At a glance
A Short Hike has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first.
A Short Hike came out on Steam on 30 July 2019, made by adamgryu.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.12.
Steam requirements list at least 2 GB of memory for A Short Hike.
Allow about 0.4 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install A Short Hike as usual.
If the Mac version will not start, you can install the Windows version through Uncork: download Uncork, sign in to Steam and install A Short Hike from there (0.4 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
A Short Hike uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.