BAR Launcher for macOS v0.11
Caution
Unofficial port — third-party game content and code. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Recoil engine team or the Beyond All Reason project. The game is not included in this download: the app fetches Beyond All Reason — including executable game code that the engine runs, along with assets, and possibly other components in future — from BAR's official content network on first launch (after an explicit consent prompt) and may auto-update it later. That code and content is not hosted, vetted, or endorsed by this project's maintainer, who accepts no responsibility for it or for any damage it may cause — install and play AT YOUR OWN RISK. Downloads use HTTPS and rapid content-hash verification, which protect integrity in transit but do not vet the content itself. If you believe game content is malicious, report it to the BAR project.
Important
ONLINE PLAY IS CURRENTLY DISABLED in this build while approval to connect to Beyond All Reason's community servers is sought from the game's creators. Skirmish vs AI, replays, and local-network (LAN) games all work. The online lobby opens on a sign-in screen — just press Cancel; signing in will not reach the server, by design. I hope to enable online play very soon — when that happens the launcher will tell you on startup, with no re-download needed for the unlock announcement.
BAR Launcher for macOS — v0.11
First public release of the unofficial Recoil engine port for Apple Silicon Macs, packaged to download and play Beyond All Reason.
Downloads
| Artifact | What it is |
|---|---|
| BAR-Launcher-v0.11.dmg | The app most people want: open, drag to Applications, play BAR (vs AI / replays / LAN — see note above). Signed + notarized. |
| BAR-Launcher-v0.11.zip | The same app as a plain zip. |
| Recoil-macos-2025.06.24-port0.11.zip | Engine-only build (spring, spring-headless, pr-downloader + bundled Vulkan driver) for other Recoil/Spring games or your own tooling. No BAR configuration or branding. |
SHA256SUMS.txt covers all artifacts.
Highlights
- Native Apple Silicon engine build (no Rosetta), Vulkan via Mesa Zink + KosmicKrisp, tuned for Apple GPUs.
- Sync-certified simulation — bit-exact against official Windows/Linux builds (16-player and PvE replays re-simulated identically), so it's ready for cross-platform online play the moment it's switched on.
- Skirmish vs AI, replays, LAN all work; the launcher downloads and updates game content on launch (consent asked first).
- Signed, notarized, drag-to-install DMG.
Install
- Download
BAR-Launcher-v0.11.dmg, open it, drag BAR Launcher to Applications. - First launch downloads the game (~a few GB) after a consent prompt.
- Play (skirmish vs AI, replays, LAN — online is disabled for now, see above).
Requires an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer).
Feedback / bugs
This is an unofficial port. Please do not report issues with this build to the official Beyond All Reason or Recoil trackers — open an issue here instead (the bug form tells you exactly what to attach).