How to play Genshin Impact on Mac

Many of us are looking to get into Genshin Impact, the new game from miHoYo, but we cannot download it because we are using a Mac.

Unfortunately, there is no official version for Mac that gamers can download. However, there is a way to get it to work on your Mac that just requires a little more effort.

In fact, there are a couple of ways to do it, our first method being the one we recommend as it supports the full Windows version of the game.

1. Use Boot Camp on your Mac

Many of us have used Boot Camp at some point; The software allows you to install Windows on your Mac using a separate partition on the Mac's hard drive. After installing Boot Camp, you can boot the computer into Windows or Mac, and will allow your Mac to use its full power to run Genshin Impact.

To install Boot Camp on your Mac, you will need:

• a Windows 10 ISO Image from Microsoft. You can download it for free and it will not be fully activated.
• an external hard drive with at least 16 GB of space. This stores the ISO image and will serve as a USB stick or external hard drive to create the Windows installation disc. It also registers Windows support software so that your Mac hardware will work with Windows.
• at least 64 GB of free space on your Mac. However, 128 GB is recommended because Windows will quickly take up a lot of storage.
• enough battery to last the installation or your Mac plugged in.
• a backup of your Mac hard drive (or at least important documents). It's not really a requirement as nothing should go wrong, but there is never any harm in being safe.

With these necessities in tow, it's time to set it up:

1. Go to Applications, then Utilities, and open Boot Camp Assistant.
2. Boot Camp will warn you when creating a partition and backing up your Mac to be safe. Click on Continue.
3. In this next screen, make sure you have selected all the options:
   1. Create a Windows 7 or later installation disc
   2. Download the latest Windows support software from Apple
   3. Install Windows 7 or later
4. Click Continue, then click "Choose ..." and select the Windows 10 ISO image you downloaded. if you are using an external hard drive for this, make sure the image is there.
5. Click on Install.
6. Once the installation is complete, your Mac will restart and you can configure Windows the way you want.
7. When prompted for a product key, select "I don't have a product key" because Microsoft no longer requires you to have a key to run Windows.
8. Accept the license prompts and the installation will complete.
9. After restarting your Mac, you will be taken to a final setup screen called "Go fast", where you can configure it however you like.
10. You will be asked to create a Windows account. It will ask you to use the Cortana personal assistant, but we recommend that you choose “Not now”.
11. Windows 10 will open and Boot Camp will ask you to install more drivers. Click "Continue" and let them install, which prompts another Mac restart.
12. The last step is to click on the Windows Start menu and choose “Apple Support Software,” which will update Windows so that your drivers, graphics cards, and more are working properly.

And that's all; Boot Camp has now installed Windows 10 on your Mac.

Once Windows 10 is installed, just download the Windows Genshin Impact launcher and start playing.

2. Using Bluestacks Android Emulator

Using the Bluestacks Android Emulator is the second way to play Genshin Impact on your Mac, but unlike Boot Camp, you will only be able to play the mobile version of the game and not the full Windows version.

Either way, Bluestacks is free and once installed will allow you to play any Android game on your Mac. You just need to download Genshin impact from the Google Play Store.