At a glance
Valheim 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.
Valheim came out on Steam on 9 September 2026, made by Iron Gate AB.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list Apple chips.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 11.
Steam requirements list at least 8 GB of memory for Valheim; 16 GB recommended.
Allow about 3 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Valheim 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 Valheim from there (1 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Valheim uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.