Mac compatibility
Can you play Cyberpunk 2077 on a Mac?
Short answer: There's an official Mac version (Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate, 2025) — that's the answer. Grapple is only for the Windows build, which we haven't tested.
What we know
CD PROJEKT RED ported Cyberpunk 2077 to macOS itself and released the Ultimate Edition for Mac in July 2025. The Mac App Store listing asks for macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later; Steam carries a macOS build of the same app.
On an Apple Silicon Mac with enough memory, that native version is the better experience. Grapple only makes sense if you need the Windows build — for example for Windows-only mods.
The Windows requirements list DirectX 12, which Grapple runs through D3DMetal. We haven't run the Windows version through Grapple, so anything about it here is an expectation, not a result.
Grapple settings
Nothing verified for this game yet — but here's where to start, based on its DirectX version. If you get somewhere, tell us and we'll put the real settings here. You can change the same options in the app; from the command line, replace <bottle> with the name of the Windows environment the game runs in — bottle is the CLI's technical term for it.
- DirectX 12 runs through D3DMetal, which comes with Grapple — a new install already uses it, and nothing needs downloading. See the Game Porting Toolkit guide.
- To see frame rates, turn on the Metal HUD:
grapple set <bottle> hud on
Test record
Empty until someone runs it. A record here lists the Mac, macOS and Grapple versions, the engine and graphics layer, the settings and every check — yours can fill it, or ours will.
FAQ
Can I play Cyberpunk 2077 on a Mac?
CD PROJEKT RED released Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate for macOS in July 2025 — on Steam, the Mac App Store and GOG. It needs macOS 15.5 or newer, an Apple Silicon Mac and 16 GB of memory. Likely to work — not tested yet. It requires DirectX 12, which Grapple runs through D3DMetal, the graphics layer from Apple's Game Porting Toolkit that ships with Grapple. There's nothing extra to download. That's what the game's published facts suggest, not a result. We publish a verified status only after running the game on a real Mac.
What might stop Cyberpunk 2077 from working?
There's a native Mac version too — this expectation is about the Windows version run through Grapple. DirectX 12 is the newest thing Grapple translates, so it's also where we've seen the most surprises. Nobody has run this one yet.
Is there a Mac version of Cyberpunk 2077?
CD PROJEKT RED released Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate for macOS in July 2025 — on Steam, the Mac App Store and GOG. It needs macOS 15.5 or newer, an Apple Silicon Mac and 16 GB of memory.
How can I try Cyberpunk 2077 myself?
Grapple's Free plan runs one game, forever — enough to settle this one. Add Steam in one click (launchers and Windows tools never count as your game), install the game and launch it: that first launch is what claims it, and you can swap it for a different game once every 30 days. If it won't start, try the other graphics layer in the game's settings. Then send us the result — the game and where you bought it, your Mac model and macOS version, the engine and graphics layer it ran on (grapple info <bottle>), your in-game settings, the frame rate from the Metal HUD, and screenshots of any error or a diagnostics report (grapple report <bottle>) — and we'll publish it here once it's a real test run.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page comes from these. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
- Steam store page — system requirements and supported platforms (checked 23 September 2026)
- Mac App Store — Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate (CD PROJEKT RED S.A.) (checked 23 September 2026)
- CD PROJEKT RED press centre — Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is available now on Mac (checked 23 September 2026)
Try Cyberpunk 2077 yourself — and tell us
Grapple's Free plan runs one game, forever — exactly enough to settle Cyberpunk 2077. It's claimed the first time you play it, launchers and Windows tools don't count towards it, and you can swap it for another game once every 30 days. Install it, play for a bit, and send us what you saw. Every result — working or broken — decides what we test next, and verified results get published here with credit if you want it.
What to send
- The game and where you bought it (Steam, GOG, Epic…)
- Your Mac model, chip and macOS version
- The engine and graphics layer the game ran on —
grapple info <bottle> - The resolution and graphics preset you played at
- Frame rate from the Metal HUD, and the scene you measured it in —
grapple set <bottle> hud on - Screenshots of any error, plus a diagnostics report —
grapple report <bottle>
In those commands, <bottle> is the CLI's term for the Windows environment the game runs in — type its name instead. How to create a diagnostics report — it collects the game's settings, versions and logs into one zip, with your username removed.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the game. Grapple isn't affiliated with or endorsed by CD PROJEKT RED.