The Sims™ 4

The Sims™ 4 is Free on Steam.

Yes. The Sims™ 4 has an official Mac build that runs on Apple Silicon via Rosetta 2. Reports confirm it runs perfectly.

• NativeNot yet verified
• CrossOverBrokenconfirmed on CrossOver 26.2CodeWeavers rates the Mac path Installs, Will Not Run at CrossOver 26.2, most recent review filed 30 June 2026, a regression from the Runs Great its Linux testers logged at 25.1. AppleGamingWiki independently rates the CrossOver route Unplayable. Nobody needs to fight a bottle for this game: the official macOS build through the EA app is the supported route, rated Perfect under Rosetta 2 on the Rosetta 2 line above. The compatibility layer question only arises because this Steam listing is Windows only. Proton reports sit at Gold, 66 percent over 401 reports.
• Rosetta 2PerfectIntel build: runs via Rosetta 2, verified from Steam build data.The Sims 4 has an official macOS build. EA ships it through the EA app, which EA's own help pages call the main platform for downloading and launching the game on Mac and PC, so it is a supported first party route and not a workaround. We do not carry a priced listing for it, because the EA app is not a store we track. EA's published system requirements list macOS 10.15 Catalina with Metal and Intel processors only, with no Apple Silicon entry, so the Mac build is an Intel binary that Apple Silicon runs through Rosetta 2. AppleGamingWiki rates that Rosetta 2 route Perfect. We report Rosetta 2 rather than Native because Native on this site means an Apple Silicon binary, and EA does not ship one. The base game is free to play, so no purchase stands between a Mac owner and this route.
• ParallelsNot yet verified