At a glance
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel came out on Steam on 13 October 2014, made by 2K Australia, Gearbox Software.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.12.
Steam requirements list at least 4 GB of memory for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Allow about 13 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 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 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel from there (13 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel uses DirectX 9.0: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.