At a glance
Bendy and the Ink Machine starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M5 Max, 23 September 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 3 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Bendy and the Ink Machine in Uncork ourselves yet.
Bendy and the Ink Machine came out on Steam on 27 April 2017, made by Joey Drew Studios.
Will Bendy and the Ink Machine run on a Mac?
Players ran Bendy and the Ink Machine on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | M5 Max | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 3 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 8 GB of memory for Bendy and the Ink Machine.
An 8 GB Mac is tight; 16 GB is more comfortable.
Allow about 2 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Bendy and the Ink Machine uses DirectX 12: 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 Bendy and the Ink Machine in your library and install it (2 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Bendy and the Ink Machine 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 Bendy and the Ink Machine ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how controllers will work.