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24 alternatives to GameMaster

Play Windows games on your Mac — Steam & CS2 just work

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    Window manager for Mac

    2017 · magnet.crowdcafe.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Check game compatibility & performance on the new M1 Macs 🎮

    2020 · applesilicongames.com · its alternatives →

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    Zazu▲193

    Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred

    2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →

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    Alfred 3▲687

    The Mac's best launcher just got a whole lot better

    2016 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Beam.winfree tier, from $7/mo▲378

    Run AI agents on one Mac and use its windows on another

    4d ago · beam.win · its alternatives →

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    SpotMenu▲259

    Spotify and iTunes in your macOS menu bar

    2017 · kmikiy.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Provides one unified interface for your PC games

    2019 · playnite.link · its alternatives →

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    A replayable arcade shooter where you control a snake of heroes. - a327ex/SNKRX

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Play Windows games on Mac with AI-powered compatibility

    Sep 2026 · gametomac.com · its alternatives →

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    Instant access to your games and notifications.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    OpenEmu▲185

    🎮Retro video game emulation for OS X

    2015 · openemu.org · its alternatives →

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    A tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming

    Jun 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OpenEmu▲72

    Multiple Video Game System for Mac

    2013 · openemu.org · its alternatives →

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    Windows games, native on Apple Silicon — first one free

    Jun 2026 · aikos-arcade.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    I'm making a platform for simple open source games you can play anywhere. Games are all just JavaScript classes and you can read the source of every game on the platform. I started working on initial "games" (mostly rendering tests) in 2018 and eventually built all of the platform stuff around it to make it easy to share games. There's also an in-browser editor available for you to make and publish games all from the browser. Would love some feedback on the games and studio features as well as the platform overall. All of the code is available at https://github.com/homegamesio

    Jul 2026 · homegames.io · its alternatives →

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    UTM SE▲134

    Run classic software and games on iOS

    2024 · getutm.app · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN, Just wanted to show this little 2D game engine that I've been working on for some time (around 2 years on the editor part, longer on some of the components). It's quite full featured but obviously this a project of such magnitude already that the work never really ends. That being said it's definitely already at a point where games can made and published. The editor runs natively on Windows and Linux using Qt5. The games can run on both Win and Linux as well as on WASM with WebGL. Feature wise there's a bunch of the stuff you'd expect. Audio, graphics, scripting,…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    QuickCMD▲109

    Your favorite commands now in your MacOS menu bar

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Run Windows programs on your Mac

    2016 · winebottler.kronenberg.org · its alternatives →

  21. 21MG

    Hello HN, I've been working on this project for a while, and it has been in an "open" beta for some time. I finally believe it's ready for its first release. I hope you like it. Here are some potential questions that may arise: 1. How does it compare to LM Studio? It's likely that if you're already using LM Studio, you'll continue to do so. This project is designed to be more user-friendly. 2. Is it open-source? No, it is not. 3. Does it use any open-source libraries? Yes, it uses llama.cpp and a few others, as indicated in the license information included with the application. 4. Why is not…

    2023 · avapls.com · its alternatives →

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    Clicky▲144

    AI buddy next to your cursor on Mac—sees, guides, helps you!

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Play games on your Mac with Nvidia's cloud service.

    2017 · nvidia.com · its alternatives →

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    Add features to Mac right click menu to improve efficiency

    2022 · iboysoft.com · its alternatives →

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