Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Choice-driven story adventure about Chloe and Rachel's friendship

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

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 4,944
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 116 in 30 days
Playing now: 29; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Jul 17, 2023

What is Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered?

This third-person story adventure takes place three years before Life is Strange. You play as sixteen-year-old Chloe Price, making choices as she befriends Rachel Amber and Rachel uncovers a secret about her family.

For you if...

+you value story choices and emotional character drama
+you enjoy prequels that explore familiar characters

Not for you if...

−you prefer action to relationship-centered storytelling
−you want the first game's time-reversal powers

What players say

85% of 4,944 reviews are positive · 88% of 116 in the last 30 days

Players praise the emotional story, Chloe and Rachel's characterization, and the soundtrack. Many complain about audio, subtitle, and visual bugs in the remaster, and some see little improvement over the original version.

Screenshots and trailer

Life is Strange: Before the Storm 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, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 23 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: 34
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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