At a glance
Warframe runs on Apple Silicon Macs: 4 player reports (M3 Max, M3 Pro, M4), 16 September to 30 October 2026, rated 5 out of 5. We haven’t run Warframe in Uncork ourselves yet.
Warframe came out on Steam on 25 March 2013, made by Digital Extremes.
Will Warframe run on a Mac?
Anti-cheat: Unknown (Custom) — online play on a Mac may be restricted.
Players ran Warframe on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | M3 Pro | 26.6.2 | 5 / 5 | 40 min |
| 4 Oct 2026 | M3 Pro | 27.2 | 5 / 5 | — |
| 5 Oct 2026 | M3 Max | 27.0 | 5 / 5 | 1 min |
| 30 Oct 2026 | M4 | 26.3 | 5 / 5 | 51 min |
Graphics in the reports: D3DMetal, DXMT.
What your Mac needs
You need a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer): Uncork does not run on Intel Macs.
Steam requirements list at least 4 GB of memory for Warframe.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 75 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Warframe uses DirectX 12: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
How to launch with Uncork
- Download Uncork — it’s free.
- On first launch, Uncork installs everything it needs and Steam — about ten minutes.
- Sign in to Steam with your password or a QR code from the Steam app on your phone.
- Find Warframe in your library and install it (75 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Warframe won’t start or crashes, message us on Telegram at @uncorkwin and we’ll look into it together.
What we have not tested
We haven’t run Warframe ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac, how online play will work and how controllers will work.