Beginning with MacOS Catalina 10.15, Apple will no longer support 32-bit apps.
SimCity is a 32-bit legacy game, and will not currently run on MacOS Catalina. If you purchased SimCity from the App Store, Aspyr currently plans to update SimCity to a 64-bit app. As far as we know, there are no plans by EA to change the SimCity app. If you purchased from EA and want to continue playing SimCity, you will want to do some planning before completing an update to Catalina.
There are a few choices:
- Create a bootable external drive running macOS 10.14 Mojave or earlier
- Install a virtual machine running macOS 10.14 Mojave or earlier
- Boot camp your Mac and run SimCity in Windows (your EA purchased games allow you to run either Mac or PC versions)
If you have already upgraded to Catalina, you could also consider restoring to an earlier MacOS version or purchase the 64-bit SimCity application from the App Store when it becomes available. If you choose to purchase from the app store, be aware that you will no longer have access to any regions or cities on the EA servers. The Aspyr version is single player / offline use only.
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