At a glance
Dead Cells has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. Install it in Steam for Mac; it doesn’t need Uncork.
Dead Cells came out on Steam on 6 August 2018, made by Motion Twin.
What your Mac needs
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.9.
Steam requirements list at least 2 GB of memory for Dead Cells; 4 GB recommended.
Allow about 0.5 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Dead Cells 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 Dead Cells from there (0.5 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Dead Cells uses DirectX 9.1: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.
Dead Cells uses OpenGL 3.2: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.