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Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Released Feb 1, 2022 Developer Deck Nine Publisher Square Enix Platforms Windows Choices MatterFemale ProtagonistLGBTQ+Story RichMultiple Endings
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

81.5%positive2,722 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“The game is decent, but the 'remastered' version looks the same as the original and is a lot more buggy. Just buy the original.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

89playing at last check
12924-hour peak
355all-time peak
0 100 200 2023 2024 2025 2026 133 avg · Mar 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

34achievements
34.0%median completion
18.8%rarest: Permanent Record
67.0% of players 67.0% of players 63.6% of players 53.9% of players 53.3% of players 49.4% of players 49.3% of players 48.5% of players 48.4% of players 45.2% of players 43.1% of players 41.5% of players 41.5% of players 40.3% of players 40.2% of players 39.8% of players 39.3% of players 34.0% of players 33.9% of players 33.6% of players 32.1% of players 31.1% of players 31.0% of players 30.5% of players 30.4% of players 26.7% of players 26.3% of players 26.0% of players 24.9% of players 24.5% of players 23.5% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 18.8% of players 67.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
67.0%Recreational Vandalism — Complete the optional graffiti #1 in Episode 1: Awake
67.0%I See U Saw — Complete the optional graffiti #2 in Episode 1: Awake
63.6%Awake, Dear Heart — Complete Episode 1: Awake
Rarest badges of honor
18.8%Permanent Record — Complete the optional graffiti #8 in Episode 2: Brave New World
19.9%Messed Up — Complete the optional graffiti #10 in Episode 3: Hell Is Empty
20.2%Venting Machine — Complete the optional graffiti #6 in Episode 3: Hell Is Empty

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK33.99 GBP
Australia59.95 AUD
Canada53.99 CAD
Japan5,280 JPY
Brazil199.00 BRL
China273.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Japan≈$32 Canada Brazil US China Australia UK EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 09, 2024
Max Caulfield returns in Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Max Caulfield, photographer-in-residence at the prestigious Caledon University, discovers her closest new friend, Safi, dead in the snow. Murdered. To save her, Max tries to Rewind time – a power she’

Jul 17, 2023
LIFE IS STRANGE: REMASTERED COLLECTION PATCH NOTES

Deck Nine Games and Square Enix have continued work on fixing some issues in a new patch for the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection, which is now available. We thank you for your patience and for

Aug 11, 2022
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered Patch Notes

A patch is now available for Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered on Steam, including fixes to colour degradation, and fixes to instances of quality option, animation and t-posing bugs.

Feb 11, 2022
LIFE IS STRANGE: REMASTERED COLLECTION - PATCH PLANS

Please see our new blog for details outlining patch plans for the #LifeIsStrange Remastered Collection: https://sqex.link/95py Do let us know through our customer support link if you are experiencing

Feb 01, 2022
LAUNCH BLOG - LIFE IS STRANGE: REMASTERED COLLECTION

We are thrilled to give fans new and old alike the chance to experience the first two games in the iconic Life is Strange series, Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm, on new consoles

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsChoices Matter · Female Protagonist · LGBTQ+ · Story Rich · Multiple Endings · Romance · Action · Third Person · Emotional · Drama · Adventure · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements34
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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