Life is Strange Remastered

General information

macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer	Rating	Notes
CrossOver	Runs	Fatal error at e.g. final vision in Episode 1.^[1]
Wine	Runs	Critical freeze at final vision in Episode 1.^[2]
Virtualization
Parallels	Perfect	^[3]

Availability

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

References

↑ Verified by User:loginlogin2 on 2024-05-05
Device: MacBook M1 Pro 16" 2021 16 GB RAM 16 Core GPU

OS: macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma

Method: crossover 24.0.1 version, D3DMetal + MSync

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Highest

Framerate: 30-100 (60+ average) FPS

Comment: There are a few graphical glitches, but they don't affect the game. Sometimes a fatal error appeared when starting the game. To fix it I restarted the crossover and launched game with the -dxd12, but when this error appeared directly in the game, I had to play through part of the game before the next save on Parallels. Saves are located in "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/SaveGames". To disable Chromatic Aberration you must add the line "[SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0" to file "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/Engine.ini". To change the resolution you need to change the system resolution. If this doesn't help, change the resolution in the file "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/GameUserSettings.ini"
↑ Verified by User:anderium on 2025-01-30
Device: MacBook M3 Pro 2023 18 GB RAM

OS: macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)

Method: WhiskyWine 2.5.0

Game version: Build 11330282

Resolution: 1800x1169

Settings: Level of Detail Medium, Shadows Low, rest High.

Comment: Changing all settings to Very Low/off does not avoid the freeze. I tested disabling Chromatic Aberration through above method, but no other configuration options.
↑ Verified by User:loginlogin2 on 2024-05-05
Device: MacBook M1 Pro 16" 2021 16 GB RAM 16 Core GPU

OS: macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma

Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 19.1.1

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Highest

Framerate: 25-50 (30+ average) FPS

[1] Verified by User:loginlogin2 on 2024-05-05
Device: MacBook M1 Pro 16" 2021 16 GB RAM 16 Core GPU

OS: macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma

Method: crossover 24.0.1 version, D3DMetal + MSync

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Highest

Framerate: 30-100 (60+ average) FPS

Comment: There are a few graphical glitches, but they don't affect the game. Sometimes a fatal error appeared when starting the game. To fix it I restarted the crossover and launched game with the -dxd12, but when this error appeared directly in the game, I had to play through part of the game before the next save on Parallels. Saves are located in "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/SaveGames". To disable Chromatic Aberration you must add the line "[SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0" to file "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/Engine.ini". To change the resolution you need to change the system resolution. If this doesn't help, change the resolution in the file "drive_c/users/crossover/AppData/Local/LiS/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor/GameUserSettings.ini"

[2] Verified by User:anderium on 2025-01-30
Device: MacBook M3 Pro 2023 18 GB RAM

OS: macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)

Method: WhiskyWine 2.5.0

Game version: Build 11330282

Resolution: 1800x1169

Settings: Level of Detail Medium, Shadows Low, rest High.

Comment: Changing all settings to Very Low/off does not avoid the freeze. I tested disabling Chromatic Aberration through above method, but no other configuration options.

[3] Verified by User:loginlogin2 on 2024-05-05
Device: MacBook M1 Pro 16" 2021 16 GB RAM 16 Core GPU

OS: macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma

Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 19.1.1

Resolution: 1728x1117

Settings: Highest

Framerate: 25-50 (30+ average) FPS

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Developers

	Deck Nine
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
	February 1, 2022
macOS	N/A
iOS	N/A
iPadOS	N/A
tvOS	N/A
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	64
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Series	Life Is Strange
Resources
	PCGamingWiki
	Codeweavers