Life is Strange - Episode 1
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Release
January 29, 2015
11 years and 188 days ago
Steam Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive175,042 reviews96.2%
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | Square Enix is a publicly controlled game company. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | Square Enix is a publicly controlled game company. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game. | Square Enix provides the corporate publishing relationship for this release. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | Square Enix; Feral interactive (Mac); Feral Interactive (Linux) is listed as a separate publisher for this release. |
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Episode 1 now FREE!
Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Follow the story of Max Caulfield, a photography senior who discovers she can rewind time while saving her best friend Chloe Price.
The pair soon find themselves investigating the mysterious disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber, uncovering a dark side to life in Arcadia Bay. Meanwhile, Max must quickly learn that changing the past can sometimes lead to a devastating future.
Key Features:
- A beautifully written modern adventure game.
- Rewind time to change the course of events.
- Multiple endings depending on the choices you make.
- Striking, hand-painted visuals.
- Distinct, licensed indie soundtrack.
