SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Mac: Playable, Beta Access Required · Pixel Port
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Playable on Mac

How to play SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Mac

SimRail - The Railway Simulator is graded playable on Apple Silicon through Pixel Port's runtime.

Playable grade, beta access pending.

This game should run, but it is not enabled in Pixel Port yet. We are a small team and enable beta games manually. Request it in the app, or join our Discord and we will enable it for you.

Get SimRail - The Railway Simulator enabled on Discord

What you need

  • SimRail - The Railway Simulator, owned on your own Steam account
  • 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

    Request SimRail - The Railway Simulator

    Find SimRail - The Railway Simulator in the app and request it. During the beta, our small team enables games manually for each user.

  3. 03

    Or ask us on Discord

    Join the Pixel Port Discord and tell us you want to play SimRail - The Railway Simulator. That is usually the fastest way to get it enabled.

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Common questions

Does SimRail - The Railway Simulator run on Mac?
SimRail - The Railway Simulator is graded playable on Apple Silicon through Pixel Port's runtime. Its current grade is playable for Apple Silicon Macs. SimRail - The Railway Simulator is built on Unity, and Pixel Port's runtime translates its rendering to Metal automatically. It is not enabled in the beta yet, so request it in the app or join the Pixel Port Discord before trying to install it.
Do I need to own SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Steam?
Yes. Pixel Port does not sell, host, or distribute games. SimRail - The Railway Simulator downloads through Steam, to your own Steam account, exactly as it would on a PC — you need to own it there first. Pixel Port is the compatibility layer that runs the Windows build Steam delivers.
Do I need Windows, Boot Camp, or a VM to play SimRail - The Railway Simulator on Mac?
No. Pixel Port runs the Windows build of SimRail - The Railway Simulator directly on macOS — no Boot Camp partition, no virtual machine, and no Windows license.
Which Macs can run SimRail - The Railway Simulator?
Any Apple Silicon Mac — M1 through M4, MacBook Air to Mac Studio — on macOS 14 or later.