Black screen on Mac (steam). Issues Launching Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire on MacBook Air 2020 with M1 Chip

[artrinaugust]

Hello,

I am eager to play Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, having thoroughly enjoyed the first installment. I appreciate the game’s style, concept, rich narrative, role-playing system, and combat mechanics.

However, upon attempting to launch the game on my MacBook Air 2020 with an M1 chip and 8 GB of RAM, I encounter a black screen with only the game’s music playing.

Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue:
• Reinstalled the game via Steam.
• Granted the game full disk access in macOS settings.
• Attempted to launch the game in windowed mode using Cmd+F.
• Updated macOS to the latest version.
• Reinstalled Steam.
• Reinstalled the game a couple times. With and without DLCs
• Clean cash and delete all files (every folder and every cash)
• Tried launching the game directly from its installation folder.
• Check local file on steam.

Despite these efforts, the issue persists. Notably, I successfully played Baldur’s Gate 3, which is approximately 150 GB in size, on this device without any issues.

System Information:
• Model: MacBook Air 2020
• Processor: Apple M1
• RAM: 8 GB
• macOS Version: 15.3.1 (24D70) (and previous version). So i was use both. But for now 15.3.1 (24D70).

I would greatly appreciate any assistance or recommendations to resolve this issue, as I am eager to experience the game’s rich content and features.

Thank you,

Artem