Life Is Strange cover art

Game

Life Is Strange

2015 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Puzzle · Adventure · Indie

81IGDB player score
1,900 ratings

Previously Take

An 81 average from 1,900 ratings. Does what it sets out to do, no more and no less. An adventure game leaning hard into fantasy, science fiction — more about the journey than the destination. No multiplayer, no problem — the campaign carries the whole thing.

About this game

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

You are Max, a photography senior who saves her old friend Chloe by discovering she can rewind time. The pair soon find themselves exposed to the darker side of Arcadia Bay as they uncover the disturbing truth behind the sudden disappearance of a fellow student. Meanwhile, Max begins to have premonitions as she struggles to understand the implications of her power. She must quickly learn that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

Episode 3 Launch Trailer

Episode 1 Launch Trailer

Limited Edition Trailer

Game facts

Release date

Jan 29, 2015

Developer

DON'T NOD

Publisher

Feral Interactive, Square Enix

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Genres

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Themes

Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama, Mystery

Game modes

Single player

Franchise

Life is Strange

Perspective

Third person

Critic score

79 / 100 (7 reviews)

More in this series

Life is Strange: Episode 2 - Out of Time cover artLife is Strange: Episode 2 - Out of Time2015 · Rated 80Life is Strange: Episode 3 - Chaos Theory cover artLife is Strange: Episode 3 - Chaos Theory2015 · Rated 79Life is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis cover artLife is Strange: Episode 1 - Chrysalis2015 · Rated 80Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized cover artLife is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized2015 · Rated 78Life is Strange: Episode 4 - Dark Room cover artLife is Strange: Episode 4 - Dark Room2015 · Rated 80Life is Strange: Before the Storm cover artLife is Strange: Before the Storm2017 · Rated 76Life Is Strange 2 cover artLife Is Strange 22018 · Rated 79Life is Strange: True Colors cover artLife is Strange: True Colors2021 · Rated 82

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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