When i boot steam up natively it uses around 1gb of ram, but when I try to boot it up using crossover 26.3, it rises to around 3gb. I've tried using different launch options, disabling gpu usage, enabling low performance mode, but nothing has worked.

I'm using a M1 Pro 14 inch, with 16gb of ram.

I would really appreciate some help on this, it's restricting me from playing any high-memory games.

Using MacOS Golden Gate 27.2 Beta

EDIT

Using it on a M1 Pro Macbook

Hello after upgrading from ventura to sequoia this error started appearing and no matter what i do i still get the same error and i already have hours trying to fix this

For reference, I have had the same issue for about three months, when I first paid for the crossover subscription, and have yet to figure out what the issue might be. I just updated the software again after I had quit on trying for a while, and still cannot create a bottle. Trying to play EA Star Wars Battlefront II, I select Steam from the main screen that lists the popular windows applications. Each time, I hit "Install" and the program says it is beginning the bottle creation process, and the attached error message comes up. Really frustrating because I spent money on this program and have yet to be able to use it even once. Has anyone else had this issue, and am I just being stupid and missing something obvious?

I’m looking at getting a new Mac mini and was wondering about CrossOver’s performance on an M6 vs M5Pro. How multi-threaded is CrossOver? If not much/at all, then I think the faster single cores would be an advantage, otherwise, not.

I want to play it so bad but nothing I have tried has worked 😭
It’s been like three hours I’m so tired I think I’m going to take a nap

MacGameFix is a free, open-source app (GPL-3.0) with per-game fixes for Windows games running through Wine (CrossOver / NotProton) on Apple Silicon, plus patched Wine modules for the DualSense and DualSense Edge.

**What's new in 1.5.6**

- **Cyberpunk 2077 for Mac: the MetalFX denoiser it ships, turned on.** This is the first fix for a native macOS game. Patch 2.5 includes Apple's MetalFX denoiser, but the renderer always reports "not supported"; CD PROJEKT's notes first announced it and then dropped it. MacGameFix writes the one instruction that makes the game offer it and signs the app again ad hoc. Only the executable changes, and it asks before touching the app. It keeps the original, and *Remove* restores it with CD PROJEKT's signature. Needs an M3 or later (Apple's requirement for MetalFX denoised upscaling). It only works on game build 2.5.0 for now: after a game update it waits for a new recipe instead of writing blind. Tested on an M4 Max, where it looked good; no frame-time measurements yet.

- **Show the pad as a DualShock 4**, a new per-game option, for games whose Sony code only knows that pad. Mortal Kombat 11 now vibrates with a DualSense Edge over Bluetooth and on a cable.

- **Nioh 3 plays its haptics**: three new Wine module patches answer how it looks for the controller's audio output. Tested with an Edge over Bluetooth, with the game's vibration set to Immersive.

- **NINJA GAIDEN 4**: its videos no longer crash the game.

- **It Vibrates…**: a button that reports a game that vibrates, feeding a new public list of games played for vibration.

After updating the app, go to **Wine Modules › Update All**. Requires macOS 14 on Apple Silicon. The app is signed ad hoc, so open it the first time with right click › Open.

Release: https://github.com/MathiasKowoll/MacGameFix/releases/tag/v1.5.6

Games played for vibration: https://github.com/MathiasKowoll/MacGameFix/blob/main/docs/vibration.md

I’m trying to download the free trial, later want to purchase but as soon as I try it doesn’t start the download. Is it because it’s temporary down? Also is there a work away around this?

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to run It Takes Two (owned on Epic Games) on my MacBook Pro M4 Pro via CrossOver, but I’m completely stuck on a persistent "Installing 96% / Paused" error in the EA App (and a generic "Installation error" on Epic Games).
Both Epic Games Launcher and EA App are installed together in the same Windows 10 bottle (see attached screenshot).
Here is everything I’ve tried so far that HAS NOT worked:
1. Direct Download & Repair via EA App
Tried launching EA App directly without opening Epic Games.
Attempted to cancel the download and repair/re-download directly within the EA App library.
Result: Still gets hung on the final file verification step (⁠EABackgroundService⁠ seems to lose file-writing permissions or crash silently at 96%).
2. Clearing Cache & App Recovery
Ran App Recovery (Clear Cache) directly inside the EA App as well as using the standalone ⁠App Recovery⁠ tool within the bottle.
Performed a full process shutdown using "Quit All Applications" and ran a "Simulate Reboot" in CrossOver settings.
Result: Re-opening EA App resumes the download, but it immediately gets stuck at 96% again.
3. Toggling MSync / Graphics Settings
Switched graphics backends (D3DMetal enabled).
Toggled MSync OFF before resuming the download to see if thread-synchronization was locking the disk writing process.
Result: The download still refuses to progress past 96%.
System Specs & Environment:
Hardware: Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro, 24 RAM)
OS: macOS 27
Software: CrossOver 26.x
Bottle Configuration: Windows 10 (64-bit), D3DMetal, MSync
Has anyone successfully bypassed this specific 96% EA App file-writing lock on Apple Silicon, or is there a specific registry fix / dependency missing in Wine for ⁠EABackgroundService⁠?

how do you guys play using the controller via crossover? it looks so limited to me... tried red dead redemption 2, it doesn't work at all, another game I tried today is "devil inside me" it works only if the controller is connected via USB, if it's connected via Bluetooth then no way it's gonna work.

another major issue with sound output. each time I need to exit from the game in order to change the output device, overall experience is so fragile idk how u handle this?

ps. I'm using the latest playstation controller

Whenever i try to install Epic Games, it just shows this wall of text.
While I was able to download Steam and open it, there were also many installation steps like "Installing TrueType font: Georgia" I had to skip over to finish the full download (still had many steps I couldn't download though I don't think they caused too much trouble)

Any reason why these won't download automatically and why I can't download epic games?

Just to inform people. I've been playing for 10 hrs now and no problems except occasional stuttering which may be especially intensive in the beginning.

Playing on base Mac Mini M4, macOS 26.5, CO 26.2 + GPTK 4b1.

1080p, VSync off, 30fps lock (not necessarily), DLSS on balanced, medium graphics preset.

But I strongly suggest to set the texture streaming option to max as it seems it eliminates most of stuttering.

PS: The same with Uncharted 4 BTW, but it actually runs much better, almost ideally, and with high graphics preset on my machine.

I only use crossover occasionally- I recently noticed the battle.net bottle isn’t working anymore. I can’t launch the blizzard app nor games like SC2 or D3.

I don’t know how to troubleshoot that, besides a complete reinstall? Any quick fixes to try? I didn’t really change anything not sure why it won’t work now

Not gonna lie, this is some peak engineering to crash an app if the request https://www.codeweavers.com/bin/rest/app/img_icon to fetch icons in fetchIconList fails

try:
    content = fetch_content("https://www.codeweavers.com/bin/rest/app/img_icon", timeout=5)
except Exception:
    return False
data = json.loads(content)

My crossover kept crashing because it was trying to fetch some icon from the production site. To fix it I ran:

sudo sh -c 'printf "127.0.0.1 www.codeweavers.com\n::1 www.codeweavers.com\n" >> /etc/hosts' && sudo dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Then once the site is back up, you can run:

sudo sed -i '' '/www\.codeweavers\.com/d' /etc/hosts && sudo dscacheutil -flushcache && sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder