At a glance
Balatro has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS and its requirements list Apple chips. Install it in Steam for Mac; it doesn’t need Uncork.
Balatro came out on Steam on 20 February 2024, made by LocalThunk.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list Apple chips.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 11.
Steam requirements list at least 1 GB of memory for Balatro.
Allow about 0.15 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Balatro 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 Balatro from there (0.15 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Balatro uses OpenGL 2.1: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.