Bad CPU type in executable

I'm trying to run a game on Catalina version 10.15.4 Every time I open it, it closes and Terminal opens giving me the "bad CPU type in executable" error. I've already switched the shell to zsh and I've opened up System Information to look at the app, and it's apparently a 64-bit app. So, I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 6:10 PM

Similar questions

bad CPU type in executable Hello, I'm trying to run a software called bayenv2 through Terminal on Catalina 10.15.4. I've already changed my shell to zsh but still receive: zsh: bad CPU type in executable I understand this is an issue with Catalina not supporting 32 bit software like bayenv2. Is there any way to still get this to run? I've seen this question before, but none of the answers seemed to be applicable to my situation. I'm not an expert, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious.
1492 1
bad CPU type in executable Hello, I'm trying to run a software called bayenv2 through Terminal on Catalina 10.15.4. I've already changed my shell to zsh but still receive: zsh: bad CPU type in executable I understand this is an issue with Catalina not supporting 32 bit software like bayenv2. Is there any way to still get this to run? I've seen this question before, but none of the answers seemed to be applicable to my situation. I'm not an expert, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious.
1937 1
bad CPU type in executable in Catalina Hey guys, I'm getting this when trying to open an App in Catalina, When I use the GUI it just won't open, but when I use Terminal it gives me that. I already tried switching my shell to zsh, but that did nothing. I noticed the App has a file called osx-intel in it and that's exactly what I have, so it doesn't make any sense to get that message when everything seems to be fine. Any ideas? Thanks
16961 3

2 replies

John Galt

Level 10

155,150 points

Jun 3, 2020 8:25 PM in response to kagomella

The game is defective, and that's not something you can fix.

Contact its developer for support: Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support

kagomella Author

Level 1

9 points

Jun 4, 2020 4:56 AM in response to John Galt

Thanks for the reply.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Bad CPU type in executable

Welcome to Apple Support Community

A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.

Learn more Sign up