At a glance
Life is Strange: Before the Storm has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm came out on Steam on 31 August 2017, made by Deck Nine.
Mac version by Feral Interactive.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.13.5.
Steam requirements list at least 8 GB of memory for Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Allow about 28 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Life is Strange: Before the Storm as usual.
If the Mac version will not start, you can install the Windows version through Uncork: download Uncork, sign in to Steam and install Life is Strange: Before the Storm from there (14 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Life is Strange: Before the Storm uses DirectX 11: Uncork renders it with D3DMetal.