At a glance
War Thunder 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.
War Thunder came out on Steam on 15 August 2013, made by Gaijin Entertainment.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.15.
Steam requirements list at least 6 GB of memory for War Thunder; 8 GB recommended.
Allow about 70 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install War Thunder 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 War Thunder from there (70 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
War Thunder uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.