Re: SimCity on macOS Catalina

There's a SimCity Complete Edition on AppStore in Catelina version.

Does that work?

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@paradise2019 wrote:

There's a SimCity Complete Edition on AppStore in Catelina version.

Does that work?

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I don't know for sure if it has been converted to 64-bit or not. The newest information I have seen is in this post, updated on Oct 9 : https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000214186-MacOS-Catalina-64-bit-32-bit-and-related-Questions where it says that SimCity is a "planned update" to 64-bit. 

Your best bet is to ask Aspyr if SimCity has been updated to 64-bit.

i have seen Aspyr mentioned several times on the internet, did they purchase simcity? anyone know?

@nebulouscloud - Aspyr is responsible for the version of SimCity that is available in the Mac App Store. It is single-player only, and does not access EA's multiplayer services. According to their product page copyright disclaimer, Aspyr has the rights to publish and distribute the game. https://www.aspyr.com/games/simcity-complete-edition

So what i understand from this comments is that there will not be a patch or a fix to turn the Simcity game into 64bits. Am i right? cuz i bought mine on EA i think (it was not on App Store) and now i can't play because i have Catalina. Sims 4 i can play with no problem but i kinda wanted to play Simcity so idk what to do. 

@judbelaunde - EA has not announced any updates for SimCity. 

Apple dropped support for 32-bit games like SimCity, beginning with MacOS Catalina 10.15. There is more information in this post: https://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-2013/Mac-SimCity-and-MacOS-Catalina/m-p/8298578#M127940 , including some options for running 32-bit games after upgrading to Catalina. 

It is now 64 bit. I downloaded the update day. It works fine.

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@reza_rahman478 wrote:

It is now 64 bit. I downloaded the update day. It works fine.

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@reza_rahman478 - You're talking about SimCity: Complete Edition on the App Store, right? Aspyr recently updated that version to 64-bit. Glad to hear that it is working, thanks for letting us know.

So there is no way to play SimCity via Origin on MacOS Catalina? 

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@arturen97 wrote:

So there is no way to play SimCity via Origin on MacOS Catalina? 

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No, not at this time I'm sorry to say. SimCity is a 32 bit program, which Catalina doesn't support. (EDIT: I say "not at this time" because EA has never officially announced that they will or won't change it. However, be aware that SimCity is a legacy game; there is no active dev team nor have there been any patches or updates to the game since 2015)

You have to find a way to install/play on an OS that supports 32-bit programs (some choices and step-by-steps on BluebellFlora's blog). Aspyr has updated their version to work in 64-bit, but it it's single player/offline only gameplay. You wouldn't be able to play on EA servers.

Where did you find that update cuz I am really not able to do any updates for simcity... 😭

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@maltetrippo wrote:

Where did you find that update cuz I am really not able to do any updates for simcity... 😭

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Hi @maltetrippo  -  Apple dropped support for 32-bit games like SimCity, beginning with MacOS Catalina 10.15. There is more information in this post: https://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-2013/Mac-SimCity-and-MacOS-Catalina/m-p/8298578#M127940 , including some options for running 32-bit games after upgrading to Catalina.

If you have the EA / Origin version of SimCity, you cannot run it on MacOS Catalina 10.15 or later. As of this writing, in March 2020, EA has not announced any plans to update it to 64-bit. If you have the Aspyr version from the Mac App Store, it has been updated to run on 64 bit operating systems.  

Both companies' games install fully patched to the most recent version. There are no additional updates to install.

How did you update it? I cant play my game anymore

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@emergirl wrote:

How did you update it? I cant play my game anymore

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There is no update for SimCity through EA or Origin; it will not run on MacOS Catalina. Your only choices are to install an earlier MacOS or to buy the App Store version, as explained in the first post in this thread.