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How to play Cities: Skylines on Mac

Cities: Skylines is verified on Apple Silicon: a real Mac ran it end to end through Pixel Port's runtime.

Download & play Cities: Skylines

What you need

  • Apple Silicon (M1 or newer)
  • macOS 14+

From Windows game to Mac launch

  1. 01

    Install Pixel Port

    Download Pixel Port and let it set up the runtime on first launch.

  2. 02

    Add Cities: Skylines

    Find Cities: Skylines in the catalogue and click Install & Play. Pixel Port fetches it and configures it for your Mac automatically.

  3. 03

    Play

    Launch it from your Library. No bottles, no winetricks, no terminal.

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Common questions

Does Cities: Skylines run on Mac?
Cities: Skylines is verified on Apple Silicon: a real Mac ran it end to end through Pixel Port's runtime. Its current grade is verified for Apple Silicon Macs. Cities: Skylines is built on Unity, and Pixel Port's runtime translates its rendering to Metal automatically.
Do I need Windows, Boot Camp, or a VM to play Cities: Skylines on Mac?
No. Pixel Port runs the Windows build of Cities: Skylines directly on macOS: no Boot Camp partition, no virtual machine, and no Windows license.
Which Macs can run Cities: Skylines?
Any Apple Silicon Mac (M1 through M4, MacBook Air to Mac Studio) on macOS 14 or later.