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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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App ID 554620
App Type Game
Developer , ,
Publisher Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise Life is Strange
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 27924129
Last Record Update 11 March 2025 – 23:12:20 UTC ()
Release Date 31 August 2017 – 16:04:00 UTC ()
😍 91.46%
37k reviews
26
In-Game

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Additional Information

Developer Deck Nine
metacritic_name Life is Strange: Before The Storm
controller_support full
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/life-is-strange-before-the-storm?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/554620/
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Square Enix
eulas
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nameLife is Strange: Before the Storm EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/554620_eula_0
Store Release Date 31 August 2017 – 16:05:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
OverlayWindowBlacklist _FERAL_LAUNCHER_WINDOW
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/LifeIsStrangeGame/
https://www.twitch.tv/squareenix
https://x.com/LifeIsStrange
https://www.youtube.com/lifeisstrange/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 31 August 2017 – 16:04:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 6 May 2020 – 13:48:21 UTC () (1588772901)
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review_score 8
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, CEF SDK, CRIWARE SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Tobii SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • test_timestamp: 1 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3155149
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
First seen on SteamDB 5 November 2016 – 12:54:53 UTC (), in changelist #2422830

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

📚 Story Rich 🧞 Choices Matter 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👩 Female Protagonist 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🔢 Episodic 🗺️ Adventure 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🔚 Multiple Endings 👤 Third Person 🎭 Drama 🤫 Mystery 💥 Action 🌱 Indie 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🚶 Walking Simulator 🔎 Point & Click 🕴 Psychological Horror 🤣 Memes

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Full Controller Support Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp11 October 2024 – 08:44:24 UTC
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Steam charts

  • 26 players right now
  • 56 24-hour peak
  • 16,209 all-time peak 31 August 2017
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Store data

  • 113,982 followers
  • #3558 in top sellers
  • 34,709 positive reviews
  • 2,502 negative reviews
  • 93.28% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 104 24-hour peak
  • 106,989 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.46% SteamDB Rating
  • 34,709 93.3% positive reviews
  • 2,502 6.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Life is Strange: Before the Storm right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 26 players live playing Life is Strange: Before the Storm on Steam.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm had an all-time peak of 16209 concurrent players on 31 August 2017.

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