Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a critically acclaimed 2003 role-playing game set in the Star Wars universe, published by LucasArts and developed by BioWare. Players create a custom character and journey across iconic Star Wars planets, engaging in real-time combat, moral choice-based dialogue, and party-based tactics. The game features a branching narrative with light side and dark side alignment mechanics, extensive character customisation, and exploration of richly detailed environments. Aspyr Media ported the game to macOS in the early 2000s and continues to maintain the Mac version. It is playable on both Mac and iOS/iPad.
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1 suggestionKnights of the Old Republic runs on Apple Silicon Macs today via Rosetta 2 emulation, and multiple users in the gaming community have confirmed it launches and plays without crashes. However, there is no native Apple Silicon build of this game — Aspyr Media has not released a Universal Binary version. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (late 2027), the Intel Mac build will stop working entirely on that release. You have about 18 months to plan. Contact Aspyr Media directly to ask whether they intend to ship a native Apple Silicon build before the Rosetta deadline; given that the game is over 20 years old and Aspyr's focus has shifted to newer titles, a native port may not be forthcoming. If you want to preserve access to the game after 2027, consider playing the iOS/iPad version (which runs natively on Apple Silicon), or research community-led emulation or porting projects that may emerge as the deadline approaches. For now, the Rosetta version remains playable and reasonably stable.
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