DON'T NOD · 2015 · 9 platforms
Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
IndieAdventurePuzzle
01 — About
The story
Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
You are Max, a photography senior who saves her old friend Chloe by discovering she can rewind time. The pair soon find themselves exposed to the darker side of Arcadia Bay as they uncover the disturbing truth behind the sudden disappearance of a fellow student. Meanwhile, Max begins to have premonitions as she struggles to understand the implications of her power. She must quickly learn that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future.
02 — At a glance
Metascore
85/100
Excellent — broadly acclaimed by press and players.
Age
PEGI 16+
Released
Jan 29 2015
Platforms
AndroidPlayStation 3Xbox 360PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox OneiOSMacLinuxPlayStation 4
Developer
DON'T NOD
Publisher
Feral Interactive
Genres
IndieAdventurePuzzle
03 — World & gameplay
Technical sheet
Classification
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- Perspective
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Links
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04 — Age ratings
Mature audiences
05 — Languages
Available worldwide
| Language | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| German | — | ||
| English | |||
| Spanish | — | ||
| Portuguese | — | ||
| Italian | — | ||
| French | — |
06 — How long is this game?
Source: HowLongToBeat
Estimated duration
- Main Story9.5h
- Main + Extras15.6h
- Completionist21.0h
07 — Media
See it in action
08 — Editions
Pick your version
Limited Edition
Life Is Strange is a third-person graphic adventure where players control a character with the ability to rewind time. Set in the fictional town of Arcadia Bay, the game centers on dialogue-driven storytelling and environmental puzzle solving, with players' choices creating both immediate and long-term consequences. Players retain collected items through time reversals, allowing them to use knowledge from previous attempts to influence future outcomes while exploring the town and interacting with its inhabitants.
12 — Price history
Last 90 days
13 — Community voice
What players say
14 — In the same franchise
More from the franchise
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