Game doesnt Start on Mac M1 Steam

In theory it should be exactly the same..

Just replace the /Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/.... path with the one that is for the standalone version.

From what I could tell, everything is basically basically the same and its more where Steam stores its files and thats it..

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RaginBajin#5872 wrote:

I combined a few of the other Mac threads that all seem to be related to the same issue.

These are the steps I have taken and it seems to have gotten things to work.

in ~/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile
rename update.dat to update.zip
unzip the update.zip in place
cp -R Path Of Exile.app "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile"


sudo xattr -cr "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/PathOfExileClient.app"
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/PathOfExileClient.app"

run the "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app/Contents/MacOS/Path\ of\ Exile" executable.

Updating of the game should start to happen..

Once it is complete, you should be able to launch the game by pressing Launch.



I can't seem to launch it from Steam, but it does work from the command line.

It looks like the update installer that comes out to check versions, etc has some sort of bad metadata that is preventing Mac to run it successfully. That's why we had to change the guardian bit and resign the package. Once that was done, the update process and game seems to run as it should.

With these workarounds I got the updater to launch. It downloads a 34.2MB something and crashes with `“Path of Exile” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash.` popup.

Any more ideas I can try or shuold I just wait for GGG to fix this?

Im just amazed by inaction and lack of responses from GGG, if you dont plan to support mac, just say so and ill move on.

For poe2 they said mac will not be available before release, i wanted a console for some time so i bought one and played poe2 there. For poe1 it is marketed as supporting macos, so for f sake, do it, or remove that mac button that i can see hovering above while i write this reply on the forum.

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Jocococco#4836 wrote:

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RaginBajin#5872 wrote:

I combined a few of the other Mac threads that all seem to be related to the same issue.

These are the steps I have taken and it seems to have gotten things to work.

in ~/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile
rename update.dat to update.zip
unzip the update.zip in place
cp -R Path Of Exile.app "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile"


sudo xattr -cr "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/PathOfExileClient.app"
sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/PathOfExileClient.app"

run the "/Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Path of Exile/Path of Exile.app/Contents/MacOS/Path\ of\ Exile" executable.

Updating of the game should start to happen..

Once it is complete, you should be able to launch the game by pressing Launch.



I can't seem to launch it from Steam, but it does work from the command line.

It looks like the update installer that comes out to check versions, etc has some sort of bad metadata that is preventing Mac to run it successfully. That's why we had to change the guardian bit and resign the package. Once that was done, the update process and game seems to run as it should.

With these workarounds I got the updater to launch. It downloads a 34.2MB something and crashes with `“Path of Exile” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash.` popup.

Any more ideas I can try or shuold I just wait for GGG to fix this?

Follow this - but using steam folder paths, not the standalone client paths

- Kick off update. It will fail with a message that POE has quit unexpectedly or that the file is damaged.
- Go into the Path of Exile.app directory (/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile). Library is a hidden file, so unhide it first.
- Move the .app file to Trash bin.,
- Check if there is an update.dat and Hashcache.dat file. If so move them to the Trash bin too. Leave Content.ggpk alone.,
- Empty the Trash bin,
- Check System settings -> Privacy&Security -> Security. If there is a message about Path of Exile being blocked click on "Open anyway". This should then go away.,
- Restart the update. This should result in the dreaded "File is damaged ..." message. Select "Move file to the Trash bin" but DON'T delete it.,
- Move the Path of Exile.app from Trash bin back to the original folder to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Path of Exile/
- Right click and select open (double left click will work too).,
You will get an error message, but it should not be the "File is damaged .." There should be an option to "Open". Select that. The update should now run.
- IF you do get the error message that the file is damaged again select "Cancel". Then check the Privacy&Security tab in System Settings again. The message that POE is blocked may have come back. Select "Open Anyway" and the update should start (you may need to choose "open" from the 3 options you get after selecting cancel after doing this).

Note: The security setting might pop up a few times. You need to make sure it has been removed before the update will run so you may need to check it a few times.

Same thing happens for me.