This issue arose for me when I lowered the game's resolution when it was full-screened. The menu disappeared and wouldn't reappear (in full-screen) when the game was restarted and even reinstalled. However, after reading ZubaZ's comment above, I switched the game into windowed mode and the menu UI reappeared.
And anecdotally, OTC runs smoothly on low settings on a current-gen maxed-out MacBook Pro.