At a glance
Baldur's Gate 3 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. Player reports say the Windows version starts too.
Baldur's Gate 3 came out on Steam on 3 August 2023, made by Larian Studios.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list Apple chips.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 14.7.1.
Steam requirements list at least 8 GB of memory for Baldur's Gate 3; 16 GB recommended.
Allow about 150 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Baldur's Gate 3 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 Baldur's Gate 3 from there (150 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Baldur's Gate 3 uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
Player reports say the Windows version starts:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | M5 | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 | 9 min |
What players noted:
Scaling would stretch when I tried to adjust the aspect ratio on both borderless and fullscreen.
— 27 October 2026, M5.
Graphics in the reports: DXMT.