At a glance
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons starts on Apple Silicon Macs: 2 player reports (M4, M5), 6 October to 19 October 2026, rated 4 out of 5. They cover only 1 min of play in total, so nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons in Uncork ourselves yet.
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons came out on Steam on 3 September 2013, made by Starbreeze Studios AB.
Will Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons run on a Mac?
Players ran Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | M4 | 26.3.1 | 4 / 5 | 1 min |
| 19 Oct 2026 | M5 | 26.6.2 | 4 / 5 | — |
What players noted:
Frame drops
— 6 October 2026, M4.
Freezing/jerking in some scenes. Otherwise playable.
— 19 October 2026, M5.
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 2 GB of memory for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
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).
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons uses DirectX 9.0: 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 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons in your library and install it (2 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons 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 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how controllers will work.