Prolific Mac porting house Aspyr have shortlisted several games for 64-bit updates, including The Sims 2, Civilisation V, and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

But it's a quiet shame for games that helped push Steam's presence on Mac, boosting the wider Mac gaming scene as a result. At the very least, Valve tend to get on top of fixing issues that outright stop games from running. Both Portal games, Team Fortress 2, and others find themselves left behind by the Catalina update. Simple as that.Įven big hitters from Valve's push into Mac gaming aren't safe.

If it's not been updated to a 64-bit framework, it won't launch on the updated OS. While not one of the MacOS Catalina update's advertised features, Monday's update 10.15 removes support for 32-bit apps and games. In the constant churn of developing newer, faster, and sleeker operating systems, the Mac makers have given curators of older games a simple choice: put in the work to bring your games up to speed, or we're leaving them behind.įor some publishers, updating countless classics simply isn't worth the effort, leaving many 32-bit hits in the ground for good. From this week onwards, updated Macs just flat out won't run 'em. On Monday, Apple released the feared MacOS 'Catalina' update, killing compatibility for dozens of 32-bit games.

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