Hello Spore fans!Just a heads up that Spore and its expansion pack Galactic Adventures isn't compatible with the newest version of macOS (10.15 “Catalina”). The game is a 32 bit app and starting with 10.15 macOS will only support 64 bit apps. I don't know if EA will make a 64 bit version of the game for macOS users (I'm afraid they'll not), so if you want to keep playing Spore you will need to consider using an older computer or installing Windows through Boot Camp or using a virtual machine.That's a very sad news and I hope we can find a way to keep playing Spore for many years to come!

can i get a refund? i spent money on the game now i cant play.....

Boy, it would have saved me an hour of my time if any of the support people had been aware of this. ☹️

I hope they will update the game to Mac OS Sierra, because they would have a chance to overwork the bugs and a lot of players would love to have the possibility to play this game.. Spore is an all time favorite. When I played Spore on older Mac's, it wasn't the best experience. I needed to turn down the graphics etc. and nevertheless the game crashed often after a few minutes. So I'm really hoping that EA will fix this for us, because I haven't played for years ☹️

I'm guessing this is true for Spore bought/downloaded via Origin?

I wasn't updating, I was on Catalina, and did not see any notice on the download page for Origin.

Spore isn't compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina

17 Replies

Freggi-Liz
Hero+
6 years ago
Agree

The best thing is to play the game on his old macos. I continue to do it on my El Cap.
Up to High Sierra I would recommend, because until then Spore makes the fewest problems

I do not recommend Windows 10 and Bootcamp, because it makes the most problems again
xsaaasu
6 years ago
I hope they will update the game to Mac OS Sierra, because they would have a chance to overwork the bugs and a lot of players would love to have the possibility to play this game.. Spore is an all time favorite. When I played Spore on older Mac's, it wasn't the best experience. I needed to turn down the graphics etc. and nevertheless the game crashed often after a few minutes.
So I'm really hoping that EA will fix this for us, because I haven't played for years ☹️
ememb123
6 years ago
can i get a refund? i spent money on the game now i cant play.....
suzannemorss
6 years ago
Boy, it would have saved me an hour of my time if any of the support people had been aware of this. ☹️
arthrfrts
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
@suzannemorss They added a very small notice in the Origin client when you update to Catalina. Still, it's easy to miss and I believe it disappears after some time. It sucks, I would love to keep playing it in my laptop ☹️
efavro
6 years ago
I'm guessing this is true for Spore bought/downloaded via Origin?
suzannemorss
6 years ago
Yes, it just is not compatible with a 64 bit processor. Astounding.
suzannemorss
6 years ago
I wasn't updating, I was on Catalina, and did not see any notice on the download page for Origin.
suzannemorss
6 years ago
You should definitely ask for a refund.
suzannemorss
6 years ago
I wish them luck in not keeping up with the technology of major operating systems.