SimCity 4 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.
SimCity 4, developed by Maxis (a subsidiary of Electronic Arts), is the infamous city-building simulation game. Initially released in January 2003 for Windows and later in June 2003 for Mac, it serves as the fourth major installment in the SimCity series. The SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition combines the original game and the Rush Hour expansion pack into a single product.
Following the release of the Mac version, SimCity 4 garnered positive reviews. InsideMacGames awarded it a rating of 7.25/10, while IGN rated it 9.2/10, praising it as a significant evolutionary step in the series.
Can I Play SimCity 4 on Mac?
You can play SimCity 4 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 Windows.
How to play SimCity 4 on Mac
SimCity 4 for Mac can be purchased online on Steam and Apple’s 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.
