System requirements · PC
Life is Strange - Episode 1 PC system requirements
Life is Strange - Episode 1 needs at least a processor listed as “Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent”, 2 GB of RAM and an ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards), on Windows Vista.
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “Dual Core 3.0GHz or equivalent”, 2 GB of RAM and an ATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI HD 4890) graphics card. It takes 5 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista | Windows 7 |
| Processor | Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent | Dual Core 3.0GHz or equivalent |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Graphics | ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards) | ATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI HD 4890) |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 5 GB available space | 14 GB available space |
How demanding is Life is Strange - Episode 1?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 26% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (5 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS 10.11 |
| Processor | 1.8GHz Intel or greater |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 512Mb AMD 4850, 512Mb Nvidia GT130, Intel HD4000 (See Notes for more details) |
| Storage | 15 GB available space |
| Additional notes | The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar. * All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012 (1) * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 (1) * All 15” & 17" MacBook Pros released since Mid 2010 with a 512Mb graphics card or better * All Mac Minis released since Late 2012 (1) * All iMacs released since Early 2009 with a 512Mb graphics card or better * All Mac Pros released since early 2009 (1) HD4000 & HD5000 cards require at least 8GB of System Memory * All MacBooks released since Early 2016 |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Ubuntu 16.04 / SteamOS 2.0 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Intel i3 or AMD FX6300 | Intel Core i5 or better |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA 640 (1GB), AMD R9 270, Intel Iris Pro 6200 or better | NVIDIA 7xx series or better |
| Storage | 16 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | NVIDIA GPU's require Driver version 367.27 (tested). AMD and Intel GPU's require MESA 11.2 (tested). AMD GPUs are not supported on SteamOS Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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