Observed arrival · 2026-11-08

Deadware brings classic games to Apple Silicon Macs

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Deadware describes free native Mac ports of classic Xbox and PC games, with players supplying their own game copies.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-08 issue.

For: Apple Silicon Mac owners with original game copies
Worth noticing: The listed ports include both Heroes of Might and Magic IV expansions in Ukrainian.

Field notes

The homepage lists the Xbox editions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, alongside Heroes of Might and Magic IV with both expansions in Ukrainian. It describes support for M1-or-newer Macs, gamepads, 60 fps, and widescreen rendering; the Harry Potter page says rendering can reach 4× (about 3072×1920) on Retina displays. The project says users provide their own game copies and that it distributes no game files.

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