OpenRA (playtest) for Mac
A Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics.
OpenRA (playtest) — overview
OpenRA
A Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics.
Website: https://www.openra.net Chat: #openra on Libera (web) or Discord Repository: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA
Please read the FAQ in our Wiki and report problems at https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/issues.
Join the Forum for discussion.
Play
Distributed mods include a reimagining of
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn Dune 2000
EA has not endorsed and does not support this product.
Check our Playing the Game Guide to win multiplayer matches.
Contribute
Please read INSTALL.md and Compiling on how to set up an OpenRA development environment. See Hacking for a (now very outdated) overview of the engine. Read and follow our Code of Conduct. To get your patches merged, please adhere to the Contributing guidelines.
Mapping
We offer a Mapping Tutorial as you can change gameplay drastically with custom rules. For scripted mission have a look at the Lua API. If you want to share your maps with the community, upload them at the OpenRA Resource Center.
Modding
Download a copy of the OpenRA Mod SDK to start your own mod. Check the Modding Guide to create your own classic RTS. There exists an auto-generated Trait documentation to get started with yaml files. Some hints on how to create new OpenRA compatible Pixelart. Upload total conversions at our Mod DB profile.
Support
Sponsor a mirror server if you have some bandwidth to spare. You can immediately set up a Dedicated Game Server.
License Copyright (c) OpenRA Developers and Contributors This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more information, see COPYING.
Sponsors Free code signing on Windows provided by SignPath.io, certificate by SignPath Foundation.
Details
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How to install OpenRA (playtest)
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the command below first.
- Run this command:
Latest 10 releases
Last updated 2025-03-30; current version release-20250330, with the latest 10 releases listed.
| Version | Released | Type | Size | macOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| release-20250330 | 2025-03-30 | Stable | 152.2 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| release-20250303 | 2025-03-03 | Stable | 152.1 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| release-20231010 | 2023-10-10 | Stable | 140.6 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20261026 | 2026-10-25 | Pre-release | 149.7 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20261011 | 2026-10-11 | Pre-release | 149.6 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20260222 | 2026-02-22 | Pre-release | 143.5 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20250220 | 2025-02-19 | Pre-release | 152.1 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20241228 | 2024-12-28 | Pre-release | 152.4 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20241116 | 2024-11-16 | Pre-release | 152.5 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| playtest-20230927 | 2023-09-27 | Pre-release | 140.6 MB | Download | Download | Download |
Data from GitHub Releases; stable releases first, each group sorted newest first.
Supported systems
- macOS 27(Golden Gate) (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 15 Sequoia (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 14 Sonoma (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 13 Ventura (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 12 Monterey (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 11 Big Sur (Apple silicon + Intel)
Cannot be installed alongside: openra。
To use both, first brew uninstall the conflicting package, or install it in an isolated environment.
Compared with similar apps
Only public metadata is compared, with no subjective recommendation; see the compare pages for field-by-field comparisons.
| App | Version | License | Architecture | 30-day installs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRA (playtest) | release-20250330 | — | Universal binary | 6 |
| Raze | 1.11.0 | — | Universal binary | 8 |
| Spatterlight | v1.5.5 | — | Universal binary | 7 |
| Solar2D | 3737 | — | Universal binary | 5 |
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