Although there is no macOS version of EA FC25, the only way to play it on a Mac that I’ve tested and definitely work is by using Xbox Cloud.
Xbox Cloud is one of the best game streaming services for Macs and streams the game to any browser on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
You simply need an Xbox Cloud Ultimate subscription to get access to EA FC25 in Xbox Cloud. Note that unfortunately Microsoft increased the price of Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions to $29.99 (£22.99) in October 2025 so it’s not quite as good value as it used to be.
You also need an Xbox controller connected by Bluetooth to your Mac to play it.
Note that this does not yet work for EA FC26 but should do later in the year when it will likely replace EA FC25 in Xbox Cloud.
In the meantime, we have some suggestions of other ways to play EA FC26 on a Mac that you may want to try instead.
To watch me playing EA FC25 on an M3 MacBook Pro, check the video below. As you can see, it runs really well with virtually no lag.
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What Is EA FC25?
EA FC25 is the second installment in the EA FC soccer game series which was rebranded from the FIFA series 2023.
In a move which confused EA FIFA fans worldwide, Electronic Arts rebranded the FIFA football game as EA24 for the 2023 release of the game.
What many expected to be called “FIFA 24” was therefore called EA FC24 due to the fact that EA decided not to pay FIFA for the rights to use the FIFA in its game.
This came as big surprise for FIFA fans as EA had been using the FIFA name under license for the game ever since FIFA 94 released all the way back in 1993.
The latest version is currently EA FC26 released on September 26th 2025 although currently, there’s no way to play that on a Mac yet.
Is FC25 Available For Mac?
There is no official version of FC25 for macOS.
Electronic Arts released FC25 on September 27th 2024 and it is only available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Android and Microsoft Windows.
As described above, the best way to play it on a Mac is by using Xbox Cloud with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Can You Play EA FC24 or FC25 in Parallels, Crossover or Apple Game Porting Kit?
You can’t play either EA24 or EA25 in Parallels, Crossover or the Apple Game Porting Toolkit on a Mac for a couple of reasons:
- The game is protected by EA’s Denuvo anti-cheat software which does not run in virtual machines including Parallels
- It requires Advanced Vector Graphics (AVX) which doesn’t work on Apple Silicon Macs with the M-series chips
There are various other ways of playing Windows games on a Mac but the only viable ones for the EA FC series are some game streaming services.
These either stream the game to your Mac (such as Xbox Cloud) or allow you to access a remote installation of Windows where you can install FC25 and then stream it to your Mac (such as Shadow and airGPU).
However, these services require subscriptions to use and may also be affected by lag while they are streamed to your Mac.