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Alien: Isolation
Community testing reports this game as playable on Apple silicon Macs via Steam.
Performance Reports
| Device | Playable | Environment | API | FPS | Resolution | Settings | Notes | Sources | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💻 MacBook Air M1 8GB | yes | Rosetta 2 | 7-12 FPS | 1440 × 900 | Multiple graphical settings from low to high and resolutions from 1024 x 768 upwards | Very slow and blurry, only 7-12 FPS, Effectively unplayable | Steam | ||
| 🖥 Mac mini M1 16GB | yes | Rosetta 2 | 30 FPS | 1920 × 1200 | Turned everything to “off” or lowest. At default settings it would run single digit FPS, with everything on low it ran 30+ | Lowest settings I got 30+ FPS at all times. With default settings it got ~7 FPS. | Steam | ||
| 💻 MacBook Air M1 8GB (7 GPU) | yes | Rosetta 2 | 1440 × 900 | Everything low or off, but you can get away with leaving some on | Seems playable, I didn't leave the cryochamber | Steam |