Windows Gaming on M1 Mac – CrossOver Advanced Setup Install FAQ Guide for Apple Silicon

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This is an advanced updated guide on getting Windows games to run via CrossOver on the M1 Apple Silicon Mac. It includes all the questions that people frequently ask me regarding installation, FPS tracking, DXVK, Esync, how to navigate the file system, how to find compatible games, etc.

CrossOver M1 written instructions:
https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/CrossOver

List of CrossOver compatible games on M1 Mac: https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/M1_CrossOver_Windows_compatible_games_list

CodeWeavers BetterTester program: https://www.codeweavers.com/bettertester

All footage is recorded on my M1 MacBook Air 2020 with 8 GB RAM and 8 GPU cores.

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► Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Where to get CrossOver
01:07 Which CrossOver version?
01:40 Install CrossOver
02:06 Install Steam
03:07 Bottle explanation
03:50 Login to Steam
04:30 Compatibility check
04:54 Wine Library overrides
05:39 Other compatibility resources
06:18 Install DirectX
07:05 Enable DXVK and Esync
08:11 How to navigate C drive filesystem
08:44 Crossver Beta and Nightly builds
10:38 Track FPS
11:48 External storage drives
12:35 Parallels?

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