At a glance
Banished starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M4 Pro, 26 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 12 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Banished in Uncork ourselves yet.
Banished came out on Steam on 18 February 2014, made by Shining Rock Software LLC.
Will Banished run on a Mac?
Players ran Banished on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | M4 Pro | 27.0.1 | 5 / 5 | 12 min |
Graphics in the reports: D3DMetal.
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 0.512 GB of memory for Banished.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 0.25 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Banished uses DirectX 9.0c: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.
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 Banished in your library and install it (0.25 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Banished 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 Banished ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac.