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Play Age of Empires on Mac
Shape the destiny of your empire and command civilizations through the ages using diplomatic finesse, careful management of resources, and strategic planning — and your Mac! Play the various editions of Age of Empires on your Mac with Parallels Desktop.
How to play Age of Empires on a Mac
Purchase and download Parallels Desktop*
- Open Parallels Desktop
- Set up a Windows 11 virtual machine by following the prompts on the screen.
- Access the Parallels Desktop Control Center and navigate to the “Hardware” section and enable the Gaming Profile.
- To enable the Gaming Profile, shut down Windows via the Start menu and open its configuration. Click "Change" and select "Games only". Now close the configuration menu and start Windows.
- Purchase and download Age of Empires.
- Enjoy!
*The Pro Edition is recommended for best gaming performance.
**Windows license needed
***Option only available in the Pro Edition or Business Edition. The Gaming Profile allows users to allocate an adequate amount of RAM, CPU, and GPU resources to ensure a seamless gaming experience. When the gaming profile is enabled, Parallels Desktop provides more RAM and CPU to Windows, enters full-screen view for greater immersion, and toggles the mouse mode for better compatibility with games.
Parallels Desktop for Mac
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Playing Age of Empires on a Mac FAQs
You can play your favorite editions of Age of Empires on your Mac provided you have a Windows 11 license and it meets the minimum system requirements below:
| Processor | Intel Core i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz; Shader Model 5 *A 64-bit processor and operating system is recommended |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GForce GTX 1050 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
| Network | Broadband Internet Connection |
| Storage | 1 GB available space |
Yes, you can play Age of Empires on an M1, M2, or M3 chip Mac.
The Age of Empires franchise includes nine games plus three expansion packs:
- Age of Empires (1997)
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome (1998)
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (2000)
- Age of Mythology (2002)
- Age of Mythology: The Titans (Expansion – 2003)
- Age of Empires III (2005)
- Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (Expansion – 2006)
- Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties (Expansion – 2007)
- Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (2018)
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (2019)
- Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (2020)
- Age of Empires IV (2021)
You can play any of the Age of Empires games that are available on Windows on your Mac, provided your Mac meets the minimum game requirements.
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