Mac Source Ports
Run old games on new Macs
Mac Source Ports features native app builds of source ports of your favorite games for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, signed and notarized whenever possible.
FreeSpace 2Developer: Volition
Release Date: September 30, 1999
Source Code Release Date: April 25, 2002
FreeSpace 2 was the sequel to Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War. The first game was unrelated to the Descent series and only used the name to avoid conflict with a commercial software utility, so the sequel dropped it.
Although not a commercial success, it gained a cult following, especially in the wake of the 2002 release of the source code which gave rise to the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project, one of the oldest continously maintained source ports in existence. In 2022 they added Mac support and in 2024 they added Apple Silicon support.
NOTE: The links below are to the Mac builds of the game, but there also exists a project called Knossos.NET which consists of a utility which will handle the installation and configuration for you, including installing the data files from GOG installers. For the quickest route to getting the game check out the Knossos.NET entry on our Utilities page.
Source Port:
Build for Apple Silicon Macs. 
Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. If you haven't already, make a "~/Library/Application Support/HardLightProductions/FreeSpaceOpen" directory. Copy the "data" folder from an installation of FreeSpace into it. From a GOG installation, also copy the contents of the "data2" and "data3" folders into this folder. From here the app should run and be able to find the data.
For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
ZumaDeveloper: PopCap Games
Release Date: December 12, 2003
I'm pretty sure that of all the games on this site, this is the first one I've ever built that I originally played on the iPod. Zuma is essentially a match-3 puzzle game, with the twist being that the tiles are balls rolling down an etched path, and you play as a stationary frog idol thing and shoot matching balls from your mouth, with the goal to be clearing the chain before it can reach tne end of the path.
It has great music and sound design, colorful graphics, addictive gameplay, and works great for both quick diversions as well as extended gameplay sessions. I almost wish you could still use an iPod wheel as a controller.
Zuma was later re-released in an enhanced version dubbed Zuma Deluxe, which is the version you can still get off of Steam to this day, and the version that Zuma Portable uses.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Plants vs. ZombiesDeveloper: PopCap Games
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Plants vs. Zombies is an example of casual game perfection, from developer PopCap Games at their peak, pre-acquisition. Effectively a tower defense game without being a tower defense game, it has a difficulty curve so incredibly well done that at some point you're pulling off elaborate strategies without ever feeling like you're not ready for it. With an addicting amount of depth, additional mini-games once you finish the campaign, and no microtransactions or mismatched mechanics, it's a game that absolutely holds up.
It's also a game where I had no idea there was a modding community, let alone a nearly perfect reverse engineered source port nearly five years in the making. I honestly thought for a minute it was some sort of trick but no, PvZ Portable is a true reverse engineered port.
NOTE: While PvZ-Portable definitely works with Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition, I'm not clar if it works with the regular (non-GOTY) edition. As of this writing the GOTY edition is the only version on Steam. As far as I can tell it does not work with the recent Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted edition.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Chris Sawyer's LocomotionDeveloper: Chris Sawyer
Release Date: September 2004
Another game from Chris Sawyer, Locomotion served as his spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon and like that game and Rollercoaster Tycoon the game has his signature isometric pixel art style and a hardcore group of followers willing to reimplement and reiterate on it in the form of open source projects. The OpenLoco team recently hammered out the issues necessary for their project to work on 64-bit operating systems so I've made a build of it available here.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Heroes of Might and Magic IIDeveloper: New World Computing
Release Date: October 1, 1996
Heroes of Might and Magic II is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Ranked once by PC Gamer as the sixth-best game of all time it features resource building, new factions, skills, and a single-player campaign.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2Developer: Chris Sawyer
Release Date: October 15, 2002
Another game from the mind of Chris Sawyer, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 shares the same pixel art style and hardcore interface as his other games.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
QuakeDeveloper: id Software
Release Date: June 22, 1996
Source Code Release Date: December 21, 1999
Quake is a first-person shooter, the first in the Quake series, which added polygonal enemies, advanced geometry, and a soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails. A fascinating example of grappling with technology changes in parallel to gameplay, it spawned entire industries of modders and mutiplayer gaming.
The vkQuake port was derived from the QuakeSpasm Spiked port and uses Vulkan on macOS by way of MoltenVK. In addition, vkQuake recently added support for the remastered version of Quake from Night Dive Studios.
And because I've had a few requests for it, we are now hosting a build of DarkPlaces as an alternative port.
If you want to experience what it was like to play Quake at laumch before the advent of GLQuake or hardware acceleration, we have added Chocolate Quake as an additional option.
Source Ports:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs To run different mods, you will need to drill into the vkQuake.app/Contents/MacOS directory in Terminal and run the vkquake executable with command line options. In the future we hope to add a GUI for this.
For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi AcademyDeveloper: Raven Software
Release Date: September 16, 2003
Source Code Release Date: April 3, 2013
The fourth and most recent entry in the franchise that gave up on numbers, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (aka Star Wars: Dark Forces IV: Jedi Knight III: Jedi Outcast II: Jedi Academy) continues to use id Tech 3, which powered Quake III: Arena. This gives the game a more consistent look compared to its the previous title. Although seemingly less of a sales force than its predecessor, it enjoys a multiplayer community that is still active today.
