Life Is Strange
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.
- Released
- 2015
- Developer
- Don’t Nod
- Platforms
- 10 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 5 GB
What is Life Is Strange?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 30 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Don’t Nod |
| Publisher | Feral Interactive, Square Enix |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q18536861, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Life Is Strange received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
- Subtitle Options
Hearing
- Custom Volume Controls
- Stereo Sound
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 5 GB |
| Add-on content | 1 DLC listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Life Is Strange on 30 August 2026 looking for recurring complaints. Nothing came up often enough to report: no theme was mentioned by more than 3% of them. That is not a claim that the game is bug-free, only that the people who disliked it were not agreeing about why.
Games like Life Is Strange
24 games overlap with Life Is Strange on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Life Is Strange: Before the Storm, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Life is Strange 2.
Common questions about Life Is Strange
What platforms is Life Is Strange on?
Life Is Strange is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2015.
Is Life Is Strange free?
Yes. Life Is Strange is free to download on Steam.
Do players recommend Life Is Strange?
96% of 175,705 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does Life Is Strange work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Life Is Strange as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Life Is Strange download?
5 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Life Is Strange?
Life Is Strange was developed by Don’t Nod and published by Feral Interactive, Square Enix.