Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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App ID	554620
App Type	Game
Developer	Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher	Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Franchise	Life is Strange
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28974714
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 06:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date	31 August 2017 – 16:04:00 UTC ()

😍 91.46%

37k reviews

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

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

0 ↴
id	554620_eula_0
name	Life is Strange: Before the Storm EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/554620_eula_0

Store Release Date

31 August 2017 – 16:05:00 UTC ()

osarch

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	47
height_pct	55

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, CEF SDK, CRIWARE SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Tobii SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
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
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 3155149

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

adf6ec95859a24be9e9806706485e3b003b18775_thumb

clienticns

bef22f9a372b390636dd3f344c35fd56132d9af7

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	47
logo_position/height_pct	55

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	3bf0d4bc9563fd21d273123646e74669abb83947.jpg
page_background_path	app/554620
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	11 October 2024 – 08:44:24 UTC

Trailers

256710555 ↴
trailer_name	ESRB EN Farewell Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256710555/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256710555/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256710555/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256710555/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256710555/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256710555/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256710555/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256710555/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	150197
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1520269205
256702740 ↴
trailer_name	ESRB EN LiS: Before The Storm Episode 3 Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256702740/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256702740/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256702740/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256702740/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256702740/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256702740/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256702740/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256702740/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	136317
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1512742866
256697962 ↴
trailer_name	LiS: Before The Storm Episode 2 Trailer ESRB EN
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256697962/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256697962/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256697962/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256697962/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256697962/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256697962/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256697962/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256697962/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	127818
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1507906385
256693386 ↴
trailer_name	LiS: Before The Storm Launch Trailer ESRB EN
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256693386/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256693386/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256693386/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256693386/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256693386/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256693386/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256693386/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256693386/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	119313
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1504195764
256693222 ↴
trailer_name	LiS: Before The Storm Deluxe ESRB EN
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256693222/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256693222/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256693222/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256693222/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256693222/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256693222/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256693222/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256693222/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	119009
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1503075136
256686831 ↴
trailer_name	Life is Strange: Before The Storm ESRB EN
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256686831/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256686831/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256686831/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256686831/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	256686831/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	256686831/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256686831/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256686831/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	106699
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1497284663

Launch Options

0. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`Life is Strange - Before the Storm.exe`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	windows

1. Older exe name

Executable	`dawn.exe`
Launch Type	Play %%description%% (option1)
Description	`Older exe name`
Operating System	windows
Beta Branch	hardware_amd hardware_nvidia e3-build

2. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`Life is Strange Before the Storm.app`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	macos

3. Unnamed launch option

Executable	`launch.sh`
Launch Type	Launch (Default)
Operating System	linux

Configuration

Key	Value
installdir	Life is Strange - Before the Storm
steamcontrollertemplateindex	2

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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