While gameplay plays a vital role in a game's success, it's not the only variable in the equation. Availability also allows games to reach a larger audience, and Fortnite , for its part, succeeded when it was released..
The minimum configuration required by the game is easy to achieve, even for poorly performing PCs, which allowed it to quickly become a real phenomenon. Epic Games was also quick to introduce the game to other platforms, like consoles and mobile, which made the game accessible to everyone.
Mac devices are best known for their productivity, but naturally all gamers are questioning whether Macs can handle certain games. This is fine for indie games, but Fortnite can be a different story, especially with 99 players in a game..
Fortnite has nevertheless been optimized for MacOS, so it can provide a good gaming experience. It would be unfair to expect performance like a PC gaming, but it will still be possible to get good FPS.
Here's how to play Fortnite on your Mac..
Download via the Epic Games client
Unlike other games like Among Us , Fortnite is fully optimized to run on macOS. Epic made a unique package via a simple installer file, so if you've downloaded Fortnite on PC before, the process should be familiar and straightforward.
- Access the web page of Fortnite and click on the yellow "Download" button on the top right corner of the screen.
- By clicking on the button, you will be asked to select the platform. Select "PC / Mac" to continue
- Click on "Connect" and enter your information. If you do not have an Epic account, it can be created by clicking on the "Register" option.
- You will then be taken to the download page, and the Epic Games client ".dmg" file should begin to download automatically.
- If it doesn't start automatically, you can choose the Mac icon from the list and start the process yourself.
- Launch the ".dmg" installation file and drag the Epic Games client icon into the Applications file to complete the installation process.
- Open the Epic Games client and let it complete the installation process.
- The Epic Games client should launch itself after the update process, and you will have to go to "Library" to download Fortnite .
- If this is your first time installing Fortnite on your Epic account, you will need to open the Store and search for " Fortnite " to add it to your library.
- Click the "Install" button under Fortnite and start downloading the game.
- It will be possible to launch Fortnite without problems when the client informs you with a pop-up that the game is ready to be launched.
- While Fortnite does its best to adjust your options based on your hardware, we still recommend looking at your graphics options. Setting them lower will drastically improve your FPS, and even some of the more competitive players prefer to keep everything low because it allows them to see enemies faster.
Make sure your setup is powerful enough to run Fortnite , since you won't have any appreciable experience with a Mac that has insufficient minimum requirements.
Select the yellow Download icon on Fortnite 's official webpage. - Screengrab via Epic Games Choose Mac on the list of supported platforms. - Screengrab via Epic Games Create an Epic Games account if you don't have one, or click on Sign In to login with your existing details. - Screengrab via Epic Games Login with your credentials. - Screengrab via Epic Games If the download doesn't start automatically, click on the Mac icon to download the ".dmg" file manually. - Screengrab via Epic Games Launch the downloaded file and complete the installation process by dragging the Epic Games icon to the Applications folder. - Screengrab via Epic Games Let the installer finalize its updating process and then Epic Games Launcher should start running automatically. - Screengrab via Epic Games Find Fortnite in your library and select the "Install" button under its name. - Screengrab via Epic Games Minimum requirements for Fortnite on Mac
Graphics card : Intel HD 4000 on PC or Intel Iris Pro 5200 or AMD GPU equivalent on Mac
Processor: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit or Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6
Can we play Fortnite on the new M1, silicon Macbooks?
While most developers need some time to make their games compatible with Apple's new materials, it didn't take a long time for Epic to make Fortnite available on M1 / silicon devices. It is possible to follow the same procedure above to install the Epic Games client and install Fortnite on your Mac silicon.
The performance is well worth the previous generations, and is even better in some cases. Video game performance for Mac silicon devices is expected to improve in the next few generations, and more games are expected to hit the materials in the next few months.
In view of the recent legal battle between Epic and Apple, players of Fortnite on Apple devices will have to settle for playing on an older version of the game. This means that anyone playing Fortnite on Mac will not have access to cross- platform and will only be able to play with other players who are on Mac devices.