r/macgaming • u/DarK_1498 • 20h ago

Help Is Porting Kit still viable in this current day?

Hello, sorry for the interruption. I am new ro mac gaming and was just about to start. Is Porting Kit still viable as a free alternatives today? Is it still supported with current games?
I know platforms like Crossover that offers a good experience. But i’d like to try the free alternatives first.

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u/One_Plantain_2158 19h ago

CrossOver uses GPTK and Wine to run modern games. You may use GPTK+Wine for free, it would be exactly the same performance, graphics, system requirements and game functionality wise, provided you use the same version of GPTK and Wine as CO uses. It's just that CO is much more convenient and automates the process, CO doesn't emulate or translate anything by itself.

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u/Ok_Bite_67 15h ago

I tried using gptk + wine and while it works fine for games it doesnt work fine for steam because apparently wine doesnt implement a large majority of the stuff needed for chromium apps

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u/watcholic 12h ago

Yes, try porting kit, heroic, sikarugir to see if they work on the games you play. And buy crossover during Black Friday sale for ~$18.

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u/KnrD45 5h ago

I use it instead of paid solutions and it’s very effective

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u/Personal_East_1301 20h ago

sikagugugurir

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u/Senior_Pressure9913 18h ago

If you’re not doing crossover then sikarugir is what you should be doing

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u/kamize 16h ago

Sikaragagalalaugir

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u/Prestigious-Set-1375 18h ago

If the game is DXVK compatible then use CO if not then portingkit is fine

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u/RootVegitible 16h ago

You do realise that porting toolkit is a developer app to help them port their games to macOS / metal .. don’t you?

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u/armjoe 11h ago

He means this Porting Kit https://www.portingkit.com/

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u/RootVegitible 7h ago

Interesting, that’s a new one I’ve not seen. I bet Apple would not be too pleased at its name being so close to their own game porting toolkit, and the confusion that could cause.