Mac compatibility
Can you play Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on a Mac?
Short answer: There's a native Mac version on Steam — the easy route. The Windows version lists DirectX 11, so it's a reasonable Grapple candidate, but we haven't tested it.
What we know
Steam ships a macOS build of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (ported by Feral Interactive) with the same purchase as the Windows version. Steam's Mac requirements list OS X 10.10.5 and a 2 GHz processor, with a list of unsupported graphics chips, so check it against your Mac first. If your Mac meets those requirements, the native version is the better route — nothing is being translated.
The Windows version is what Grapple would run. Its minimum requirements call for DirectX 10 and its recommended requirements for DirectX 11.
Grapple translates DirectX 10 and 11 to Metal — the open-source DXMT handles both, and Apple's D3DMetal handles DirectX 11 and 12 — so on paper this is a reasonable candidate. That's an expectation, not a result — we haven't tested it yet.
Grapple settings
Nothing verified yet. Where to start, based on its DirectX version (in the app, the same options are in the game's settings):
- 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 Steam graphics dxmt - To see frame rates, turn on the Metal HUD:
grapple set Steam hud on
Test record
None yet.
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FAQ
Can I play Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on a Mac?
Steam ships a macOS build of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (ported by Feral Interactive) with the same purchase as the Windows version. Steam's Mac requirements list OS X 10.10.5 and a 2 GHz processor, with a list of unsupported graphics chips, so check it against your Mac first. Likely to work — not tested yet, but nobody has tested it with Grapple yet. That's what the game's published facts suggest, not a result. The page changes to Works once players report it working.
What might stop Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition from working?
There's a native Mac version too — this expectation is about the Windows version run through Grapple.
Which DirectX does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition use?
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition's requirements list DirectX 10 and 11. Grapple starts it on D3DMetal, Apple's DirectX 11 and 12 translator, which Grapple includes and uses by default.
Is there a Mac version of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?
Steam ships a macOS build of Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (ported by Feral Interactive) with the same purchase as the Windows version. Steam's Mac requirements list OS X 10.10.5 and a 2 GHz processor, with a list of unsupported graphics chips, so check it against your Mac first.
Sources
Every factual claim on this page comes from these. Spotted something out of date? Let us know.
- Steam store page — system requirements, supported platforms, DRM and anti-cheat notices (checked 28 September 2026)
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