At a glance
Aven Colony starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M4, 15 September 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 10 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Aven Colony in Uncork ourselves yet.
Aven Colony came out on Steam on 25 July 2017, made by Mothership Entertainment LLC.
Will Aven Colony run on a Mac?
Players ran Aven Colony on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | M4 | 26.7 | 5 / 5 | 10 min |
Graphics in the reports: DXMT.
What your Mac needs
You need a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer): Uncork does not run on Intel Macs.
Steam requirements list at least 4 GB of memory for Aven Colony; 8 GB recommended.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 25 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Aven Colony uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
How to launch with Uncork
- Download Uncork — it’s free.
- On first launch, Uncork installs everything it needs and Steam — about ten minutes.
- Sign in to Steam with your password or a QR code from the Steam app on your phone.
- Find Aven Colony in your library and install it (25 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Aven Colony won’t start or crashes, message us on Telegram at @uncorkwin and we’ll look into it together.
What we have not tested
We haven’t run Aven Colony ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac.