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How to play The Forest on Mac

The Forest is graded playable on Apple Silicon through Pixel Port's runtime.

Download & play The Forest

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 The Forest

    Find The Forest 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 The Forest run on Mac?
The Forest is graded playable on Apple Silicon through Pixel Port's runtime. Its current grade is playable for Apple Silicon Macs. The Forest 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 The Forest on Mac?
No. Pixel Port runs the Windows build of The Forest directly on macOS: no Boot Camp partition, no virtual machine, and no Windows license.
Which Macs can run The Forest?
Any Apple Silicon Mac (M1 through M4, MacBook Air to Mac Studio) on macOS 14 or later.