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Life is Strange 2

DONTNOD Entertainment · Square Enix · 2018-09-26

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Adventure

Franchise: Life is Strange · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 27, 2018 (Xbox One), Sep 27, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Feb 02, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 26, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2018 (Linux), Sep 26, 2018 (Mac)

After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.

Life is Strange 2 is an Adventure game released in 2018, priced at free-to-play, with an estimated 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 41033 reviews).

221
playing now
88%
positive of 41k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (317 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (5.1k downloads)
16h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

221 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Life Is Strange 2 is a 2018 episodic adventure game in the Life is Strange series, developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix. The game's plot features Mexican-American brothers Sean and Daniel as they travel along the US West Coast as fugitives from the police after the younger brother discovers his telekinetic abilities. In the game, which is played from a third-person perspective, Sean must make crucial decisions that will lead to different branches in the storyline, while serving as a surrogate parent for Daniel.

Trailer

Life is Strange 2 trailer thumbnail

Life is Strange 2 Launch Trailer [PEGI]

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 221 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,605 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~451/week).
  • · Review velocity up 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$31.95

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2019-11-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $31.95 · on sale 3 of 7 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.4k2.4k20182026Week of 2018-09-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 788 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,437 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 438 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 950 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 584 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 741 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 613 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 512 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

515782026-09-14 19:00 — 240 players2026-09-16 04:00 — 114 players2026-09-17 11:00 — 118 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 218 players2026-09-20 02:00 — 145 players2026-09-21 10:00 — 92 players2026-09-22 17:00 — 176 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 120 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 92 players2026-09-26 16:00 — 211 players2026-09-27 23:00 — 170 players2026-09-29 07:00 — 84 players2026-09-30 14:00 — 121 players2026-10-01 22:00 — 144 players2026-10-03 05:00 — 140 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 309 players2026-10-05 21:00 — 251 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 115 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 195 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 358 players2026-10-11 03:00 — 280 players2026-10-12 11:00 — 222 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 387 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 221 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.7k92Oct 2018Aug 2026Oct 2018 — avg 281 · peak 1,391Jan 2019 — avg 366 · peak 5,141Apr 2019 — avg 92 · peak 267Jul 2019 — avg 168 · peak 413Oct 2019 — avg 153 · peak 398Jan 2020 — avg 473 · peak 1,517Apr 2020 — avg 325 · peak 677Jul 2020 — avg 408 · peak 883Oct 2020 — avg 256 · peak 577Jan 2021 — avg 308 · peak 806Apr 2021 — avg 331 · peak 784Jul 2021 — avg 272 · peak 592Oct 2021 — avg 188 · peak 447Jan 2022 — avg 228 · peak 515Apr 2022 — avg 144 · peak 288Jul 2022 — avg 168 · peak 306Oct 2022 — avg 99 · peak 233Jan 2023 — avg 149 · peak 348Apr 2023 — avg 173 · peak 328Jul 2023 — avg 198 · peak 375Oct 2023 — avg 141 · peak 301Jan 2024 — avg 177 · peak 407Apr 2024 — avg 147 · peak 292Jul 2024 — avg 255 · peak 1,166Oct 2024 — avg 244 · peak 634Jan 2025 — avg 225 · peak 737Apr 2025 — avg 150 · peak 493Jul 2025 — avg 206 · peak 415Oct 2025 — avg 158 · peak 346Jan 2026 — avg 295 · peak 734Apr 2026 — avg 248 · peak 646Jul 2026 — avg 250 · peak 481Aug 2026 — avg 215 · peak 500
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$0.002018-06-252026-10-082018-06-25 — best price $39.752018-11-21 — best price $3.992018-12-06 — best price $3.992018-12-20 — best price $3.992019-01-14 — best price $3.992019-02-04 — best price $3.992019-02-23 — best price $3.992019-03-20 — best price $3.992019-04-04 — best price $3.992019-06-21 — best price $3.992019-07-26 — best price $3.992019-09-10 — best price $2.792019-10-11 — best price $2.792019-10-24 — best price $2.792019-10-28 — best price $2.792019-11-10 — best price $1.992019-11-26 — best price $1.992019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-01-23 — best price $1.992020-02-27 — best price $1.992020-03-18 — best price $1.992020-05-01 — best price $1.992020-05-21 — best price $1.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-07-24 — best price $1.992020-10-05 — best price $0.002022-01-18 — best price $31.962026-09-03 — best price $31.952026-09-17 — best price $6.392026-10-01 — best price $31.952026-10-08 — best price $31.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5461682026-05-30 — 298 pageviews2026-06-03 — 364 pageviews2026-06-07 — 330 pageviews2026-06-11 — 279 pageviews2026-06-15 — 546 pageviews2026-06-19 — 286 pageviews2026-06-23 — 271 pageviews2026-06-27 — 330 pageviews2026-07-01 — 280 pageviews2026-07-05 — 308 pageviews2026-07-09 — 321 pageviews2026-07-13 — 272 pageviews2026-07-17 — 242 pageviews2026-07-21 — 272 pageviews2026-07-25 — 259 pageviews2026-07-29 — 268 pageviews2026-08-02 — 234 pageviews2026-08-06 — 224 pageviews2026-08-10 — 252 pageviews2026-08-14 — 228 pageviews2026-08-18 — 220 pageviews2026-08-22 — 231 pageviews2026-08-26 — 212 pageviews2026-08-30 — 251 pageviews2026-09-03 — 221 pageviews2026-09-07 — 311 pageviews2026-09-11 — 215 pageviews2026-09-15 — 231 pageviews2026-09-19 — 212 pageviews2026-09-23 — 208 pageviews2026-09-27 — 219 pageviews2026-10-01 — 172 pageviews2026-10-05 — 180 pageviews2026-10-09 — 168 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

9002026-10-04 13:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 48 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 53 viewers2026-10-09 23:35 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 02:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-10 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 67 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-12 01:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-12 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 87 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
46%
earned "Sketchy"
12.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone6 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2018-09-27, latest 2020-03-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)42,98345%47
Steam (Steam)18,81319%46
Xbox One (Xbox)18,49130%47
Switch (Nintendo)1170%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DramaLGBTQ+MysteryEpisodicAdventureStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerThird PersonPoint & Click

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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