inc.
Release Date: January 22, 2002
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
This is a neat little surprise. The Medal of Honor series started out its life as a first person shooter for the original PlayStation, a console not known for FPS titles, and whose game concept and story came from Steven Spielberg of all people. The series has seen over a dozen games including a reboot but in 2002 they released the third game, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, for the PC on the engine we would now call id Tech 3, with some help from the ÜberTools enhancements made by Ritual Entertainment.
While the source code was never released, the OpenMoHAA project appears to have taken ioquake3 as well as the Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 SDK (which used ÜberTools) and managed to make the game playable on modern systems. The result is not entirely unlike the Xash3D-FWGS project.
The game supports multiplayer as well as the expansion packs, though the options for video configuration are limited at this time and the expansion packs need to be launched from the command line. If you're familiar with editing the configuration files for Quake III: Arena however, it's not much different than that. For rhese reasons though, we're labeling this Early Access. Later on we may add a launcher menu to simplify things.
NOTE: if you downloaded an earlier version there is a chance your save file might not work with this newer version. If that is the case and you want to continue from your saved game you can download the previous version here.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 4, 2025
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QuakeDeveloper: id Software
Release Date: June 22, 1996
Source Code Release Date: December 21, 1999
Quake is a first-person shooter, the first in the Quake series. The vkQuake port was derived from the QuakeSpasm Spiked port and uses Vulkan on macOS by way of MoltenVK.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 12, 2025
To run different mods, you will need to drill into the vkQuake.app/Contents/MacOS directory in Terminal and run the vkquake executable with command line options. In the future we hope to add a GUI for this.
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KNOWN ISSUE: There have been reports that double-clicking "vkQuake.app" does not run the game. I am looking into why this happens but in the meantime if you run into this you can drill into the package contents and run the executable directly. For more information see boggydigital's guide here and Andrew Tsai's video here
Heroes of Might and Magic IIDeveloper: New World Computing
Release Date: October 1, 1996
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
Heroes of Might and Magic II is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Ranked once by PC Gamer as the sixth-best game of all time it features resource building, new factions, skills, and a single-player campaign.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 30, 2024
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Gothic IIDeveloper: Piranha Bytes
Release Date: November 29, 2002
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
Gothic II is an action role-playing game set in a medieval fantasy world and follows the nameless hero from the original game as they explore a variety of environments, complete quests, and choose their faction to play as either a warrior, rogue, or mage, each with their own unique skills and abilities. Gothic II features an open-world design whose story and characters are highly regarded for their depth and complexity, and the game has amassed a devout following over the years.
The game spawned an expansion pack, Gothic II: Night of the Raven and a re-release of the two under the name Gothic II: Gold Edition.
The OpenGothic project has recreated the engine for Gothic II, and we have assembled an app bundle build for your convenience.
KNOWN ISSUE: When saving a game and typing in a name for the save, the text you are entering may not be visible. Hitting Return should save the game anyway and your title will appear next time you want to load.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 18, 2024
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Commander Keen in Invasion of the VorticonsDeveloper: id Software
Release Date: December 14, 1990
Source Code Release Date: Not formally released
Not only is this literally id Software's first game, but they didn't even go by id Software yet, they went by the name Ideas from the Deep. Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons is a shareware side scroller with EGA graphics that predated sound cards. The first game in the series consisted of three episodes, and the Commander Genius source port went so far as to reverse engineer the PC speaker sound effects the game relied upon.
Note that most digital retailers market someting called the Commander Keen Complete Pack which contains the first two games' content but not the Keen Dreams spinoff or the final episode Aliens Ate My Babysitter due to the surprisingly complicated publication history of the series. Commander Genius has incomplete support for Keen Dreams, but fully supports Aliens Ate My Babysitter, should you be able to find it somewhere.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 18, 2024
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Abuse 1996 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 8, 2022
Aleph One Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 22, 2024
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Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build Date: July 30, 2024
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: July 30, 2024
Arx Libertatis Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
Augustus Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 28, 2023
Billy Frontier Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 6, 2023
bstone Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 14, 2024
Bug Squish Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
Bugdom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 3, 2024
Bugdom 2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 8, 2023
Circus Linux! Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 18, 2024
CorsixTH Build for Apple Silicon Macs. 
