How do you install games?
That depends highly on which game, and on what platform the game targets, and on what software licensing applies.
WineBottler packages Windows-based programs snugly into OS X app-bundles. No need to install emulators or operating systems - WineBottler uses the great open-source tool Wine to run the binaries on your Mac. How to Run 32-Bit Apps in macOS Catalina. Apple's latest version of macOS, Catalina, officially ditches 32-bit app support, but you can still run the software you need by following these steps. Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (or later). The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose (that is the strategy used here). The 2.5.1 version of Winskin for Mac is available as a free download on our website. The most frequent installer filenames for the application include: wineskinwinery.appversion1.3.zip and Wineskin Winery.app Version 1.3.zip etc. This free software for Mac OS X was originally developed by doh123.
For Mac games, You go to the Mac App Store, and you download macOS games from there. Or from Valve Steam, or another service.
If you want to try to get Microsoft Windows games running, then you install, boot, and run Microsoft Windows as a guest, or using Boot Camp.
If you want to try to run Windows apps more directly on macOS, and without Windows installed, and if the game licensing allows this, then you will need to experiment with a translation and emulation layer, and that layer can be Wine, and for assistance with Wine you will want to visit WineHQ, and can involve Wineskin. For support with these apps, these sites will be your best resource.
Sep 2, 2019 7:51 AM
Note: I know this is an old thread, and am just posting to help anyone else who stumbles upon this thread.
First of all: Wine (just plain wine) is NOT available for Mac, so that leave you with Wineskin, WineBottler, PlayOnMac, or CrossOver.
Wineskin and WineBottler are intended for creating wrappers, which is basically converting it to a Mac application.
Wineskin gives you more customization over your wrapper.
WineBottler also comes with a system that lets you just run any exe on mac just like that.
PlayOnMac lets you download and run supported apps easily, but isn't good for just any exe.
CrossOver is paid software.
If all you want to do is run exes with right-click>Open With, than install WineBottler.
Nov 24, 2015 9:19 PM