At a glance
PAYDAY 3 runs on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M4, 21 October 2026, rated 4 out of 5.
PAYDAY 3 came out on Steam on 21 September 2023, made by Starbreeze Entertainment.
Will PAYDAY 3 run on a Mac?
Players ran PAYDAY 3 on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | M4 | 26.5.1 | 4 / 5 | 42 min |
What players noted:
Runs fine, though sometimes stutters
— 21 October 2026, M4.
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 16 GB of memory for PAYDAY 3.
An 8 GB Mac is below the minimum: the game will probably run slowly.
Allow about 45 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
PAYDAY 3 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 PAYDAY 3 in your library and install it (45 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If PAYDAY 3 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 PAYDAY 3 ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.