Life is Strange Remastered

Choice-driven third-person adventure about rewinding time and solving a mystery

Deck Nine · Published by Square Enix · Released Feb 1, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 11K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 243 in 30 days
Playing now: 74; peak 24h 132
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Jul 17, 2023

What is Life is Strange Remastered?

A single-player, third-person adventure set in Arcadia Bay. As photography student Max Caulfield, you rewind time, make story-changing choices, and investigate a student's disappearance with your friend Chloe Price.

For you if...

+you value emotional stories and character relationships
+you enjoy mysteries built around a time-rewind mechanic
+you want consequential choices and multiple endings

Not for you if...

−you want combat-heavy action or complex gameplay systems
−you dislike emotionally heavy, relationship-focused stories

What players say

92% of 11,207 reviews are positive · 93% of 243 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the emotional story, characters, difficult choices, and time-rewind mechanic. Many criticize the remaster's altered visuals and recurring glitches; recent reports still describe a Chapter 4 bug that can block progress.

Screenshots and trailer

Life is Strange Remastered system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.2 GHz / Intel Core i3-2100, 3.1 GHz
Graphics: Radeon R7 250x, 1GB / GeForce GTX 460, 2 GB
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 42 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: 720p / 30fps / Low settings

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 60
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian.