Mac compatibility
Cities: Skylines II runs on Mac with Apple Silicon through Hrava - recommended graphics engine vkd3d. Single-player city builder, demanding, but no anti-cheat. Real frames from your GPU - no cloud, no streaming.
| Platform | Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 and newer), macOS 14+ |
| How it runs | Native - DirectX is translated to Apple Metal (no cloud, no Windows) |
| Recommended engine | vkd3d - DirectX 12 through Vulkan (MoltenVK), handles modern DX12 titles well. |
| Setup | Bundled |
| Anti-cheat | No kernel-level anti-cheat |
Buy Hrava ($39) and download the app - one small .app, no Terminal, no drivers.
Sign in to Steam inside Hrava and install Cities: Skylines II through the built-in SteamCMD.
Hrava picks the engine (vkd3d) and launches the game natively on your GPU. Optionally, export it as a standalone launcher.
Native, no cloud. $39 - 14-day money-back guarantee.
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