Source Ports:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastDeveloper: Raven Software
Release Date: March 26, 2002
Source Code Release Date: April 3, 2013
The third entry in the increasingly confusingly named franchise, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (aka Star Wars: Dark Forces III: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast) eschews a custom engine in favor of id Tech 3, which powered Quake III: Arena. The result is a game that has graphically aged better than its predecessors.
Source Ports:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
Jazz JackrabbitDeveloper: Epic MegaGames
Release Date: August 1, 1994
In the great mascot character wars of the 90's, Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic the Hedehog, and the PC had Jazz Jackrabbit. Two of those characters are big enough have their own movie franchises now. The other one is Jazz Jackrabbit.
Nevertheless, back when work on the Unreal engine hadn't even started yet and before Epic became a billion dollar Fortnite force, they were Epic MegaGames and they released Jazz Jackrabbit the little game that could... show off your Super VGA graphics card.
Yeah this game didn't change the world, although it did get is own sequel and there was even the beginnings of a Super Mario 64 leap into 3D, but it's still a pretty charming game that's fun to play, if nowhere near as polished as its cartridge comrades.
Source Port:
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs For more information on getting the game's data onto your Mac check our FAQ
The Force Engine Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
JFTekWar Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Zuma Portable Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
PvZ Portable Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
reckless-drivin-sdl Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
0 A.D. Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
UT2004 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
LAB3D/SDL Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
JFWitchaven Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenLoco Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Arcanum Community Edition Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
1oom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
rawgl Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
MacWolfSDL Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
BurgerDoom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Postal Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Perimeter Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
GZSelaco Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
DREAMM Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Aerofoil Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Candy Crisis Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Akhenaten Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenXRay Build for Apple Silicon Macs. 
OpenMoHAA Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Ambermoon.net Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
EDuke32 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Unreal Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
wrathplaces Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenLara Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
OpenEnroth Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Gardens of Kadesh Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Official Mac Source Ports Build
Bugdom 2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Xash3D FWGS Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Daggerfall Unity Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
OpenJKDF2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
SuperTuxKart Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
ET: Legacy Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Jazz² Resurrection Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Splatterlight Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Fallout Community Edition Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenGothic Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Nanosaur II: Hatchling Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Billy Frontier Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Doom 64 EX+ Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports Build
NakedAVP Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Project Magma Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
ReflectionHLE Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
R.E.L.I.V.E. for Abe's Oddysee Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
R.E.L.I.V.E. for Abe's Exoddus Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
JA2-Stracciatella Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
RigelEngine Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Dethrace Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Return to the Roots Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenJazz Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Serious-Engine for Serious Sam: The First Encounter Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Serious-Engine for Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Sonic-Mania-Decompilation / RSDKv5-Decompilation Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Good Robot Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenMW Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
VCMI Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
uHexen2 (Hammer of Thyrion) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
Commander-Genius Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Abuse 1996 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
bstone Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
fheroes2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Defendguin Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Entombed! Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Gem Drop X Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Mad Bomber Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Vectoroids Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Circus Linux! Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Bug Squish Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
ECWolf Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
Exult Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Arx Libertatis Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Fallout 2 Community Edition Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Unreal Tournament Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
CorsixTH Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports Build
Cro-Mag Rally Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
RuneLite Build for Apple Silicon Macs. Build for 64-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2. 
OpenTyrian Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
GemRB Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
RVGL Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Warzone 2100 Project Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenRA Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Mighty Mike Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
The Ur-Quan Masters Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Shockolate Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenXcom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Julius Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Augustus Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
DXX-Rebirth (D1X-Rebirth) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
DXX-Rebirth (D2X-Rebirth) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Nanosaur Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
The Battle for Wesnoth Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
rottexpr Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Maelstrom 3.0 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Otto Matic Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Bugdom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenJO (OpenJK Project, Single Player) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
jk2mv (Multiplayer) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenRCT2 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Daikatana 1.3 Project Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
OpenTTD Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Raze Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Aleph One for Marathon Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Aleph One for Marathon 2: Durandal Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Aleph One for Marathon Infinity Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
DevilutionX Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports Build Build for 32-Bit Intel Macs. Playable on 64-bit Intel Macs running macOS 10.14 or prior. 
Build for PowerPC Macs. Playable on 64-bit Intel Macs running Mac OS X 10.6 or prior or 32-Bit Intel Macs via Rosetta 1. 
iortcw (single player) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
iortcw (multiplayer) Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
DarkPlaces Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Chocolate Quake Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Yamagi Quake II Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
ioquake3 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
dhewm3 Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Official Mac Source Ports Build
RBDOOM-3-BFG Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Disasteroids 3D Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
UZDoom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
GZDoom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
Chocolate Doom Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
ZDoom Universal 1 for Intel and PowerPC Macs 
JFDuke3D Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
JFShadowWarrior Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs 
ExtractorDeveloper: Tom Kidd / Mac Source Ports
Release Date: February 23, 2022
Extractor is an app from Mac Source Ports that extracts files from GOG Windows-based installers. Think of it as a GUI version of innoextract.
Right now, Extractor does exactly two things: lists the files in an installer, and extracts the files from an installer. We hope to expand it in the future but for now it's a simple application.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: December 6, 2022
Knossos.NETDeveloper: Hard Light Productions
Release Date: February 11, 2024
Knossos.NET is a utility that aids in downloading and configuring the FreeSpace 2 Open Source Project, aids in configuring the content from a GOG installer or other location, and can even help with mod management and multiplayer support. Check it out if you want to play FreeSpace 2 with as little hassle as possible.
Universal 2 for Apple Silicon and 64-Bit Intel Macs Build Date: February 11, 2024
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