

Life is Strange is an exceptional Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
91
Verdict
96%
Steam
79
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 172K reviews)
Healthy player count of 537 concurrent
Compelling narrative and story
Outstanding soundtrack
No significant drawbacks reported
You are Max, a photography senior who saves her old friend Chloe by discovering she can rewind time. The pair soon find themselves exposed to the darker side of Arcadia Bay as they uncover the disturbing truth behind the sudden disappearance of a fellow student. Meanwhile, Max begins to have premonitions as she struggles to understand the implications of her power. She must quickly learn that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
Macro Eyes
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
67.9%
unlocked
Chrysalis
Finish Episode 1: Chrysalis
50.1%
unlocked
Red Eye
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
41.9%
unlocked
Out of Time
Finish Episode 2: Out of Time
30.2%
unlocked
Dynamic Range
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 2: Out of Time
29.6%
unlocked
Field Of View
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 2: Out of Time
27.2%
unlocked
Chaos Theory
Finish Episode 3: Chaos Theory
27.1%
unlocked
Dark Room
Finish Episode 4: Dark Room
24.7%
unlocked
Resolution Revolution
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 2: Out of Time
24.1%
unlocked
Polarized
Finish Episode 5: Polarized
23.5%
unlocked
Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together
It looks like a new Life is Strange game is cooking at Square Enix, and you can thank the European game rating agency PEGI for letting us all know. As
Whoops, looks like PEGI accidentally revealed that a new Life is Strange is on the way
If there were ever a dead horse that didn't need so much flogging, it might be the Life is Strange series. Undeniably beloved by many, it has fallen v
Life is Strange and Lost Records devs Don't Nod are working on a new Netflix-backed narrative game
Life is Strange developers Don't Nod have revealed that they're working on a new narrative game based around a "major IP" in partnership with Netflix.
Life is Strange is finally getting the streaming TV show treatment a decade after it came out
Life is Strange is officially getting a screen adaptation on Amazon Prime Video, first reported by Variety. The show will retell the story of the firs
Life is Strange co-creator says 'nothing justifies' the vitriol the series' current devs are getting while allowing that 'we would not have written things the same way'
Life is Strange co-creator and Don't Nod creative director Michel Koch has taken to X, "The Everything App" to call for civility from Life is Strange
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Macro Eyes
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
67.9%
unlocked
Chrysalis
Finish Episode 1: Chrysalis
50.1%
unlocked
Red Eye
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
41.9%
unlocked
Out of Time
Finish Episode 2: Out of Time
30.2%
unlocked
Dynamic Range
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 2: Out of Time
29.6%
unlocked
Field Of View
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 2: Out of Time
27.2%
unlocked
Chaos Theory
Finish Episode 3: Chaos Theory
27.1%
unlocked
Dark Room
Finish Episode 4: Dark Room
24.7%
unlocked
Resolution Revolution
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 2: Out of Time
24.1%
unlocked
Polarized
Finish Episode 5: Polarized
23.5%
unlocked
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