This works for RPG Maker XP, VX and VX Ace. The new MV has a native exporter for Mac and Linux is playable with the HTML5 version. This method is very stable and is used by commercial games e.g. RPG Maker VX Ace does the heavy lifting for you and let's you create to your heart's content. RMVXAce Lite is yours to use at no cost for as long as you need it.
Some commercial RPG Maker games (the ones that use Ruby) are ported to Mac and Linux using MKXP. Though this method might not work if your game relies on Win32 API or external DLLs. View entire discussion ( 5 comments).
Installing RPG Games on Mac OS X
After downloading your child’s game, also download WineBottler at http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ (I recommend using the stable version).
Save the file and then double click it once it is fully downloaded on your computer.
Once the installation procedure has finished, drag both the Wine.app and WineBottler.app into the Applications folder just to their right as shown. Allow the copy procedure to finish.
Double click on your child’s game (the .exe that you got from RPG Maker VX Ace– in my case the file was called RPGTest.exe). Mac OS X will display a warning. Press Open to proceed.
Wine may ask you to check for updates. Select “Don’t Check” before clicking “Go” in the second dialog box.
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The file will then ask you to Extract the folder. You don’t need to change any settings, just click on OK in order to extract the contents of the game to your computer. A progress bar will proceed to let you know the extraction is working.
Look for the folder created by the extraction process. The folder should be in the exact same location as the original .exe – in my case the original .exe was downloaded to my desktop, so the extracted folder (also called RPGTest in my case) is on the Desktop.
Double click the newly extracted folder to open it. Look inside, and you will find a file called Game.exe. Double click it as well.
Once again, just click Go without changing any settings.
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The game should open up and run normally. You can now play your game at any time by double clicking the “Game.exe” file inside the folder. Happy playing!