At a glance
Hogwarts Legacy runs on Apple Silicon Macs: 4 player reports (M3 Pro, M4, M4 Max, M5), 15 September to 27 October 2026, rated 1–5 out of 5. We haven’t run Hogwarts Legacy in Uncork ourselves yet.
Hogwarts Legacy came out on Steam on 10 February 2023, made by Avalanche Software.
Will Hogwarts Legacy run on a Mac?
Players ran Hogwarts Legacy on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | M4 Max | — | 1 / 5 | — |
| 16 Sep 2026 | M5 | 26.6.2 | 5 / 5 | 7 min |
| 19 Sep 2026 | M3 Pro | 27.0 | 4 / 5 | 9 min |
| 27 Oct 2026 | M4 | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 | 37 min |
What players noted:
FRAME DROPS SUDDEN RENDERS AND C++ RUNTIME ISSUE BUT FIXED WINDOWS COMPONENT
— 27 October 2026, M4.
Graphics in the reports: D3DMetal.
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 16 GB of memory for Hogwarts Legacy.
An 8 GB Mac is below the minimum: the game will probably run slowly.
Allow about 85 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Hogwarts Legacy uses DirectX 12: 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 Hogwarts Legacy in your library and install it (85 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Hogwarts Legacy 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 Hogwarts Legacy ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how controllers will work.