At a glance
Heretic + Hexen starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M2 Max, 21 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 6 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Heretic + Hexen in Uncork ourselves yet.
Heretic + Hexen came out on Steam on 7 August 2025, made by id Software, Nightdive Studios.
Will Heretic + Hexen run on a Mac?
Players ran Heretic + Hexen on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | M2 Max | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 6 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 Heretic + Hexen.
An 8 GB Mac is tight; 16 GB is more comfortable.
Allow about 2 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Heretic + Hexen 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 Heretic + Hexen in your library and install it (2 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Heretic + Hexen 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 Heretic + Hexen ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.