At a glance
Call of Duty: Black Ops on a Mac is not great so far: the only player report (30 October 2026, M2) rates it 2 out of 5.
Call of Duty: Black Ops came out on Steam on 9 November 2010, made by Treyarch.
Will Call of Duty: Black Ops run on a Mac?
Players ran Call of Duty: Black Ops on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | M2 | 27.0.1 | 2 / 5 |
What players noted:
Frame drops when anything but a cutscecne and fraem drops and freezes
— 30 October 2026, M2.
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 Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 12 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Call of Duty: Black Ops 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 Call of Duty: Black Ops in your library and install it (12 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Call of Duty: Black Ops 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 Call of Duty: Black Ops ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.