Free guide · Oct 2, 2026

Play Windows PC games on your iPhone

Install Madeira, sideload it with a free Apple ID, and see which games run and what to expect.

The short version

Madeira is a free, open source iPhone app that runs Windows PC games, unmodified, with no jailbreak. Three translation layers do the work: one turns the game's PC code into iPhone code, one gives the game a Windows to talk to, and one turns its DirectX graphics into Apple's Metal.

•What you need: a recent iPhone on iOS 26, a free Apple ID to sideload it, a Mac or PC for the sideloading tool, and the StikDebug app for JIT.

•What you get: your own PC games, from Steam or copied over, running on the phone. How well depends on the game.

•How to start: check your iOS version, sideload the app, turn on JIT, and try one small game before a big one.

What's in the full guide

  1. 01The honest headline first
  2. 02What you need
  3. 03Step 1: Check your phone first
  4. 04Step 2: Install it
  5. 05Step 3: Add a game you own
  6. 06Step 4: Play and tune
  7. 07Honest notes
  8. 08Where to go next

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