7 Ways to Play Among Us on Mac in 2025 UPDATED

I spent more time than I care to admit trying to get Among Us running on my Mac. It’s simple, chaotic, and wildly popular, which made the absence on macOS frustrating. This page breaks down what works, what doesn’t, and what I personally tested after many failed experiments and frustration.

Can You Play Among Us on Mac?

There is no native Mac version of Risk of Rain 2, and that’s the short, slightly annoying answer. I looked everywhere before accepting it. That said, I did find several workarounds, and some are genuinely usable depending on what you value most: price, performance, or convenience.

Cloud gaming ended up being the least painful path overall. Boosteroid surprised me the most. It feels like the most balanced option right now, with solid stability and noticeably improved quality compared to earlier years. Pricing is friendlier than GeForce Now, especially if you care about 4K streams, though server availability can be limiting depending on where you live.
GeForce Now is still the giant in this space. It has the widest server coverage and a massive library, and its 4K, high-frame-rate streams can look fantastic. The downside is cost, and the absence of several major titles makes it less universally useful than it should be.
Xbox Cloud Gaming works if you already have Game Pass Ultimate. I was able to play the Xbox version, but there’s no 4K, no mouse and keyboard support, and the streaming quality lagged behind Boosteroid.
For local play, CrossOver performed best. It ran decently on my Apple silicon Mac, with occasional jank but nothing catastrophic. Sikarugir and Whisky are free alternatives, though they demand more tinkering. Whisky is also unsupported now, which makes results unpredictable.

Boot Camp is an honorable mention, but one that’s actually not a bad option here if you have some time to spare. Since Among Us is such a lightweight game, even an older Intel Mac should be able to run it through Boot Camp no problem.

Click here for a more detailed breakdown of all the methods.

	Boosteroid and GFN	CrossOver	Sikarugir/Whisky	BootCamp
Requirements	≥ 15 Mbps Internet speed (Boosteroid, XCloud) ≥ 25 Mbps Internet speed (GFN)	Apple Silicon M1 or better	Apple Silicon M1 or better	MacBook Pro (i5 or i7) or better
Must Own Game	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Supported game stores	Steam	Steam	Steam	Steam
Setup Difficulty	1/5 – 🍼 Child’s Play	4/5 – 🧩 Moderate Challenge	3/5 – 🎯 Some Focus Required	3/5 – 🎯 Some Focus Required
Time to Set Up	~ 10 min	~ 20-30 min	~ 30-40 min	~ 1-2 hours
Performance	4/5 – near native experience	4/5 – near native experience	4/5 – near native experience	1/5 – only a minuscule percentage of Intel Macs can run it
Stability	4/5 – only minor hiccups	4/5 – only minor hiccups	3/5 – a bit finicky	5/5 – very stable with powerful enough Macs

Now let’s move on to how to use those methods.

How to Play Among Us on Mac

Now that I’ve established what actually works on a Mac, it’s time to get practical. I’ll walk through how I set up each option, what tripped me up, and what I’d do differently if I had to start over.

This isn’t theory or marketing copy. These steps come straight from my own testing, mistakes included, so you can avoid wasting time on paths that simply aren’t worth it for most people using modern Macs today.

Play Among Us With Boosteroid

How to Play Among Us on Mac With Boosteroid

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Click the Boosteroid button above. Create an account or sign up with Google.
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Go to your profile page(top-right), click Subscribe, select a preferred plan, and start your subscription.
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Search for “Among Us”, choose your preferred version of the game (Steam, Epic, etc.) and click Play (or Install and Play).
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Click OK, Let’s go, and wait for the game to load.
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Log into your game store account. Among Us will launch directly in your browser.

Play Among Us With GeForce Now

How to Play Among Us on Mac With GFN

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Click the GeForce Now link → Join Now → sign up for your preferred plan.
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Go to the Downloads page. Download GeForce Now for macOS.
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Double-click the installer. Drag the app to your Applications folder.
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Launch GFN and log in.
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Click the menu in the top left → Settings → connect your respective game store account.
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Click the menu again → Games → search for Among Us, and click Play.
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Wait for the connection test. If you get a weak connection warning, you can ignore it by clicking Continue and still play the game.
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Wait for the game to load and start playing.

Play Among Us With XCloud

How to Play Among Us on Mac With Xbox Cloud Gaming

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Download Microsoft Edge (the best browser for XCloud).
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Open Edge, click the provided XCloud link, sign up, and subscribe to the Game Pass Ultimate plan.
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If you have a game controller, connect it to your Mac.
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If you don’t have a controller, install this Edge extension, pin it to your Toolbar, and turn it on before starting the game.
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Search for Among Us in the XCloud site and click Play.
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If you are using the Mouse and keyboard extension, click the center of your screen when the game starts to enable it.
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When the game loads, you can start playing.

Play Among Us With CrossOver

How to Play Among Us on Mac With CrossOver

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Click the CrossOver button, download the app (the free 14-day trial or the paid version), and install it.
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Open CrossOver → Bottle (top-left) → New Bottle → Create (Windows 10, 64-bit compatibility).
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Right-click the new bottle → Install Software → search for Steam and install it.
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Open Steam, log in, search for Among Us in your library, and install it.
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After it installs, exit Steam, enable E-Sync, and D3DMetal, and Reboot the bottle.
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Start Steam again and launch Among Us from your library.

