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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

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
84% of 52 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Feb 24, 2022
Minimum PC
HD 7790
6 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

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 13,396 reviews are positive · 84% of 52 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.

Players over time

▼ -56% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 56 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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How many players finish Life is Strange: True Colors?

63% of Steam players have unlocked «The Only Promise is The Adventure», 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: True Colors screenshot 1

Life is Strange: True Colors system requirements

Minimum: HD 7790, 6 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
AMD FX-8350, 4.00 GHz / Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20 GHz
Graphics
Radeon RX 590, 8 GB / GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Life is Strange: True Colors have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Life is Strange: True Colors run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Life is Strange: True Colors 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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