Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
93.3Rating
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About This Game
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a action/adventure game designed for single-player, developed by Deck Nine and Feral Interactive (Mac) and Feral Interactive (Linux) and released in 2017. With an estimated 1.7 million copies sold, it is considered a major commercial success on Steam. With 37.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 93.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 9.94 hours, with side content bringing that to 11.15 hours, and a completionist run can reach 12.98 hours. The game has 5 DLCs available, expanding the base experience with additional content. Players commonly describe it as Story Rich, Choices Matter, Great Soundtrack, Female Protagonist and Atmospheric.
Media
User Reviews
93.3
Overall Score / 100
9.3/10
Steam (37642 rev)
Playtime Estimates
9.94h
🎯 Main Story
11.15h
⭐ Main + Sides
12.98h
💯 Completionist
Based on 83 player submissions
DLCs (5)
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 2
Free
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Episode 3
Free
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Farewell
Free
Life is Strange: Before the Storm DLC - Deluxe Upgrade
Free
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Classic Chloe Outfit Pack
$0.99
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Game Information
Release Date
August 31, 2017
Developer
Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
$16.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
1.7M
(1.3M - 2M) VRI ScoreLearning
84.7
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Action
Adventure
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Story Rich
Choices Matter
Great Soundtrack
Female Protagonist
Atmospheric
Singleplayer
Episodic
Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure
Multiple Endings
Third Person
Drama
Mystery
Action
Indie
LGBTQ+
Walking Simulator
Point & Click
Psychological Horror
Memes
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz)
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.
Minimum:
- OS: macOS 10.13.5
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Nvidia 650M, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 5100 or better (see notes for more details).
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
- * All Mac Minis since Late 2014
- * All 13” MacBook Pros released since 2013
- * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better (1)
- * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2013
- * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2013 (2)
- * All 27" iMac Pro's
- * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013
- 1. Mid 2015 models with an AMD Radeon R9 M370X are not supported.
- 2. Late 2012 models with Nvidia 675 or Nvidia 680 graphics are also supported.
- * All Mac Mini's since Late 2012
- * All Macbooks released since Early 2015
- * All Macbook Airs released since Mid 2012
- * All 13" Macbook Pros released since Mid 2012
- * All 21.5” iMacs released since Early 2013
Minimum:
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB Nvidia GTX 680, 2GB AMD R9 27
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better.
- * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
Recommended:
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.2GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB Nvidia GTX 970, 4GB AMD RX 470
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
- * AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better.
- * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.
Legal Notice
Life is Strange: Before the Storm © 2017 Square Enix Ltd. All Rights Reserved. LIFE IS STRANGE and LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Ltd.