Steam Beta Now Runs Natively on Apple Silicon Macs
Steam beta adds native Apple Silicon support, delivering faster performance and smoother navigation for Mac gamers.
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Steam Beta Now Runs Natively on Apple Silicon Macs Steam Apple Silicon Support Brings Huge Performance Boost for Mac Gamers Mac gamers finally have a reason to celebrate— Steam Apple Silicon support is here. Valve has officially rolled out a native version of the Steam client for Apple Silicon Macs, ending years of reliance on the Rosetta 2 translation layer. If you’ve ever been frustrated by slow loading times or a laggy interface while using Steam on your M1, M2, or M3 Mac, this update changes everything. The newly released beta version is optimized to run directly on Apple’s custom chips, unlocking smoother performance and much faster navigation. Image : Google With this long-awaited shift, Valve is not just meeting the needs of modern macOS users—it’s catching up to Apple’s hardware evolution. Apple announced during WWDC 2025 that macOS Tahoe will be the final version to support Intel-based Macs , signaling a clear shift towards a fully Apple Silicon future. That means app developers—especially in the gaming wo…