The Mac game library is certainly not the most extensive, but thanks to emulation, that's not likely to stop the Apple M1/M2.
It's no secret that when it comes to computer gaming, it's much more comfortable to have a Windows PC. Certainly, the support of Steam and the release of the Steam Deck have greatly simplified the use of Linux. It's also true that some development studios are making the effort to port their main productions to "alternative" systems, such as Linux, but also MacOS, and it's possible, for example, to play games as recent as No Man's Sky or Resident Evil Village on an Apple machine. However, this is not yet the case everywhere, and the primary target of studios not always wealthy enough to multiply their developments is still Windows. However, a new piece of software called Game Porting Toolkit could well change all that, at least for owners of Apple machines based on M1 or M2 processors.
At WWDC, Apple announced its intention to boost Windows game emulation via the Game Porting Toolkit, a tool that acts as an emulator to support the DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 libraries on MacOS. It should be pointed out, however, that this emulation is not yet totally transparent, and developers or modders need to carry out a number of adaptations/optimizations to ensure that games run correctly, without any particular bugs. Modders have already gone to some trouble, as can be seen on the Reddit macgaming channel. The idea here is to list all the games that work well via the Game Porting Toolkit and, as you can see below, some major titles are now playable on an M1/M2-based Apple machine: Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts Legacy and even the very recent Diablo IV.
