At a glance
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered runs on Apple Silicon Macs, according to a player report: M5 Pro, 30 September 2026, rated 4 out of 5.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered came out on Steam on 1 February 2022, made by Deck Nine.
Will Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered run on a Mac?
Players ran Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered on Apple Silicon Macs through the same kind of compatibility layer Uncork uses:
| Date | Mac | macOS | Rating | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | M5 Pro | 27.0.1 | 4 / 5 | 62 min |
What players noted:
Resolution does not fill screen
— 30 September 2026, M5 Pro.
Graphics in the reports: D3DMetal.
What your Mac needs
You need a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer): Uncork does not run on Intel Macs.
Steam requirements list at least 4 GB of memory for Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered.
Any Apple Silicon Mac has enough memory for the listed minimum.
Allow about 23 GB for the game and another 5 GB for Uncork and Steam (their size in our fresh-install check in October 2026).
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.
How to launch with Uncork
- Download Uncork — it’s free.
- On first launch, Uncork installs everything it needs and Steam — about ten minutes.
- Sign in to Steam with your password or a QR code from the Steam app on your phone.
- Find Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered in your library and install it (23 GB).
- Launch it with the “Play” button in Uncork.
If Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered won’t start or crashes, message us on Telegram at @uncorkwin and we’ll look into it together.
What we have not tested
We haven’t run Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered ourselves, so we don’t know the frame rate on your Mac and how controllers will work.