Life is Strange: True Colors

Choice-driven narrative adventure with supernatural empathy and a small-town mystery

Deck Nine · Published by Square Enix · Released Sep 9, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 17K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 47 in 30 days
Playing now: 18; peak 24h 19
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 years ago; Oct 8, 2021

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Life is Strange: True Colors?

A third-person, single-player adventure set in Haven Springs, where Alex Chen investigates her brother’s death. Explore the town’s streets and shops, meet residents, and use Alex’s ability to sense and manipulate strong emotions as you make choices about her relationships.

For you if...

+you like character-focused stories with emotional themes
+you want friendship and romance choices in a story

Not for you if...

−you want combat challenges rather than conversation and exploration
−you prefer a large world with many different locations

What players say

89% of 16,897 reviews are positive · 87% of 47 in the last 30 days

Players praise Alex, the town’s appearance, its characters, and the soundtrack. Others find the story short or rushed and say choices and Alex’s power have too little effect on the plot.

Screenshots and trailer

Life is Strange: True Colors system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz
Graphics: Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

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