Can you play Dwarf Fortress on Mac?

Dwarf Fortress runs natively on macOS. It ships an official Mac build, so you can install and play it directly — see the Mac system requirements below, then check them against your MacBook with the free interactive checker.

Dwarf Fortress has no published macOS requirements. The specs below are the Windows (PC) requirements, shown for reference.

PC (Windows) system requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: XP SP3 or later
Processor: Dual Core CPU - 2.4GHz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB of VRAM: Intel HD 3000 GPU / AMD HD 5450 / Nvidia 9400 GT
Storage: 500 MB available space
Additional Notes: Requires 64 bit processor and operating system

Recommended

Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Processor: Dual Core CPU - 4GHz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

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