StarCraft II

StarCraft II

Developers
	Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
	Blizzard Entertainment
Engines
	Starcraft II Custom
Release dates
macOS	July 27, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	93
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Series	StarCraft (series)
Resources
	PCGamingWiki
	Apple Silicon Games
	Codeweavers
	WineHQ

Starcraft II initially released with "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty" on July 27, 2010. This will followed with the first expansion "Heart of the Swarm" on March 12, 2013. The final full expansion "Legacy of the Void" was released on November 10, 2015.

The first mission pack of "Nova Covert Ops" was released on March 29, 2016 followed by mission pack two on August 2, 2016 with the third and final mission pack of "Nova Covert Ops" releasing on November 22, 2016.

Every release was same day for x64 Windows and x64 macOS.

Starcraft II was actively developed until October 15, 2020 when it was announced that active development had stopped on the game. However balance patches, new season ladders and maps have continued to be added to the game continuing to this day.

There is currently no known plans to release an Apple Silicon version of Starcraft II.

General information

US Official forums

EU Official forums

Mac Technical Support forum

macOS Compatibility

Method	Rating	Notes
Rosetta 2	Perfect	No issues found with the campaign, multiplayer, co-op, or custom games/campaigns. Starcraft II Editor does not run, starts to error and closes
Compatibility layer
CrossOver	Playable	MBP 14' runs the game at 1440p but there are graphical glitches related to lighting. Best case scenario is reducing shaders to low. Some textures are also missing colors.
Wine	Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels	Unknown

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Sold in standard and collectors editions for Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void
Battle.net		Requires online authentication.

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

All versions require Template:DRM, as well as periodic online re-authentication every 30 days.

Version differences

Starter Edition

The StarCraft II Starter Edition is a free but limited version of StarCraft II.

• Only the first five missions of the Terran campaign are available, as well as the first four missions of the Zerg campaign. Two challenge missions are available as well.
• Custom non-ranked multiplayer and AI battles are available with all three races.
• The entire Arcade mode is available. Custom maps can be created with the Editor, but not published.
• All achievements and progress carry over to the full version.

Starting from November 14, 2017, StarCraft II has gone free-to-play. Contents which are available for free:

• The original Wings of Liberty campaign.
• Ranked multiplayer ladder.
• Current and upcoming Co-op Commanders.

DLC

Name	Notes
Heart of the Swarm	Formerly standalone. Part of the Campaign Collection Battle.net store.
Legacy of the Void	Formerly standalone. Part of the Campaign Collection Battle.net store.
Nova Covert Ops	Standalone. Battle.net store. Part of the Campaign Collection Battle.net store.