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Life is Strange

Original title: Life is Strange - January 29, 2015
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Director:Michel Koch
Studio:Square Enix
Stars:Carlos Luna, Derek Phillips, Don McManus - Full View
Soundtrack:Life is Strange Original Score — Jonathan Morali (of Syd Matters), Licensed songs incl. 'To All of You' & 'Obstacles' (Syd Matters), 'Crosses' (José González), 'Something Good' (alt-J), 'Kids Will Be Skeletons' (Mogwai), 'Lua' (Bright Eyes) and 'Spanish Sahara' (Foals)
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The Game Awards
Game
The Game Awards − Games for Impact
Winner
2015
Game Developers Choice Awards
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Game Developers Choice Award - Audience Award
Winner
2015

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Game Details
Developer
DONTNOD Entertainment
PublisherIGDB
Square Enix
Studio
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS
Release DateIGDB
January 29, 2015
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
85
Game Engine
Unreal Engine 3

Interactive storytelling and plot-heavy games gained popularity, and “Life is Strange” arrived as teen mystery adventure. The plot will go through the life of Maxine, a teenager in possession of curious power, allowing her to stop and rewind time, in order to manipulate her surroundings. Max, after the reunion with her friend Chloe, is on the path to uncovering the secrets of Arcadia Bay. Players will have to deal with puzzle solving through the fetch quests, in order to change the world around them. The game puts players in situations, where they’re forced to make a moral choice, going through the decision which may have short-term or long-term consequences. Every choice made by the player will trigger the butterfly effect, surrounding the first playthrough of the game with a lot of emotional struggle, thoughtfully crafted by the developers at Dontnod Entertainment. Life is Strange is third person adventure game, where players might seem just as an observer of the stories, unfolding in front of them.

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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026
Business
BudgetEstimated
Under €6 million
Dontnod's stated development cost, reportedly recouped around 1 million sales during Episode 4
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Revenue
Not disclosed

Commercial hit: 1M sales by July 2015, 3M unique players by 2017, and 20M total players by November 2023. Dollar-revenue not separately disclosed.

Time to Beat
Main Story14h
Completionist20h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Portuguese - Brazil

Source: Steam

Content Rating
Violence
Drugs
Bad Language
Blood
Sexual Themes
Strong Language
Use of Drugs
Intense Violence
Use of Drugs and Alcohol
ESRB Mature
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows Vista
CPU:Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent
RAM:2 GB RAM
GPU:ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards)
DirectX:Version 9.0
Storage:5 GB available space

Source: Steam

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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026