Eitot: It loads just fine for me (macOS 10.15.4). Which Mac do you have?
Markus.penn: I have a MacBook Pro (Mid 2015) and a Mac mini (2012). Same issue on both Macs. During installation I get an access error for "SystemUIServer". Is this normal?
I have selected the "Application" folder for the installation. The "Northgard" folder with the script resides within the application folder. When I start a single player match from main menu, the game freezes with the "almost there" screen during loading.
I have tried several changes. I have switched the game language to English. Same issue. I have deactivated the personal firewall (Little Snitch). Still the same problem.
The SystemUIServer thing is a problem with GOG's installer packages. It has no bearing on the game itself. I also use Little Snitch, blocking any connections does not affect the game on my end. I did install the game in my user directory /Users/<users>/Applications/Northgard, but I cannot say whether this makes a difference.
I do have a Mac with a dedicated GPU, so I wonder if it is related to the Intel GPU. Can you tweak the graphics settings in the game and see if it makes a difference?
Also consider launching the game from Terminal to see if it gives any meaningful output. Unfortunately, the command-line session that start_game.command starts closes as soon as you quit the game. You can do it with this command:
cd /path/to/Northgard && ./osx/hl sdlboot.dat