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Life is Strange: True Colors
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
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
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Life is Strange: True Colors — a unique original or a poor imitation of Life is Strange 1? Life is Strange: True Colors tells the story of Alex Chen, who hides her “curse” from everyone — a supernatural ability to sense…”
“this is my second time playing this game since it's been released. i love life is strange so so much. true colors makes me so emotional. i love the chen family so much. alex deserves the whole world. i hope one day i'll…”
“Wow, the best story i guess. I thought true colors would be the worst but I was wrong. I've never cried so much in any other Lis games. Perfect (don't buy DLC)!!!”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“My Quick Honest Review of LiS True Colors: After playing all the other LiS games apart from Double Exposure (as I'm not going there), I can say I just cannot recommend buying this game. Yes it's in the LiS universe we…”
“This game is sadly so underappreciated... Sure, there are a few cringeworthy moments here and there, but it was still an amazing experience. The story completely caught me off guard... It takes a huge twist early on,…”
“If only Haven Springs was a real place. (minus the mining, anyway) This game permanently lives in my heart. The place, the people, the story. Steph is probably the best character in it. If there is one game character I…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Life is Strange: True Colors — a unique original or a poor imitation of Life is Strange 1? Life is Strange: True Colors tells the story of Alex Chen, who hides her “curse” from everyone — a supernatural ability to sense…”
“This is by far my favorite LIS game followed by LIS 2. The story, as with the other LIS games, is emotional, provocative, and makes you make challenging decisions. You play as Alex meeting her estranged brother in a…”
“I really loved the depth of the story. Played it at a moment where learning to recognize my own feelings and understanding when not to interfere with other people’s emotions felt really meaningful. I usually lean more…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If only Haven Springs was a real place. (minus the mining, anyway) This game permanently lives in my heart. The place, the people, the story. Steph is probably the best character in it. If there is one game character I…”
“Life is Strange: True Colors is a beautiful, quiet experience that stayed with me more than I expected. It didn’t hit me as hard emotionally as the first game, but there were still moments where I just paused and…”
“True Colors is the second best Life is Strange game I've played so far after the first one. Alex feels like a well rounded character with Edges you can feel. It's also a really good and emotional story with an…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If only Haven Springs was a real place. (minus the mining, anyway) This game permanently lives in my heart. The place, the people, the story. Steph is probably the best character in it. If there is one game character I…”
“Love this game! played twice! people hate it cuz its not like the others. but the vibe, music, even the town and is good and makes it special!”
“I finished LiS2 and bought this game immediately after because I needed another hit, and I'm glad I did. This game is like the perfect palette cleanser after LiS2 and it's a totally different story and it's got my…”
31 of the 103 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly such a nothing burger game, it has so many characters yet none get a chance to be fully fleshed out. The main story has a alright premise however goes about it in a pretty mid way, some parts even infuriatingly…”
“My Quick Honest Review of LiS True Colors: After playing all the other LiS games apart from Double Exposure (as I'm not going there), I can say I just cannot recommend buying this game. Yes it's in the LiS universe we…”
“The Deck Nine LiS games are all about safe fan-service rather than well-written compelling stories. The character stuff is alright, but the overarching narrative is nonsensical and cliched.”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly such a nothing burger game, it has so many characters yet none get a chance to be fully fleshed out. The main story has a alright premise however goes about it in a pretty mid way, some parts even infuriatingly…”
“Play a game where your choices are supposed to matter and shape the course of the story - only to find out in Chapter 1 that none of them actually do. Even later, (I ended up watching the gameplay on YouTube because it…”
“5/10 Conditional recommendation Pros: -Works great on Steamdeck. No issues whatsoever. -Gorgeous graphics. -The gameplay is very straightforward and provides little barrier to entry. -The plot has some satisfying…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm super glad I got this on sale because it's not really worth the full price, especially since I just finished Life Is Strange 2, cried about that game for weeks, immediately got this one a few weeks after and was...…”
“Play a game where your choices are supposed to matter and shape the course of the story - only to find out in Chapter 1 that none of them actually do. Even later, (I ended up watching the gameplay on YouTube because it…”
“5/10 Conditional recommendation Pros: -Works great on Steamdeck. No issues whatsoever. -Gorgeous graphics. -The gameplay is very straightforward and provides little barrier to entry. -The plot has some satisfying…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“im sorry but the gameplay is like 11 hours plus 3 hours with the dlc, its way overpriced..the story isnt bad but its rushed and it sucks cause the plot and characters have huge potential for more depth :( as much as i…”
“i never played the original games (even though i was on lesbian tumblr in 2015) and hadn't expected to ever engage with the series. HOWEVER. i was introduced to true colors thru my partner who has recently been…”
“a bit short compared to LiS1 but still a good game”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Wow, the best story i guess. I thought true colors would be the worst but I was wrong. I've never cried so much in any other Lis games. Perfect (don't buy DLC)!!!”
“The game is good. A 7/10. I do not recommend the dlc tho. it is boring. it is a bit interesting to know more about steph, but the gameplay was very boring to me. I recommend the main game tho. The story is great and the…”
“[code] ------------- Overall ------------ 🏆 🔳🔳🔳🔳🔳🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 8/10 🏆 ---------------------------------- Unfortunately, for some reason, it didn't give me the same feeling as the earlier installments in the franchise.…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“[h1]Life is Strange: True Colors: Beautiful on the Outside, Complicated on the Inside[/h1] [b]Going into Life is Strange: True Colors, I wasn’t expecting another Life is Strange (1) level emotional breakdown… but I was hoping for something close. And what I got instead was a…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Game gifted by YouTube.com/LotusCrane (Thanks, man.) Alex has been separated from her brother Gabe for eight years due to their mother dying, their father abandoning them, and finally, Gabe going to juvenile hall. Alex has spent all those years in the foster care system,…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Deck Nine’s Life is Strange: True Colors delivers a beautifully performed, emotionally intimate story of belonging as Alex Chen uses her empathic abilities to uncover the truth behind a corporate tragedy in Haven Springs—an atmospheric and character-driven journey elevated by a…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Story Rich · LGBTQ+ · Female Protagonist · Multiple Endings · Choose Your Own Adventure · Romance · Emotional · Third Person · Atmospheric · Drama · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.lifeisstrange.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space