Modders are trying to bring Game Pass and Xbox games to Mac and Linux

The big picture

Combined with compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton, third-party apps like Heroic Games Launcher have made games from multiple PC storefronts accessible on Linux and macOS. The Xbox Store, including Game Pass, remains a notable outlier, but work has recently begun to address that gap.

An unofficial project to make games purchased through the Microsoft Store or downloaded via Game Pass playable outside Windows has recently made notable progress. While a release date remains elusive, the developers have already overcome many of the project's core technical challenges.

Project Xodus

Project Xodus aims to bring the Xbox Store to Mac and Linux gaming devices such as the Steam Deck and Steam Machine. One of its primary developers, Pawel Lidwin, previously contributed to Heroic Games Launcher, which manages games from the GOG, Epic, and Amazon store