Mac compatibility
Can you play The Crew 2 on a Mac?
Short answer: No. The Crew 2 is always online and ships with BattlEye, whose Windows kernel driver Wine-based tools like Grapple can't load.
What we know
Steam's requirements for The Crew 2 state that the game contains BattlEye anti-cheat technology. BattlEye's own documentation describes a kernel-mode driver (BEDaisy.sys) and a kernel-based protection system.
Grapple is built on Wine, which runs Windows programs in user space without a Windows kernel. A kernel-mode anti-cheat driver has nothing to load into, and no Grapple setting changes that — only the game's publisher can.
BattlEye does offer a Proton runtime, but each developer has to switch it on; Ubisoft hasn't for The Crew 2. AreWeAntiCheatYet and GamingOnLinux both list the game as broken on Linux/Proton.
Steam lists The Crew 2 for Windows only and doesn't publish a DirectX version for it.
Steam lists The Crew 2 for Windows only. There is no Mac version.
What to do instead
There are no Grapple settings that get around a kernel-level anti-cheat block, and we won't suggest workarounds that could get your account banned. If the publisher offers cloud streaming, that runs on a Mac; otherwise it needs a Windows PC.
Learn more in our guide to anti-cheat games on a Mac.
Test record
Not tested by us: the block is documented by the publisher or anti-cheat maker (see sources), and we don't try to bypass anti-cheat.
FAQ
Can I play The Crew 2 on a Mac?
No. The Crew 2 is always online and ships with BattlEye, whose Windows kernel driver Wine-based tools like Grapple can't load.
Why doesn't The Crew 2 work with Grapple?
The Crew 2 relies on BattlEye, which uses a kernel-mode driver on Windows. Grapple is built on Wine, which runs Windows programs in user space without a Windows kernel, so that driver can't load — and the publisher doesn't allow Wine-based layers. The same applies to CrossOver and other Wine-based tools. Only the game's developer can change that.
Will a future Grapple update make The Crew 2 work?
Not by itself. Anti-cheat blocks like this are decided by the publisher, not by compatibility tools. If the publisher changes its policy, we'll re-test and update this page.
Is there a Mac version of The Crew 2?
Steam lists The Crew 2 for Windows only. There is no Mac version.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page comes from these. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
- Steam store page — system requirements, including the BattlEye anti-cheat note (checked 23 September 2026)
- BattlEye — support FAQ (the BEDaisy.sys kernel-level driver) (checked 23 September 2026)
- BattlEye — the anti-cheat's own site (kernel-based protection system) (checked 23 September 2026)
- AreWeAntiCheatYet — The Crew 2, listed as "Broken" on Linux/Proton (checked 23 September 2026)
- GamingOnLinux — anti-cheat compatibility list for Steam Deck, Linux and SteamOS (checked 23 September 2026)
Got other Windows games?
Plenty of Windows games have no anti-cheat problem at all. Check the list, request a test, or run one of your own games on Grapple's Free plan — it's free forever, and you can swap which game it is once every 30 days.
The Crew 2 is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the game. Grapple isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Ivory Tower (Ubisoft).