At a glance
Call of Duty: World at War starts on Apple Silicon Macs: 2 player reports (A18 Pro, M3), 6 October to 15 October 2026, rated 2–4 out of 5. The reports rated 4 or higher cover only 3 min of play in total. We haven’t run Call of Duty: World at War in Uncork ourselves yet.
Call of Duty: World at War came out on Steam on 18 November 2008, made by Treyarch.
Will Call of Duty: World at War run on a Mac?
Anti-cheat: PunkBuster and Treyarch Anti-Cheat — online play on a Mac may be restricted.
Players ran Call of Duty: World at War on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | M3 | — | 2 / 5 | — |
| 15 Oct 2026 | A18 Pro | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 | 3 min |
What players noted:
Menu OK, loading OK, but very bad performance while playing, even with very low settings
— 6 October 2026, M3.
Stutters when V-Sync is off with frame rate going all over the place. Runs remarkably well for the A18 Pro
— 15 October 2026, A18 Pro.
What your Mac needs
You need a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer): Uncork does not run on Intel Macs.
Allow about 8 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: World at War 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: World at War in your library and install it (8 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Call of Duty: World at War 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: World at War ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how online play will work.