How to Run Among Us on Mac With Sikarugir

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Visit the Homebrew website and copy the installation command by clicking the button next to it.
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Press Command + Space to open Spotlight, type “Terminal,” and hit Enter.
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Paste the Homebrew command into Terminal using Command + V, then press Enter.
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Enter your Mac password when prompted (input remains invisible), and press Enter again to continue.
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Wait for the installation to proceed, then press Enter once more when prompted to complete the Homebrew installation.
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Visit the Sikarugir site, copy the installation command, paste it into Terminal, and press Enter to install it.
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Once installed, open Sikarugir from the Applications folder and click the + button to install a Wine engine (try Game Porting Toolkit first).
I recommend experimenting with different engines to see which one works best for a given game.
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Select the installed engine, click “Create New Blank Wrapper,” name it, click OK, then open it via “View Wrapper in Finder.”
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Then go to this Steam page and click the Windows logo below Install Steam to download the Windows version of Steam.
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In the wrapper config window, click Browse, find the downloaded Steam installation file, click it, and click Choose.
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Close the Config window, then open it again and it will launch the Steam Windows installer. Follow the prompts to install Steam.
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Once Steam is installed, log in, find the game in your library, click Install, and install it without changing the installation directory.
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Once this is done, you are ready to start playing. For future gaming sessions, just open the same Steam wrapper and start the game from there.

Play Among Us With Whisky

How to Download Among Us on Mac With Whisky

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Click the Whisky button above and download the latest version.
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Double-click the downloaded .zip file and drag and drop the extracted Whisky to your Applications folder.
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Start Whisky. Click Open when asked to confirm the action. Click Next to install.
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Select Create a Bottle and create one with Windows 10 compatibility.
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Open this Steam page and click the Windows logo (under Install Steam) to download the Windows version.
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In Whisky, click Open C: drive. Drag and drop the SteamSetup.exe file into C:.
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Click Run in Whisky, find SteamSetup.exe, open it, and follow the prompts.
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When Steam installs, log in and click Allow when asked if you want the application to accept incoming connections.
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In Steam, find Among Us, click Install, and launch the game when it’s ready.

How to Run Among Us on Mac With Bootcamp

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Head to Microsoft’s official site and download the latest Windows 10 ISO file.
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Next, open Boot Camp Assistant (found in Applications > Utilities), click Continue → Choose, pick your downloaded Windows ISO file, then click Open.
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Adjust the slider to give your Windows partition at least 50 GB storage, then click Install → Next.
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The installation begins. Follow the prompts, skip the product key prompt by selecting “I don’t have a product key”, then finish setting up Windows as guided.
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Once Windows is installed and set up, download Steam, install it, and use it to download Among Us. Once that’s done, you are ready to play.

Among Us on Mac – Performance

This is where things get real. I didn’t just install these methods and move on; I actually played the game using each one on my Mac. I paid attention to frame rate, input lag, visual quality, and how stable everything felt over longer sessions. This section breaks down what worked smoothly, what felt rough, and which options I’d personally trust if performance is your deciding factor before committing time or money to a specific setup.

Streaming Among Us on MacBook With Boosteroid

I tested the game across all three cloud services on the same Mac, same network, and same expectations. What changed dramatically was how each platform felt in motion. Input response, image stability, and session consistency mattered more than raw resolution once I actually started playing instead of benchmarking.

Boosteroid ended up being the most balanced experience for me. Streams were stable, performance felt consistent, and the pricing made extended testing easy without constantly second-guessing the value. When conditions were right, it delivered smooth gameplay that let me forget I was streaming at all.

GeForce Now felt technically impressive, especially in visual clarity, but it demanded more from my wallet. Xbox Cloud Gaming worked well with a controller, though the browser extension approach felt clumsy. It functioned, but I noticed more friction and lower stream quality during longer sessions.

Overall, cloud gaming proved viable, as long as expectations stayed realistic today.

Running Among Us on Mac With CrossOver and Whisky

I tested the game locally on my M3 Max MacBook Pro with 38 GB of memory, focusing on CrossOver, Sikarugir, and Whisky. All three technically worked, but they did not behave the same once I got past the title screen and into longer sessions where stutters and inconsistencies tend to surface.

CrossOver was clearly the most stable option. Performance was smooth enough to forget I was running a Windows game through translation, with only minor jank during scene transitions. Frame pacing felt consistent, and crashes were rare. Based on this, I’d expect solid results on M2 Pro and M1 Pro machines, while base M1 or M2 Macs should still be playable at reduced settings.

Sikarugir ran the game, but required more effort. Setup was rougher, and performance felt less predictable. I saw occasional dips and odd behavior that didn’t break the game, but reminded me I was using a community-driven solution. Lower-end Apple Silicon systems would likely feel these issues more often.

Whisky landed somewhere in between, but its lack of ongoing support shows. It might work today or break tomorrow. On high-end Macs it’s usable, but I wouldn’t rely on it long term. Overall, local play favors stability most.

Download Among Us on Mac With BootCamp – Is it Even Worth It?

I looked at Boot Camp as a theoretical option rather than my main path. Among Us has very modest Windows requirements, so on paper it makes sense. The reality is that Boot Camp only applies to Intel Macs, and that already narrows the field quite a bit.

That being said, for such an undemanding game, that shouldn’t be a problem. It’s just that installing Windows through Boot Camp takes quite some time, so you might just be better off jumping on Boosteroid or GFN for a quick gaming session instead of spending hours trying to set up the Boot Camp solution.

Among Us on Mac – Conclusion

I went into this thinking there had to be one clean, obvious way to play Among Us on a Mac. There isn’t. What I found instead was a menu of workable options, each with tradeoffs. Cloud gaming is the easiest and most consistent path for most people. Local solutions can work well on powerful Apple silicon Macs.

Boot Camp still exists for Intel holdouts. The key is matching your patience, hardware, and budget. Once those line up, playing Among Us on a Mac is absolutely possible today.

I tested everything myself, so this conclusion comes from experience, not speculation alone.

Play Among Us on Mac in 2025 (UPDATED)