Mac compatibility
Can you play Metro Exodus on a Mac?
Short answer: There's an official Mac version (Intel build, via Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon) — but it's the original game, not the Enhanced Edition. The Windows build is untested here.
What we know
4A Games shipped macOS and Linux versions of Metro Exodus in April 2021. Steam lists the game for Windows and macOS, and there is also a Mac App Store listing.
Two honest caveats: the Mac build is an Intel build, so it runs through Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon, and it's the original Metro Exodus rather than the ray-traced Enhanced Edition. If you specifically want the Enhanced Edition, that's Windows-only — which is where Grapple would come in.
The Windows requirements list DirectX 11 as the minimum and DirectX 12 as recommended. DXMT covers the DirectX 11 path. 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 10/11: a new install is set to Automatic, which picks D3DMetal or DXMT for you. If the game won't start or renders wrongly, naming a layer is the usual next try:
grapple set <bottle> graphics dxmt - 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 Metro Exodus on a Mac?
4A Games released a native macOS version in April 2021, included on the same Steam app and sold on the Mac App Store. It's an Intel build of the original game — not the Enhanced Edition. Likely to work — not tested yet. DirectX 11 games are squarely what Grapple translates to Metal — through Apple's D3DMetal, which comes with the app, or the open-source DXMT. 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 Metro Exodus from working?
There's a native Mac version too — this expectation is about the Windows version run through Grapple. It also lists DirectX 12, which Grapple runs through D3DMetal. If the DirectX 12 renderer misbehaves, pick the DirectX 11 one in the game's settings.
Is there a Mac version of Metro Exodus?
4A Games released a native macOS version in April 2021, included on the same Steam app and sold on the Mac App Store. It's an Intel build of the original game — not the Enhanced Edition.
How can I try Metro Exodus 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)
- 4A Games — Metro Exodus Linux and Mac versions out now (checked 23 September 2026)
- Mac App Store — Metro Exodus (PLAION GmbH) (checked 23 September 2026)
Try Metro Exodus yourself — and tell us
Grapple's Free plan runs one game, forever — exactly enough to settle Metro Exodus. 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.
Metro Exodus is a trademark of its owner and is named here only to identify the game. Grapple isn't affiliated with or endorsed by 4A Games.