Official Mac Source Ports BuildBuild Date: October 13, 2024
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Official Mac Source Ports BuildBuild Date: October 13, 2024
Cro-Mag Rally Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 7, 2024
Daggerfall Unity Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: May 8, 2024
Daikatana 1.3 Project Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 9, 2023
Defendguin Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: July 21, 2023
Dethrace Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 19, 2024
DevilutionX Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 8, 2024
dhewm3 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports BuildBuild Date: August 3, 2024
Disasteroids 3D Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
Doom 64 EX+ Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 3, 2023
DREAMM Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 6, 2023
DXX-Rebirth (D1X-Rebirth) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 16, 2024
DXX-Rebirth (D2X-Rebirth) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 16, 2024
ECWolf Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 23, 2023
Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs Build Date: January 23, 2023
EDuke32 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 13, 2024
Entombed! Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
ET: Legacy Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 19th 2024
Exult Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 16, 2022
Fallout 2 Community Edition Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 21, 2024
Fallout Community Edition Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: March 3, 2024
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 30, 2024
FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: February 25, 2024
Gardens of Kadesh Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports BuildBuild Date: October 8, 2024
Gem Drop X Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 11, 2025
Good Robot Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 21, 2022
GZDoom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 31, 2024
ioquake3 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 12, 2024
Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs Build Date: September 10, 2021
iortcw (single player) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 10, 2023
JA2-Stracciatella Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build Date: March 20, 2024
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: November 6, 2023
Jazz² Resurrection Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 1, 2024
jk2mv (Multiplayer) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
Julius Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
Mad Bomber Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
Maelstrom 3.0 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 22, 2022
Mighty Mike Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 28, 2023
NakedAVP Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 7, 2023
Nanosaur Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 5, 2023
Nanosaur II: Hatchling Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 17, 2022
OpenEnroth Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 18, 2023
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 18, 2024
OpenJazz Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 7, 2022
OpenJK (Multiplayer) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: November 18, 2024
OpenJKDF2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 16, 2024
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: November 18, 2024
OpenLara Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 25, 2024
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 4, 2025
OpenMW Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: July 20, 2023
OpenRA Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 10, 2023
OpenRCT2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 8, 2024
OpenTTD Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: May 3, 2024
OpenTyrian Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 16, 2024
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
OpenXcom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
osu!(lazer) Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build Date: December 8, 2024
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: December 8, 2024
Otto Matic Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 31, 2023
Project Magma Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 15, 2021
R.E.L.I.V.E. (built for Abe's Oddysee) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 15, 2022
Raze Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 28, 2024
RBDOOM-3-BFG Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
ReflectionHLE Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 26, 2024
Return to the Roots Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 8, 2022
RigelEngine Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 9, 2023
rottexpr Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
RuneLite Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build Date: August 20, 2024
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: August 20, 2024
RVGL Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 30, 2023
Serious-Engine (built for The First Encounter) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 5, 2022
Shockolate Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
Sonic-Mania-Decompilation / RSDKv5-Decompilation Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 21, 2022
Splatterlight Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: November 27, 2024
SuperTuxKart Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 31, 2022
The Battle for Wesnoth Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 28, 2024
The Ur-Quan Masters Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 25, 2022
uHexen (Hammer of Thyrion) OpenGL version Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: September 10, 2022
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: September 10, 2022
Unreal Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: April 3, 2024
Unreal Tournament Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 16, 2024
VCMI Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. Build Date: August 26, 2024
Vectoroids Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: August 29, 2022
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: January 12, 2025
Warzone 2100 Project Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: November 13, 2024
wrathplaces Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: March 20, 2024
Xash3D-FWGS Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 2, 2023
Yamagi Quake II Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: October 8, 2024
ZDoom Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs Build Date: February 2, 2016
ExtractorDeveloper: Tom Kidd / Mac Source Ports
Release Date: February 23, 2022
Extractor is an app from Mac Source Ports that extracts files from GOG Windows-based installers. Think of it as a GUI version of innoextract.
Right now, Extractor does exactly two things: lists the files in an installer, and extracts the files from an installer. We hope to expand it in the future but for now it's a simple application.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 6, 2022
Knossos.NETDeveloper: Hard Light Productions
Release Date: February 11, 2024
Knossos.NET is a utility that aids in downloading and configuring the FreeSpace 2 Open Source Project, aids in configuring the content from a GOG installer or other location, and can even help with mod management and multiplayer support. Check it out if you want to play FreeSpace 2 with as little hassle as possible.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 11, 2024