Life is Strange 2

Episodic narrative adventure where choices shape two brothers’ road trip

DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released Sep 26, 2018

Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 41K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 317 in 30 days
Playing now: 84; peak 24h 126
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 6 years ago; May 1, 2020

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Life is Strange 2?

This episodic third-person adventure follows teenager Sean Diaz and his telekinetic younger brother as they flee Seattle for Mexico after a tragic incident. You explore locations, talk to characters, and make choices that influence Daniel’s behavior and the brothers’ outcomes.

For you if...

+you prefer story and choices over action-heavy gameplay
+you want a slow, emotionally heavy road story
+you value stories about brotherhood and social issues

Not for you if...

−you want fast pacing and frequent hands-on gameplay
−you dislike relentlessly sad stories and political commentary
−you expect many dialogue options in most conversations

What players say

88% of 41,107 reviews are positive · 94% of 317 in the last 30 days

Players praise Sean and Daniel’s relationship, the emotional story, consequential choices, soundtrack, and treatment of racism and immigration. Common complaints describe the pace as very slow and the interaction as too passive, with long stretches of walking or cutscenes and limited dialogue choices; some players also find the tragedies relentless and the political commentary heavy-handed.

Screenshots and trailer

Life is Strange 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (4.00 Ghz)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 46
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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.