At a glance
Sonic Mania runs on Apple Silicon Macs: 2 player reports (M1), 29 September 2026, rated 5 out of 5. We haven’t run Sonic Mania in Uncork ourselves yet.
Sonic Mania came out on Steam on 29 August 2017, made by Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games.
Will Sonic Mania run on a Mac?
Players ran Sonic Mania on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | M1 | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 2 min |
| 29 Sep 2026 | M1 | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 15 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.
Steam requirements list at least 2 GB of memory for Sonic Mania.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 0.4 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Sonic Mania uses DirectX 9.0c: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.
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 Sonic Mania in your library and install it (0.4 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Sonic Mania 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 Sonic Mania ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.