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Life Is Strange

Platforms

PC
PS3
PS4
Xbox 360
Xbox One

Initial release Jan. 30, 2015

Developers

DONTNOD Entertainment

Genres

Action Adventure
Indie
Puzzle
RPG

Publishers

Square Enix

Franchise Life is Strange

Life Is Strange Feed

Max and Chloe lean in for a closer look at something in Life is Strange

News

The original Life is Strange has been played by over 20 million people

Hella impressive

Nov. 24, 2023 Matt Jarvis

Bliss, a character who looks like a teen girl dressed for a skate party, balances a slush cup on her head and addresses the player in Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie

News

Don't Nod's new game Harmony: The Fall Of Reverie, Life Is Strange, Vampyr etc are all in their birthday sale

A 'your choices matter' fire sale

June 8, 2023 Alice Bell

Steph approaches the microphone in her radio DJ booth, in a screenshot from Life Is Strange: True Colors - Wavelengths DLC.

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Supporters only | Shocking nobody, this Life Is Strange superfan really liked the first Life Is Strange novel

But will normal people like it too?

March 31, 2023 Rebecca Jones

The protagonists of Life Is Strange 2 in a close-up against a forest background. Older brother Sean has his arm around younger brother Daniel, and both are smiling slightly.

Feature

Have You Played... Life Is Strange 2?

Let's hear it for the boy

Jan. 31, 2023 Rebecca Jones

Chris a.k.a. Captain Spirit practices his superhero pose, with one hand extended to project his power.

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Have You Played... The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit?

Life is as strange as you make it.

Dec. 23, 2022 Rebecca Jones

Screenshots from The Witcher 3, Metal Gear V: The Phantom Pain and Undertale for the RPS Time Capsule 2015.

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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2015

We list our favourite games from 2015, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else

Nov. 22, 2022 Katharine Castle

Square Enix on bringing characters to life and ditching episodes for Life Is Strange: True Colors

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Square Enix on bringing characters to life and ditching episodes for Life Is Strange: True Colors

"Life Is Strange has always been about emotions"

Aug. 3, 2022 Chris Wallace

Steph Gingrich in close-up, as she appears during her introductory scene in Life Is Strange: True Colors.

News

Life Is Strange's first tie-in novel is a prequel to True Colors, out March 2023

Steph's Story is authored by Rosiee Thor and published by Titan Books

July 28, 2022 Rebecca Jones

Kim and the detective pose in Disco Elysium artwork.

News

Amazon sign first-look deal with the company planning Disco Elysium and Life Is Strange shows

This doesn't mean they're making these shows, mind

Feb. 18, 2022 Alice O'Connor

Chloe Price, protagonist of Life Is Strange: Before The Storm, in a promotional screenshot for the Remastered Collection

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I'm a Life Is Strange die-hard and I have hella mixed feelings about the Remastered Collection

It's complicated, yo

Feb. 1, 2022 Rebecca Jones

A screenshot of Life Is Strange: True Colors showing protagonist Alex Chen, a young woman with the supernatural ability to "experience, absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others."

News

Here's 13 minutes of new Life Is Strange: True Colors gameplay

Get your bants on with Ryan and Steph

Aug. 18, 2021 Lauren Morton

Life Is Strange Remastered Collection is delayed until early 2022

News

Life Is Strange Remastered Collection is delayed until early 2022

Slightly less strange this September

Aug. 11, 2021 Lauren Morton

A screenshot of villain Chaos from Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin

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Every trailer from Square Enix's E3 2021 summer showcase

Guardians Of The Galaxy! Final Fantasy Origin! More Life Is Strange!

June 13, 2021 Katharine Castle

Life Is Strange: True Colours trailer shows empathy superpowers in action

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Life Is Strange: True Colours trailer shows empathy superpowers in action

A power I don't think I'd want

June 13, 2021 Imogen Beckhelling

Tencent acquires minority stake in Life Is Strange developers Dontnod

News

Tencent acquires minority stake in Life Is Strange developers Dontnod

For a bit more than ten cents

Jan. 27, 2021 Lauren Morton

Have You Played... Life Is Strange?

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Have You Played... Life Is Strange?

Bernard's Watching

July 31, 2020 Matt Cox

Square Enix are selling 54 Eidos games at a steal, for charity

Deals

Square Enix are selling 54 Eidos games at a steal, for charity

It's for a Just Cause

May 9, 2020 Natalie Clayton

For the second year running, the Glaad awards look like they're missing the mark on celebrating queer representation

News

For the second year running, the Glaad awards look like they're missing the mark on celebrating queer representation

Overwatch and Apex Legends amongst "Outstanding Video Game" nominees

Jan. 9, 2020 Imogen Beckhelling

An Outer Wilds alien (?) plays the banjo by a fire.

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9 of the best games with time travel

One Off The List

Jan. 3, 2020 Brendan Caldwell

Feeling low? It’s okay. Join us in our gaming happy places

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Feeling low? It’s okay. Join us in our gaming happy places

Let's all take care of each other

Dec. 16, 2019 Craig Pearson

DontNod tease the return of Captain Spirit in Life Is Strange 2

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DontNod tease the return of Captain Spirit in Life Is Strange 2

Chris crossover

Jan. 5, 2019 Jay Castello

More games should be truly honest about death

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More games should be truly honest about death

Do not go gentle

Dec. 28, 2018 Dan Hett

Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 verdict-o-chat

Review

Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 verdict-o-chat

If you go down to the woods today

Sept. 26, 2018 RPS

Life Is Strange 2's reveal trailer introduces us to the Diaz brothers

News

Life Is Strange 2's reveal trailer introduces us to the Diaz brothers

Expect a neverending series of gut punches.

Aug. 20, 2018 Dominic Tarason

Life Is Strange 2 trailer teases a super superpower

News

Life Is Strange 2 trailer teases a super superpower

IT'S SHOVING TIME!

Aug. 2, 2018 Alice O'Connor

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Games from the Life is Strange franchise

Life is Strange: Double Exposure
2024
Life is Strange: Remastered Collection
2022
Life Is Strange: True Colors
2021
Life Is Strange 2
2018
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
2018
Life is Strange Before the Storm
2017