At a glance
Palworld starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M4, 7 October 2026, rated 4 out of 5. The report doesn’t say how long they played. We haven’t run Palworld in Uncork ourselves yet.
Palworld came out on Steam on 9 July 2026, made by Pocketpair.
Will Palworld run on a Mac?
Players ran Palworld on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | M4 | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 |
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 Palworld; 32 GB recommended.
An 8 GB Mac is below the minimum: the game will probably run slowly.
Allow about 40 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Palworld 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 Palworld in your library and install it (40 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Palworld 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 Palworld ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.