Shadow of the Tomb Raider is available natively for Intel Macs. To play the game on Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2) you need the porting utility Rosetta.
It’s easy to purchase and start playing right away, you’ll just have to make sure your Mac is up-to-spec to run this game smoothly.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montréal. It seamlessly continues the captivating narrative of Rise of the Tomb Raider, the 2015 predecessor, and stands as the twelfth installment in the iconic Tomb Raider series.
ING gave the game a 9 out of 10 saying “Shadow of the Tomb Raider offers up a powerful finale to Lara Croft’s origin trilogy.”
Initially available worldwide for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, the Mac version was later released in November 2019. Since it’s release Shadow of the Tomb Raider has become a common benchmark test for Mac computers for hardware performance including the new M1 and M2 Macs.
Can I play Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Mac?
Yes, you can play Shadow of the Tomb Raider natively on Mac. If you have an Intel-based Mac you can run it straight away, but with any Apple Silicon based Mac (M1, M2) you will need to install a utility called Rosetta.
The game is also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Linux and Google Stadia.
How to play Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Mac
Shadow of the Tomb Raider can be purchased for Mac from a number of online game sites, including the Apple App Store.
If you have an Apple Silicon Mac you’ll need to download Rosetta 2 before launching the game.
Rosetta 2 empowers Macs with Apple Silicon chips (M1, M2) to seamlessly run apps designed for Intel-based Macs. Whenever you launch an app exclusively built for Intel-based Macs, Rosetta automatically operates in the background, effortlessly translating the app for compatibility with Apple Silicon. You can enjoy the convenience of opening and using your apps as you normally would.
