Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Choice-driven prequel adventure about Chloe and Rachel's friendship
Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Published by Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) · Released Aug 31, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 38K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 69 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 21
- peak 24h 36
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Life is Strange: Before the Storm?
This single-player, third-person adventure unfolds across three parts, set three years before the first game. As sixteen-year-old Chloe Price, you move through scenes, choose dialogue, and use Backtalk to provoke people or get your way while a secret about Rachel Amber's family tests their new friendship. Your choices can lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like episodic adventures built around dialogue choices
- +you enjoy character-driven stories about teenage friendship
Not for you if...
- −you need choices to substantially change the story
- −you want more gameplay beyond conversations and exploration
- −you dislike stories centered on teenage conflict
What players say
93% of 37,930 reviews are positive · 89% of 69 in the last 30 days
Players praise Chloe and Rachel's relationship, the character writing, and the soundtrack. Common complaints are that choices often seem to have little effect, Backtalk feels clunky, and the ending feels rushed.
Screenshots and trailer
Life is Strange: Before the Storm 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
- AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz)
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 14 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
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Story Rich
- Choices Matter
- Great Soundtrack
- Female Protagonist
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Episodic
- Adventure
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Multiple Endings
- Third Person
- Mystery
- Action
- Indie
- LGBTQ+
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5 DLC available.
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