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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

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 10K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 320 in 30 days
Players
91
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jul 17, 2023
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 42 GB disk
Full requirements

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

91% of 10,215 reviews are positive · 96% of 320 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.

Players over time

▼ -48% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 345 players on Oct 13, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202691
Nov 6, 202689
Nov 5, 202669
Nov 4, 202682
Nov 3, 202685
Nov 2, 202687
Nov 1, 2026100
Oct 31, 2026109
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Oct 28, 2026111
Oct 27, 2026154
Oct 26, 2026172
Oct 25, 2026223
Oct 24, 2026192
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Oct 20, 2026273
Oct 18, 2026337
Oct 17, 2026304
Oct 16, 2026276
Oct 15, 2026290
Oct 14, 2026314
Oct 13, 2026345
Oct 11, 2026339
Oct 10, 2026284
Oct 9, 2026296
Oct 8, 2026270
Oct 7, 2026192
Oct 6, 2026176
Oct 4, 2026177
Oct 3, 2026151
Oct 2, 2026111
Oct 1, 202688
Sep 30, 202699
Sep 29, 2026101
Sep 27, 2026121
Sep 26, 2026116
Sep 25, 202674
Sep 24, 202696
Sep 23, 202674
Sep 23, 2026132
Sep 22, 2026120
Sep 21, 2026172

How many players finish Life is Strange Remastered?

40% of Steam players have unlocked «Polarized», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Life is Strange Remastered screenshot 1

Life is Strange Remastered system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 42 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i5-2400, 3.1 GHz
Graphics
Radeon RX 580, 4 GB / GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
42 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
1080p / 60fps / High settings

Does Life is Strange Remastered have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Life is Strange Remastered run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
60
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian.

Does Life is Strange Remastered use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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