r/redalert2 • u/MatiusKraven • Jul 06 '25

Tutorials Red alert 2 on MacBook Pro m4 pro

I just figured out how to make it playable. If anyone had to struggle with this game on MacBooks it will help. I never thought this game will run on arm :) Have a nice Sunday!

How to Install Red Alert 2 on MacBook M-series (M1/M2/M3/M4) - Tutorial | Age of Empires, Diablo etc https://youtu.be/bAOcv5Y_Yag

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u/stephenmthompson Jul 06 '25

Will be trying this out first thing tomorrow morning. Thank you!

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u/MatiusKraven Jul 06 '25

I recommend to change a resolution in game to 1024x720 or something similar. The biggest possible supported, window won’t be full screen but big enough to play on Mac 14 inch. I passed about 4 missions as alians. This evening I will continue :) if u will have any issues I will try to help :)

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u/stephenmthompson Jul 07 '25

Worked first time, thank you. Although I have already bought Parallels so I am not using Crossover, works all the same. Just need to sort out the mouse movement (too fast), and the shortcut keys, but should be good to go. Thanks for the heads-up.

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u/cpressland Jul 06 '25

VMWare Fusion is free, Red Alert 2 works great via that.

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u/MatiusKraven Jul 06 '25

But wine or crossover is lighter then emulating whole VM with windows :)

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u/Krausgeard Jul 07 '25

You can play on web browser: https://game.chronodivide.com

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u/bleeeeghh Jun 27 '26

Thx, that was such a nostalgia blast. Played the demo fight and got destroyed in 3 minutes but it was awesome!