At a glance
Total War: SHOGUN 2 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.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 came out on Steam on 15 March 2011, made by CREATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Mac version by Feral Interactive.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.14.5.
Allow about 24 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Total War: SHOGUN 2 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: SHOGUN 2 from there (32 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Total War: SHOGUN 2 uses DirectX 9.0c: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.