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Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I started playing *Life Is Strange: Before the Storm*, and honestly, I do like the game—but I had to stop for now. The main reason isn’t that the game is bad. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The story, atmosphere, and…”
“It's a great prequel to Life is Strange and it really helps bring some more understanding to the characters you've come to know and care about. The game has a kick-ass soundtrack just like the first game. Yet.. there…”
“Im so glad I tried this game. Some of my friends, when I asked them about Life is Strange, said they didnt play it because they werent interested in Chloes story (why?). I dont really understand how u can piece together…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a great prequel to Life is Strange and it really helps bring some more understanding to the characters you've come to know and care about. The game has a kick-ass soundtrack just like the first game. Yet.. there…”
“Its got bugs. Its got glitches. Sometimes the text doesn't match what's being said. Sometimes the text says stuff and the character goes quiet. But besides its goof ups, this game has charm, environment, and adds so…”
“An addition to the original game with Max, where you learn Chloe's story after Max moves to another city + a bonus episode about Chloe and Max as teenagers. Great music and emotional presentation. I really enjoyed the…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Its got bugs. Its got glitches. Sometimes the text doesn't match what's being said. Sometimes the text says stuff and the character goes quiet. But besides its goof ups, this game has charm, environment, and adds so…”
“this game contains full of love.friendship and emotion must try this and the twist is there in 2nd episode and honestly the developer optimise the game and the graphics is hella good compare to life is strange remaster”
“---{ Gráficos }--- ☐ Olvidas lo que es la realidad ☐ Hermoso ☑ Bueno ☐ Decente ☐ Malo ☐ No lo mires por mucho tiempo ☐ Se ve mejor el PONG ---{ Jugabilidad }--- ☐ Excelente ☐ Muy buena ☑ Buena ☐ Mehh ☐ Ve como seca la…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[u][b]Consider buing the original game[/b] [/u]as this "remaster" seems as downgrade. At least not as much as it is with LiS and LiS "remastered" All those better things remasters have to offer are just not so good or…”
“---{ Gráficos }--- ☐ Olvidas lo que es la realidad ☐ Hermoso ☑ Bueno ☐ Decente ☐ Malo ☐ No lo mires por mucho tiempo ☐ Se ve mejor el PONG ---{ Jugabilidad }--- ☐ Excelente ☐ Muy buena ☑ Buena ☐ Mehh ☐ Ve como seca la…”
“I went into *Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered* expecting emotional damage… and yeah, it absolutely delivered — just with a slightly shinier coat of sadness. Let’s get this out of the way: Chloe carries this…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Got a chance to finally play the game after being in the fandom for 5+ years, i gotta say its worth it.”
“Its got bugs. Its got glitches. Sometimes the text doesn't match what's being said. Sometimes the text says stuff and the character goes quiet. But besides its goof ups, this game has charm, environment, and adds so…”
“i didn't think i could cry more than i did in the first game but here we are. it’s the way we already know what happens but we still hope for the best. the vibes are so nostalgic and sad. honestly, just play it for the…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is decent, but the 'remastered' version looks the same as the original and is a lot more buggy. Just buy the original.”
“It's a great prequel to Life is Strange and it really helps bring some more understanding to the characters you've come to know and care about. The game has a kick-ass soundtrack just like the first game. Yet.. there…”
“This game as a 'remaster' is horrible. The normal/ unchanged game itself is great and recommend it heavily. There were so many bugs like 1st it was in Japanese (not hating it as an addition) but it started a game based…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a great prequel to Life is Strange and it really helps bring some more understanding to the characters you've come to know and care about. The game has a kick-ass soundtrack just like the first game. Yet.. there…”
“This game as a 'remaster' is horrible. The normal/ unchanged game itself is great and recommend it heavily. There were so many bugs like 1st it was in Japanese (not hating it as an addition) but it started a game based…”
“Its got bugs. Its got glitches. Sometimes the text doesn't match what's being said. Sometimes the text says stuff and the character goes quiet. But besides its goof ups, this game has charm, environment, and adds so…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“some of the choices and words aren't what I will use in everyday life, but it has good closure scenes at the end of the episodes.”
“i really love this game, very good story too but it also felt rushed or maybe the game episodes felt incomplete becuz it doesnt showed how rachel and frank get to know each other, so ill just rate this 7/10”
“did they remaster it to add bugs or something ,,, the subtitles get stuck sometimes and sometimes theres either no audio or you randomly hear grunting noises but besides bugs i love rachel MY SHAYLAAA :((( i wish it had…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Let me just say from the very start that the game wasn't the best but it doesn't mean it wasn't good. I never really understood Chloe in the first game but actually stepping into her shoes and having to deal with her…”
“Favorite LIS game by far. Chloe has always been my favorite character and it makes me a little sad she has only received one game based around her. This game as well as the first LIS game are what I consider 'the house…”
“Although Before The Storm suffers from some of its own flaws compared to the original Life Is Strange game (such as dialogue options being far more vague and Chloe needing to still be... well... herself due to being a…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Im so glad I tried this game. Some of my friends, when I asked them about Life is Strange, said they didnt play it because they werent interested in Chloes story (why?). I dont really understand how u can piece together…”
“i really love this game, very good story too but it also felt rushed or maybe the game episodes felt incomplete becuz it doesnt showed how rachel and frank get to know each other, so ill just rate this 7/10”
“*SPOILERS* CRYING AND SOBBING AS I REVIEW, THAT BONUS EPISODE WAS MESSED UP MAN. I can NOT believe Rachel dies in the first game. Her relationship with Chloe was beautiful and i wish it had more time to flourish. BUT…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“How to end a game leaving the player completely destroyed and heartbroken even if they already knew what was gonna happen: Goal achieved. I loved every second of it <3”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“They couldn’t use Chloe’s original VA back then, and it still feels like a missed opportunity not to bring her back now in the remaster to fix what the original lacked. The visuals are clearly improved, but I ran into issues I didn’t have in the original, both audio and…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Life Is Strange Before the Storm breaks your heart. You usually play it after Life Is Strange, so you already know what will happen. But the game still makes you hope for a happy ending. It makes you think that maybe this time things can be different. Maybe Chloe and Rachel can…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Female Protagonist · LGBTQ+ · Story Rich · Multiple Endings · Romance · Action · Third Person · Emotional · Drama · Adventure · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Official site | https://www.lifeisstrange.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.2 GHz / Intel Core i3-2100, 3.1 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon R7 250x, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 23 GB available space Additional Notes: 720p / 30fps / Low settings