At a glance
Cities: Skylines II starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M5 Max, 21 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 4 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Cities: Skylines II in Uncork ourselves yet.
Cities: Skylines II came out on Steam on 24 October 2023, made by Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order.
Will Cities: Skylines II run on a Mac?
Players ran Cities: Skylines II on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | M5 Max | 27.0.1 | 5 / 5 | 4 min |
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 Cities: Skylines II; 16 GB recommended.
An 8 GB Mac is tight; 16 GB is more comfortable.
Allow about 60 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
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 Cities: Skylines II in your library and install it (60 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Cities: Skylines II 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 Cities: Skylines II ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how controllers will work.