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Life is Strange: Double Exposure
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
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
22 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Max returns, but this time her power feels almost dangerous. Shifting between timelines to uncover Safi’s fate creates a darker, more unsettling mystery. Their bond adds real emotional weight, and every decision feels…”
“a pretty good LiS addition, and a step up from True Colors. some weirdness with the new powers. DEFINITELY play this first if you want to play REUNION.”
“Playing Life is Strange: Double Exposure felt like coming home in the best possible way. It was genuinely beautiful to see Max again and revisit familiar places from the earlier games. Those old locations carry so much…”
17 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“man this game is so cute(though i havent finished yet) but god there are so many bugs its insane. the sheer amount of bugs and glitches make the game so difficult to play :(”
“The central mystery is really good until the last chapter. Characters are cute and well written (until the last chapter). Considering context of the next game "Reunion", it feels like they chose a completely different…”
“SPOILER WARNING! Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, but to be honest, I treated it as an alternate universe rather than canon. It just felt like after all these years of being a LIS fan, especially of Chloe and…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“I enjoyed parts of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, especially the music, Max’s return, and Amanda as a character. The atmosphere is there, and the mystery had me invested for a while. But overall, the game feels…”
“Max returns, but this time her power feels almost dangerous. Shifting between timelines to uncover Safi’s fate creates a darker, more unsettling mystery. Their bond adds real emotional weight, and every decision feels…”
“Based on the reviews, I didn’t expect a standout experience, but up until the end of chapter 2 it was a masterpiece, that really surprised me. After that the story just gets weirder and kind of makes less sense. There’s…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Max returns, but this time her power feels almost dangerous. Shifting between timelines to uncover Safi’s fate creates a darker, more unsettling mystery. Their bond adds real emotional weight, and every decision feels…”
“This game had the potential to be great but it falls short i enjoyed the game for the most part except for the ending i still recommend playing this game because reunion is a pretty good entry but requires knowledge…”
“this is a really good game its got a good story and interesting mechanics but my one complaint is that you cant get 100% achievements unless you have the cat dlc which is like £15 for a tiny bit of content with a cat.…”
47 of the 102 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“I love the Life is Strange series, but unfortunately this instalment doesn’t come anywhere near matching the magic of its predecessors, let alone the first one.”
“I enjoyed parts of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, especially the music, Max’s return, and Amanda as a character. The atmosphere is there, and the mystery had me invested for a while. But overall, the game feels…”
“Lacks the charm of its predecessor. Poor pacing. Boring mechanics and choices, lots of backtracking. Locks 100% achievements behind 15 minute DLC for 20 euro. Hate to be that guy, but it's so woke that the only straight…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“man this game is so cute(though i havent finished yet) but god there are so many bugs its insane. the sheer amount of bugs and glitches make the game so difficult to play :(”
“Didn't expect it to be as magical as the first Life is Strange but... yikes. -Half of the characters are difficult to believe or bland. Only Moses strikes me as a good character. -The plot. Big and small, plot holes are…”
“Was my game insanely glitchy, yes! But is this my favorite game in the franchise and I feel like I connected incredibly well with all the characters ALSO YES!! (^_^) I dont know why people dog on this game so much, I…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I enjoyed parts of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, especially the music, Max’s return, and Amanda as a character. The atmosphere is there, and the mystery had me invested for a while. But overall, the game feels…”
“Lacks the charm of its predecessor. Poor pacing. Boring mechanics and choices, lots of backtracking. Locks 100% achievements behind 15 minute DLC for 20 euro. Hate to be that guy, but it's so woke that the only straight…”
“I do get people that say they didn´t like this game as much as they liked the original LiS. BUT, I still think this game is very good in its own way. It misses a bit of the art-charm the first game had, but the…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Lacks the charm of its predecessor. Poor pacing. Boring mechanics and choices, lots of backtracking. Locks 100% achievements behind 15 minute DLC for 20 euro. Hate to be that guy, but it's so woke that the only straight…”
“a pretty good LiS addition, and a step up from True Colors. some weirdness with the new powers. DEFINITELY play this first if you want to play REUNION.”
“It's a dissapointment as a sequel to the first game, the first chapter or two starts of with some fun ideas but both story, gameplay and character writing is extremely shallow. Not happy with my purchase at all.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Lacks the charm of its predecessor. Poor pacing. Boring mechanics and choices, lots of backtracking. Locks 100% achievements behind 15 minute DLC for 20 euro. Hate to be that guy, but it's so woke that the only straight…”
“I think this was a pretty good entry in the series. The story was good and as always the music is great. I'd skip the DLC though. It wouldn't add much to the game.”
“this is a really good game its got a good story and interesting mechanics but my one complaint is that you cant get 100% achievements unless you have the cat dlc which is like £15 for a tiny bit of content with a cat.…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game reminded me why I loved LIS1. It's very immersive. I really like wandering on campus and Snapping Turtles, just listening to people, talking, and maybe music. Turtles music is sooooo good and I wish there's a bar like this in reality. The story is ok, I'm not gonna say…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“I had a mixed experience with Life is Strange: Double Exposure. I enjoyed parts of it, especially the atmosphere and the return to Max as a main character, but it did not fully land for me in the same way the earlier games did. Max is still the highlight for me. I really liked…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Life is Strange: Double Exposure — a good game, or a story about how everything went wrong when the developers decided to build it on Unreal Engine 5? Story: Life is Strange: Double Exposure doesn’t even try to hide spoilers in its description. The game directly tells us: “After…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Life is Strange: Double Exposure Patch Notes - December 5th 2024
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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 · LGBTQ+ · Female Protagonist · Story Rich · Choose Your Own Adventure · Romance · Third Person · Action · Mystery · Emotional · Drama · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian * |
| 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 / 11 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB / AMD Radeon RX 470, 4GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: 1080p @ 30fps. SSD Recommended.