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Alien Isolation

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Alien Isolation
Alien Isolation cover
Developers
macos Creative Assembly
Publishers
Sega
OS X Feral Interactive
Linux Feral Interactive
Engines
Cathode
Release dates
macOS October 27, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 85
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
Codeweavers
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macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Rosetta 2 Playable Lower FPS and unoptimized because it's a x86 OpenGL game.[1]
iOS/iPadOS App Perfect Weird performance on Graphics preset. [2]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Unplayable
Wine Runs No matter if you use DXVK or AXV instructions, the game does not show 90% visuals past the title screen. Also, changing the resolution settings from one max to a slightly lower max it crashes. To bypass it, go from a high resolution to a low one, save settings by pressing escape, then load and save the new graphic setting.[3]
Virtualization
Parallels Unplayable Boots but crashes at loading, starting or continuing a game. Also unplayable in VMware Fusion.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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macOS
Gamesplanet
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macOS
Humble Store
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macOS
App Store
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macOS
Steam
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macOS
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.
Epic Games Store version of the game is Windows only.

Issues resolved

DualShock 4 not detected

There is an issue where the DualShock 4 controller can't be detected depending on the model.

Instructions[4]

Please look at Feral FAQ. You may need to add a .plist file in the game folders as explained on the FAQ. After adding .plist file for CUH-ZCT2x model, controller immediately started to work correctly.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Falcon on May 4th, 2025
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16 GB
    OS: macOS Sequoia 15.4.1
    Method: Rosetta 2
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 2560 x 1440
    Settings: Ultra
    Framerate: 40+ FPS
    Comment: Game is unoptimized since it's a x86 OpenGL app and SSAO can sometimes cause bad framerate, so try disabling it. AA is broken, not one of the options improve the terrible aliased image (on PC you can at least inject TAA).
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Mhhosseini1384 on
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020
    OS: macOS 12.1
    Method: PlayCover 0.9.63
    Resolution: 2388x1668/1791x1251/1194x834
    Settings: Graphics/Performance/Battery Saver
    Framerate: 30FPS(Capped)/60FPS(Capped)/30FPS(Capped)
    Controller: Supported with vibration.
    Comment: Mouse(working) keyboard(not working except spacebar)
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Nitrothunder224 on December 9th, 2024
    Device: MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18 GB Ram
    OS: macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 (24B91)
    Method: Whisky
    Store: Steam
    Resolution: 2048x1280
    Settings: Ultra
    Framerate: 120+ FPS
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Nsklaus on 2021-03-14
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 2020 8 GB RAM
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