MrMacRight from YouTube is petitioning to get “FromSoftware” to bring DARK SOULS: REMASTERED to macOS with in-house porting help from Elverils. FromSoftware would just have to find a publisher.

Elverils previously worked with Larian Studios and the Apple Metal Engineering team to bring Divinity: Original Sin 2 to Mac and iPad, along with Baldur’s Gate 3 to Mac. So they are perfectly suited to this project. 

Why Mac?

With Apple’s announcement of their own Apple silicon, they’re able to correctly tune device performance and get the most out of such a tiny chip. Apple’s M1 chip has proved that not only is it power efficient but the single core and multi core performance is worlds ahead of some of the best selling PC devices at the same price. M1 also brings Integrated graphics to a whole new level. That being said, only a handful of developers have fully utilised the gaming power of M1 and even recent Intel Macs. This is why DARK SOULS is a great stepping stone, as it's popular and can have great performance on anything.

What would the macOS version of Dark Souls: Remastered entail?

It’s hard to say without evaluating the game's code. But Elverils estimate they can support the latest features available in macOS:

• Metal: Version 2.4
• Compiled by Xcode: Version 13
• Built for: Apple M1 (arm64) & Intel-based Macs (x86_64)
• Available on: Mac App Store & Steam
• Steam: Cross-Play & Cross-Saves (Mac + Windows)
• Controllers: Full support + Rumble vibration
• TouchBar support: MacBook Pro

How long will the Mac port take?

We estimate the port of DARK SOULS: REMASTERED on Mac would take around 6 months. That is pure speculation though. Elverils would need to evaluate the game's code, to get more specific timing. If the demand is there, an iPhone & iPad version is definitely a possibility too.