At a glance
Red Dead Redemption 2 runs on Apple Silicon Macs: 3 player reports (M3, M5), 1 October to 20 October 2026, rated 1–5 out of 5. We haven’t run Red Dead Redemption 2 in Uncork ourselves yet.
Red Dead Redemption 2 came out on Steam on 5 December 2019, made by Rockstar Games.
Will Red Dead Redemption 2 run on a Mac?
Players ran Red Dead Redemption 2 on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | M5 | 27.0.1 | 1 / 5 | — |
| 13 Oct 2026 | M5 | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 | 1 h 49 min |
| 20 Oct 2026 | M3 | 27.0.1 | 5 / 5 | 4 h 4 min |
What players noted:
Flickering grass on movement, despawning and spawning trees, changing trees, flickering bushes and screen
— 13 October 2026, M5.
10/10 bro
— 20 October 2026, M3.
Graphics in the reports: D3DMetal, DXMT, DXVK.
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 8 GB of memory for Red Dead Redemption 2; 12 GB recommended.
An 8 GB Mac is tight; 16 GB is more comfortable.
Allow about 150 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 Red Dead Redemption 2 in your library and install it (150 GB).
- Before its first launch, Red Dead Redemption 2 will ask you to sign in to Rockstar Games: Uncork installs it automatically. We have reached the launcher’s sign-in window; we haven’t tested Red Dead Redemption 2 through it.
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Red Dead Redemption 2 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 Red Dead Redemption 2 ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.