How to play Cairn on your MacBook?
Welcome to Mount Kami: hand-carved cliffs, tiny holds, changeable weather, rare pitons. Cairn is a solo survival-climber game where every move Aava makes engages your body and your judgment. The game is not natively available on macOS, but Shadow PC lets you play Cairn on Mac by streaming it from the Windows version.
Choose the offer that suits you best to play Cairn on Mac.
Shadow goes beyond a simple cloud gaming service, giving you access to a full Windows PC in the cloud. Install Cairn from its official store (e.g., Steam) and play on macOS just like on a traditional Windows PC, without any configuration.
AMD EPYC CPU, 8 cores (2.6 GHz); 12 GB RAM; NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 GPU, 8 GB (GeForce GTX 1080–class GPU with ray tracing); 256 GB SSD
AMD EPYC CPU, 8 cores (3.25 GHz); 16 GB RAM; NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada GPU, 16 GB (GeForce RTX 4060-class GPU); 512 GB SSD
AMD EPYC CPU, 8 cores (up to 3.7 GHz); 28 GB RAM; NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU, 20 GB (GeForce RTX 3070 Ti–class GPU); 512 GB SSD
The climb according to Cairn
Cairn puts you in the shoes of Aava on a climb that is as much a sporting feat as it is a survival challenge. The hand-carved Mount Kami becomes your vertical puzzle.
Every movement is physical: you position your hands and feet, manage your balance, and gauge fatigue from your breathing and tremors, without a HUD. Falling is punished by your reading of the rock, not a timer.
Climb anywhere: cracks, overhangs, ledges... Observe, chart your own course, and invent your route to the next rock ledge. The rock is the level design.
Lightweight gear, changing weather, altitude, and oxygen are important factors. Peaks serve as backups/checkpoints: choosing where to set up camp means choosing your margin for error.
Expedition Mode: replay Kami, even on Mac
Once you've completed story mode, Expedition Mode drastically increases replayability: set up the climb, play as Aava or Marco, try free soloing for pure thrills, and compare your routes/times with other players.
On Mac via Shadow, you have access to all the options of the Windows version of Cairn, including Expedition Mode!
Turn your Mac or iPhone into a gaming PC in just a few clicks!
Whether you're on a Mac (with few games compatible with macOS), a Linux machine (where Windows emulation hurts performance), or an older PC (or one with an underpowered graphics card), Shadow gives you access in just a few clicks to a powerful gaming PC to install all your favorite games*!
Choose the plan that best fits your needs.
Launch Shadow, install Cairn, and start playing. It’s that simple!
Your gaming PC, anytime, anywhere
Log in to your Shadow PC and play Cairn along with all your favorite games on any Apple device (even iPhone or Apple TV), or directly from your web browser. Shadow's cloud gaming and streaming technologies turns your Mac into a powerful gaming PC, accessible from anywhere, anytime!
FAQ
Shadow is a complete Windows gaming PC fully hosted in the cloud. It’s the only virtual machine whose performance rivals that of a local PC. And unlike cloud-gaming services, you can install and run any game, app, or software: there’s no restricted catalog.
Your Shadow is a true professional Windows workstation. Install everything you need*: Adobe Suite, CAD tools, development IDEs, etc.
Yes, both the Shadow app and the browser version work on most recent versions of macOS and computers.
For each device of your choosing, you can download the Shadow PC software client for free; in particular, this will allow you to test the browsing quality and adjust your video quality settings to the highest resolution, such as 4k. When you need to quickly access your environment and files via a new device or a workstation that's limited in terms of software installation, you can now directly access your Shadow PC via a browser. No installation required, it's quick and easy: Just head to the pc.shadow.tech web page! This access mode comes particularly in handy when you're giving a client a demo or delivering training via a demanding software directly on your clients or prospects' device: No need to lug around your own hardware, with your software and data, as Shadow PC gives you easy and instant access to it, at any tie and anywhere.
Yes, with Shadow you get 1 Gb/s download speeds to your Shadow PC, even if your local internet connection is slow.
In short: no. We provide enough power to meet your needs based on your chosen plan. Regarding latency, our advanced technology enables smooth usage even at low bandwidth (starting at 15 Mb/s), delivering virtually imperceptible latency. Of course, compression can impact image quality, and if your connection is too weak, you may notice a difference compared to the original image.
Yes, Shadow does not limit the resolution, allowing you to run Windows, your games, and software in 4K UHD. Please note that some games may not support 4K or may experience reduced performance at this resolution. Additionally, higher resolutions require more bandwidth, meaning you'll need a faster and more stable internet connection compared to lower resolutions.
Yes, you can activate a second screen directly on the Quick Menu.
