You will need a virtual box or a windows emulator like Bootcamp. Can I install Age of Empires on Mac? How do I play Age of Empires Definitive Edition on Mac?ĭownloading the files on a Mac and executing them is near impossible since Age of Empires is a Microsoft owned franchise therefore they only make compatibility with their machines. Here is a one-minute video showing several game snippets of two of the Age of Empires games running in Parallels Desktop. My favorite game franchise of all-time, Age of Empires, is not available on the Mac, so I use Parallels® Desktop for Mac to run it in Windows 10 on the iMac in my home. Download AoE 3 from Steam app (from the Porting Kit).Login to Steam app from the Porting Kit.That’s right Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is now playable on the latest MacBook Pro and iMac devices! Just make sure your system meets the minimum specifications to run the game: OS: Windows 10 via Parallels Desktop.