At a glance
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first. Player reports say the Windows version runs too.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition came out on Steam on 8 October 2014, made by United Front Games.
Mac version by Feral Interactive.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.10.5.
Steam requirements list at least 4 GB of memory for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition; 8 GB recommended.
Allow about 20 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition as usual.
If the Mac version will not start, you can install the Windows version through Uncork: download Uncork, sign in to Steam and install Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition from there (20 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition uses DirectX 10: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
Player reports say the Windows version runs:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | M1 | 26.3.1 | 4 / 5 | 67 min |
What players noted:
there was some frame drops.
— 19 October 2026, M1.