You might have already seen this guide to playing Windows Steam games on Mac, by NHRoccodog. This is not that guide. This is not that guide. This method will allow you to play Windows-only Steam games on your iMac as if they were Mac games, with no difference in performance at all.
I see no reason to buy WinOnX, when I make a totally free tool called Wineskin that well let you do much more... if you really want to pay for something, Crossover is more expensive, but is MUCH MUCH more user friendly, as well as actual Wine devs work for them, so the money helps make Wine better... and WinOnX seems like a few people trying to cash in on Wine when they don't even do anything with it. Maybe they do more, but if they do, they sure don't say they do.
Play Windows-only Steam Games On Mac Pc
Its possible to make a Wineskin app with Steam and some working games in it... but Intel HD 3000 isn't the best graphics to have for anything Wine based.
Can I Play Windows Steam Games On Mac
VirutalBox has several graphics issues. If you really want to run Windows in a virtual machine with gaming in mind, you'd want to buy Parallels 7, since nothing else is close to it yet in performance and compatibility with games.
Games On Macbook Pro
Jan 29, 2012 10:38 AM