At a glance
Quake II starts on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M5 Pro, 18 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. The report is short — 7 min of play, and nobody has checked longer sessions yet. We haven’t run Quake II in Uncork ourselves yet.
Quake II came out on Steam on 3 August 2007, made by id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames.
Will Quake II run on a Mac?
Players ran Quake II on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | M5 Pro | 27.2 | 5 / 5 | 7 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.
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 Quake II in your library and install it.
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Quake II 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 Quake II ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.