simcity mac big sur
Hi, I cannot get SimCity to run on Mac Big Sur. It starts, when I click "Play", it crashes. Any tips? Keith
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@BlackjackWidow Doesn't work for me
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 or Big Sur.
If you purchased from the App Store, you have the Aspyr version. In January 2020, Aspyr updated their version to work with Catalina. EA does not support this adapted offline-only version of SimCity. If it is no longer working with Big Sur, you will need to contact Aspyr for support. Submit a support request for the Aspyr App Store version of SimCity 2013 here: https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
@BlackjackWidowThank you I tried most of the self help options here, the Aspyr v from January doesn't work and I don't have the option (yet) to create an external bootable drive on Big Sur (I can create the disk but don't have the option in Big Sur), I tried running on Parallels in Windows and the game started but then soon crashed - definitely a ton of roadblocks this time around trying to get these to work
@grant2277 - Thanks for the feedback. It's really disappointing to hear that even the Aspyr version isn't working for Mac users now. As we've had reports from others that the Aspyr 64-bit version doesn't work in Big Sur, I think your best bet would be to file a support request with them. Since they did the work to convert to 64-bit for Catalina, there may be some tweaks needed for Big Sur. https://support.aspyr.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
In the meantime, I'll reach out to some Mac experts to see if they have any insights in this. Maybe there's a way to get your external bootable drive working on Big Sur. (In case you missed the link, here are step-by-step directions for Catalina: https://bluebellflora.com/running-32-bit-apps-after-macos-mojave/#requirements )
Have you tried contacting Aspyr? It's as if they don't exist anymore. I contacted them a month ago about the problem and haven't heard anything from them. Commented on Facebook posts which they have commented on themselves and haven't been acknowledged. I have a feeling they aren't really going to fix this any time soon, or even tell apple it doesn't work on Big Sur so Apple can update it on the store.
