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.
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- 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.
Is Life Is Strange worth it?
96% of 175,705 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. It is free to play.
That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. Players do report problems — see the reported-problems section below before buying. We have not published our own review of this game.
How long is Life Is Strange? How long to beat it
Total play time for Life Is Strange is about 18.5 hours to do everything, and around 14.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 14.1h | 2,250 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 16.4h | 1,639 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 18.5h | 2,072 |
Life Is Strange is free to play, so the only cost is your time: about 14.1 hours to beat it.
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Life Is Strange system requirements
The minimum requirements from Life Is Strange's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.
| Memory | 2 GB RAM (other games at this level) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Dual Core 2.0GHz |
| Graphics | ATI |
| Storage | 5 GB (more games this size) |
Where Life Is Strange sits on the grid
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How positions are decided
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Life Is Strange price & deals: is it on sale?
We have one reading so far: Free on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.
Latest Life Is Strange updates & patch notes
Pulled from Life Is Strange's own Steam feed on 5 September 2026. Posts marked as from the studio were written by the developer; the rest are articles Steam syndicated from elsewhere. Every one links to its source.
- Life is Strange developer Don't Nod look primed for layoffs, as the studio announces a "transformation initiative"
- Life is Strange creator Don't Nod look to be in hot water as a financial report says they'll be out of cash by November
- Life is Strange's soundtrack is full of licensed bangers, and still hits even 11 years later
- Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together
- Whoops, looks like PEGI accidentally revealed that a new Life is Strange is on the way
- Life is Strange and Lost Records devs Don't Nod are working on a new Netflix-backed narrative game
What readers say about Life Is Strange
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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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.
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Where Life Is Strange appears
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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.
Part of the Life Is Strange series
Life Is Strange is one of 5 Life Is Strange games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
Life Is Strange head to head
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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.
Is Life Is Strange worth it in 2026?
96% of 175,705 Steam reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive), and it is free to play. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.
What are the system requirements for Life Is Strange?
At minimum, Life Is Strange needs 2 GB RAM, a Dual Core 2.0GHz, a ATI, 5 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.
How long does it take to beat Life Is Strange?
about 14.1 hours for the main story, 16.4 hours with the main extras, 18.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.