At a glance
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M1 Pro, 2 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 1 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in Uncork ourselves yet.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord came out on Steam on 25 October 2022, made by TaleWorlds Entertainment.
Will Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord run on a Mac?
Anti-cheat: BattlEye — online play on a Mac may be restricted.
Players ran Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | M1 Pro | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 1 min |
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 6 GB of memory for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord; 8 GB recommended.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
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 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord in your library and install it (60 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord 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 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.