Macs aren’t for games, period. This statement wanders from forum to forum, and for many years remains fair. The tiny audience of computers from California and their general neutral attitude towards games has led to the fact that everything related to complex 3D games and game services on their computers does not work well. Even the simplest and most affordable gaming service is Steam, and it often rewards Mac users with errors, and topics with the title “Steam does not work on Mac” with enviable regularity go to the top topics on the official support forum. No matter how sad this may sound, the problem still has a solution, and if you are not afraid of the console, then it's time to get Steam to work.
Why does Steam not work?
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Steam, like many other complex programs, requires access to control your computer. There is nothing wrong with that, and Valve can be trusted. Access is used to launch Steam Overlay. Usually access is requested already at the stage of the first launch of any game. If this does not happen, you need to open the system settings, select the “Protection and Security” submenu, find the “Privacy” tab, open the “Universal Access” sub-item in it and check the Steam opposite.