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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love life is strange more than I can properly explain for me its one of those games that just sticks with you. it’s not some super action-packed or anything, but it still makes you feel so much emotions while you’re…”
“i cried at the end, but i'm too poor to buy the whole thing. so i'm waiting for a summer sale. i've heard nothing but good things about this game 10/10 would DEFINITELY recommend.”
“The absolute cinema of interactive storytelling from the golden time of Choices Matter genre! This is common knowledge of any gamer and should be played by everyone at least once in a life time. However, speaking of…”
28 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“A great game with an emotional story. A Game where your choices matter like Detroit Become Human. 10/10”
“Well made story, think you have if figured out at times. Nope, Gotta rewind so many times and still miss things out. Half way done and it keeps me engage for so long.”
“This game was actually more than just a game for me. It gives you choices, but every choice still has weight behind it. Starts kinda slow, then it slowly pulls you in until it just hits different emotionally. By the…”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love life is strange more than I can properly explain for me its one of those games that just sticks with you. it’s not some super action-packed or anything, but it still makes you feel so much emotions while you’re…”
“The absolute cinema of interactive storytelling from the golden time of Choices Matter genre! This is common knowledge of any gamer and should be played by everyone at least once in a life time. However, speaking of…”
“I just finished my second playthrough, six years after my first. I played 'Before the Storm' a couple of days ago, so I decided to revisit this story. Coming from the prequel with so much more context made the…”
15 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“The absolute cinema of interactive storytelling from the golden time of Choices Matter genre! This is common knowledge of any gamer and should be played by everyone at least once in a life time. However, speaking of…”
“The game is absolutely beautiful. I really enjoyed the story and even started crying at some parts, and near the end when max was revisiting all her old memories with chloe as she was taking her up the lighthouse was so…”
“A very late review, but time travel is kind of the point. I played this game twice on PlayStation years ago, and now I finally got 100% achievements on Steam. And honestly? This is still one of the best story-driven…”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I just finished my second playthrough, six years after my first. I played 'Before the Storm' a couple of days ago, so I decided to revisit this story. Coming from the prequel with so much more context made the…”
“Been 7 years since I played it for the first time, so I had to give it another go. A great story definitely made with love.”
“A very late review, but time travel is kind of the point. I played this game twice on PlayStation years ago, and now I finally got 100% achievements on Steam. And honestly? This is still one of the best story-driven…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I wanted to save the dog, but the humans were a harder sell. Overall Rating: Mixed/Recommended (for the right person) I finally finished this 2015 "cult classic" after starting it years ago and putting it down. While I…”
“Found this game randomly on steam, and had to buy the whole series after playing the first episode. Everything about it is beautiful, excluding some awkward dialogue in ep1/2. Is free will really a choice?”
“The blue-haired girl manages to die six-seven times: shot in the bathroom, shooting herself, hit by a train, from a terminal illness, overdose, shot again at the junkyard, shot in a dirty girls' bathroom. I managed to…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The absolute cinema of interactive storytelling from the golden time of Choices Matter genre! This is common knowledge of any gamer and should be played by everyone at least once in a life time. However, speaking of…”
“True to the title, Life IS Strange. A great story game, although your choice doesn't matter as much as newer games, but it holds up well, and a lot of emotions, like A LOT, I will definitely cry if I replay this game.…”
“this is not action kind of game. is just story and things happening thats it. recommend.”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The absolute cinema of interactive storytelling from the golden time of Choices Matter genre! This is common knowledge of any gamer and should be played by everyone at least once in a life time. However, speaking of…”
“the type of game you can only play once and doesnt ever hit the same again, still a really good game even to play once and defintly worth the pick up if on sale, only complaint with the entire game is that there are a…”
“A game that you need to play at least once. The storyline is good and the plot twists are unexpected. I might replay it in the future but it will never be the same when I played it the first time. I'll go play the other…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“You think you’re in control. You’re not. Life is Strange gives you choices, but it also shows you what they cost. And that’s what makes it hit. Legendary Story Game. You should play it for at least once.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Years later and this game still hits just hard. The atmosphere the indie musics and the weight of every choice make it a masterpiece of narrative storytelling A must-play if you want to feel something real.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I’m at a loss for words. This is the most heart-wrenching experience I’ve ever had in my life. I had a lump in my throat during the finale, and eventually, I just couldn't hold back the tears. It has left me completely emotionally wrecked. I need a long break to process this…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:15 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Latest official news
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Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Reveal Livestream
Max Caulfield returns in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, an all-new supernatural murder mystery in the award winning Life is Strange series, by Deck Nine Games. https://store.steampowered.com/app/18
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’
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Story Rich · Choices Matter · Great Soundtrack · Female Protagonist · Time Travel · Atmospheric · Episodic · Singleplayer · Adventure · Time Manipulation · Multiple Endings · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Stereo Sound · Subtitle Options · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 60 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.lifeisstrange.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space