At a glance
Guild Wars 2 starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M5, 14 October 2026, rated 4 out of 5. The report doesn’t say how long they played. We haven’t run Guild Wars 2 in Uncork ourselves yet.
Guild Wars 2 came out on Steam on 23 August 2022, made by ArenaNet®.
Will Guild Wars 2 run on a Mac?
Players ran Guild Wars 2 on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | M5 | 17.0 | 4 / 5 |
What players noted:
Frame drops sometimes.. maybe it's just my macbook m5 16gb ram issues
— 14 October 2026, M5.
Graphics in the reports: DXMT.
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 Guild Wars 2.
An 8 GB Mac is tight; 16 GB is more comfortable.
Allow about 70 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Guild Wars 2 uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
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 Guild Wars 2 in your library and install it (70 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Guild Wars 2 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 Guild Wars 2 ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how online play will work.