Star Realms on Mac

About Star Realms

Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, including Best Mobile Game, and 2 Dice Tower awards! (note: full version is required to play online)
Star Realms combines addictive deck building game play with exciting Trading Card Game (TCG) style combat! Designed by Magic the Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty (of the Ascension Deckbuilding Game), Star Realms provides tons of playability for free, and a one-time upgrade to be able play with your friends and more on any device.
Free Version
•Playable on Mac OS/X and Windows through Steam, also available on iOS and Android.
•Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat.
•Tutorial teaches you to play in minutes.
•Stunning visuals.
•Play VS the AI. •6 mission campaign mode.
Full Game Additional Features
•Play the AI on 3 different difficulty settings.
•9 additional campaign missions.
•Battle friends face to face with Pass and Play.
•Online play with global rankings.
•Challenge a friend online.
•Play against opponents regardless of their operating system

How to Run Star Realms on Mac

Mac Version Available

Option 1: Use Parallels

Parallels is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful option to run Windows on your Mac. Data can be shared between Mac and Windows and switching between the two is as simple as switching screens. Run it On Mac recommends Parallels as the #1 best way to run Star Realms on your Mac desktop or laptop.

Pros: Very Cost-Effective; Easily transfer files; Easily switch between Windows & Mac.

Cons: May see a slight decrease in performance; Cost varies from $50-80 for a personal license.

Option 2: Use Bootcamp

Boot Camp is a boot utility included with most Apple desktop and laptop products that allows users to install a Windows operating system alongside the native macOS/OS X operating system. Using Bootcamp is a relatively technical process and should probably only be undertaken by someone who understands the process.

Pros: Free; Good option if you need high performance or are using an older machine.

Cons: Switching between operating systems requires a restart; difficult, technical installation process.

Star Realms System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2 * 2930), AMD Athlon II X2 270 (2 * 3400)
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 Ti (1024 MB), Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: 64-Bit Operating System and CPU required.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), AMD Athlon X4 860K (4 * 3700)
    • Memory: 6144 MB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB), Radeon R9 270X (2048 MB)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: 64-Bit Operating System and CPU required.