WWDC 2025 revealed some upgraded tools for game developers that'll make games render at higher resolutions, faster frame rates, and improved ray tracing with fewer resources.Game Porting Toolkit 3 will
WWDC 2025 revealed some upgraded tools for game developers that'll make games render at higher resolutions, faster frame rates, and improved ray tracing with fewer resources.

A person carrying a large backpack ascends a grassy terrain with rocks and fog. System performance statistics are overlaid on the left side.
Game Porting Toolkit 3 will help devs port games from Windows to Mac easier. Image source: Apple

Apple didn't make that't much time for games during the WWDC 2025 keynote, but there are details surfacing about Apple's upgraded gaming APIs. Metal 4 and Game Porting Toolkit 3 are both here with updates that should make game development and execution easier.

Metal 4 is an API that lets developers build complex graphical interfaces or games with low-level, low-overhead hardware-accelerated processes. Game Porting Toolkit 3 is a tool that lets developers test and work to port games from external development platforms into Apple's.


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