Gemini 4 Argon Turns Alan Wake 2 Into a Native MacBook Game

Google's Gemini 4 Argon has been applied in an experiment to convert Alan Wake 2 from its x86 Windows version to Arm64 on macOS, with the resulting build reportedly running at more than 140 FPS on an M3 Ultra.

Key points

• My favorite Gemini 4 Argon experiment was converting Alan Wake 2 from x86 and Windows to native Arm64 on macOS.
• According to the X post, the converted version of Alan Wake 2 works and reaches more than 140 FPS on an M3 Ultra.
• According to @mweinbach, Gemini 4 Argon created Rust bindings for x86 instructions and operations so they could work on Arm.
• The test demonstrates that Argon was able to handle the translation work needed to run the Windows game natively on Apple Silicon.
• The system was built so the converted code could be ahead-of-time compiled, or AoT compiled, without relying on Apple's Rosetta translation layer.

In practice, the experiment was shared in an X post by @mweinbach. This person described it as his favorite Gemini 4 Argon experiment. He remarked Argon handled the low-level work required to move the game from Windows and x86 to Apple Silicon and macOS. Argon Rewrote x86 Operations for Arm.

It additionally handled the transition from Windows to macOS and converted the game's graphics shaders to Metal shaders.

For context, the system was built so the converted code could be ahead-of-time compiled, or AoT compiled, without relying on Apple's Rosetta translation layer. Google Launches Playground to Let Anyone Build Games With AI.

Argon write rust bindings for every x86 byte and op to Arm as well as Windows to macOS + convert to Metal Shaders and did it in a way that can be AoT compiled without. Pic.twitter.com/voQaKOH6Wg. Max Weinbach (@mweinbach) October 13, 2026.

For context, the test demonstrates that Argon was able to handle the translation work needed to run the Windows game natively on Apple Silicon. Google Launches Granola-Like Offline AI Notes and Transcription App. The Goal Is to Backing More Games.

@mweinbach remarked he is now using Argon to build generalized bindings for more games.

Meanwhile, the goal is to determine whether the same approach could work more broadly and allow Windows games to run as native Arm64 macOS software without developers having to create dedicated Mac versions themselves.

He additionally stated he intends to open-source the system once it becomes more reliable and is testing the approach with more major games.

If the method can be generalized successfully, it could provide a new way to bring Windows games to Apple Silicon Macs without relying on Rosetta or requiring a traditional developer-made macOS port. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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