PLAY ON MAC WITH APPLE SILICON

The Best iPad Games on Mac

Play these favorites anywhere.

A Mac with Apple silicon can run many of your favorite iPad games, and you can download them right here on the Mac App Store! Just look for the “Designed for iPad” badge, or search by clicking the “iPhone & iPad Apps” option at the top of your search results. (Compatible games you’ve previously downloaded on iPad also appear in your Mac App Store purchase history for easy downloading.)

iPad games run just like other apps—you can even opt for full-screen mode.

Your Mac’s keyboard, trackpad, and mouse work as you’d expect with iPad games, but enabling Touch Alternatives (via Game Name > Settings while the game is running) lets you use those devices to emulate gestures such as tilting, tapping, and swiping. You can also enable game-controller emulation to map controller buttons to your Mac’s keyboard; even better, many iPad games support Mac-compatible game controllers.

Check out some of our favorite iPad games that shine on Mac.

Great with controllers

These amazing iPad games are best enjoyed on your Mac with a controller.