At a glance
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS and its requirements list Apple chips. Install it in Steam for Mac; it doesn’t need Uncork.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition came out on Steam on 2 September 2013, made by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list Apple chips.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 15.0.
Steam requirements list at least 8 GB of memory for Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition.
Allow about 50 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Total War: ROME II - Emperor 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 Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition from there (35 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition uses DirectX 9.0c: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.