macOS Tahoe update enables Star Wars Outlaws, Horizon Forbidden West, and more to run on Apple Silicon via Crossover

Apple’s macOS Tahoe developer beta, combined with Game Porting Toolkit 3.0 and the latest Crossover Preview (build 0507), is opening the door for high-profile Windows games to run on Apple Silicon. According to tests by YouTuber Andrew Tsai, titles like Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, and Horizon Forbidden West now launch more reliably and run better. In many cases, these games no longer need community patches or hacks, suggesting Apple has made serious progress with DirectX 12 compatibility on macOS.

Starfield finally boots on Apple Silicon, and it runs surprisingly well. As showcased by the YouTuber, the game hits 60 FPS at 1080p on medium settings with MetalFX upscaling enabled, leveraging DLSS and frame generation via Crossover. Horizon Forbidden West, which previously crashed on launch, now loads without issues and no longer requires shader patches or unofficial fixes.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, previously unplayable on Macs, now launch cleanly and run with improved stability, as showcased by Andrew. Apple’s latest Game Porting Toolkit update appears to have significantly improved DirectX 12-to-Metal translation, nudging Apple Silicon closer to mainstream AAA gaming.

All of this is running through Crossover Preview, CodeWeavers’ compatibility layer for macOS, which YouTuber Andrew Tsai used to test the new setups. With GPTK 3.0 files manually swapped in and some custom bottle tweaks, the setup unlocks features like DLSS hooks, AVX emulation, and MetalFX in real time. It’s the closest Apple Silicon has come to supporting modern PC gaming techniques natively.

Apple has not officially marketed these improvements for gamers, but the ability to play recent AAA titles on MacBooks, including the Horizon Forbidden West, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Star Wars Outlaws, suggests a quiet but steady push to make macOS a more serious gaming platform.

At the time of writing, all titles were tested on a MacBook Pro with M3 Max, macOS Tahoe developer beta, Game Porting Toolkit 3.0 Beta 1, and Crossover Preview. You can watch the full video showcasing these tests below.