At a glance
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 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: THREE KINGDOMS came out on Steam on 23 May 2019, 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: 10.14.4.
Steam requirements list at least 8 GB of memory for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.
Allow about 52 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 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: THREE KINGDOMS from there (60 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.