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Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Deck Nine Games · Square Enix · 2024-10-29

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Life is Strange · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 29, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 29, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Nov 19, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 29, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?

73
playing now
68%
positive of 11k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure is a 2024 adventure game in the Life Is Strange series, developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. It serves as a direct sequel to Life Is Strange (2015) and focuses on an older Max Caulfield who, upon discovering new supernatural abilities that allow her to travel between two timelines, finds herself investigating a murder case involving her new best friend.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 73 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 215 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,637 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 212k–478k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,624 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$49.99
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2026-03-12) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 22 of 41 observed days · $30.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20242026Week of 2024-10-15: 513 positiveWeek of 2024-10-15: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-10-22: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-10-22: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-29: 1,094 positiveWeek of 2024-10-29: 543 negativeWeek of 2024-11-05: 395 positiveWeek of 2024-11-05: 215 negativeWeek of 2024-11-12: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-11-12: 114 negativeWeek of 2024-11-19: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-11-19: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-11-26: 463 positiveWeek of 2024-11-26: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-12-03: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-12-03: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-12-10: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-12-10: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-12-17: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-12-24: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-12-24: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-12-31: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-12-31: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-01-07: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-01-07: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-14: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-14: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-21: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

185432026-08-11 19:00 — 166 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 86 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 112 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 143 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 78 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 114 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 180 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 123 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 116 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 185 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 67 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 96 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 122 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 57 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 100 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 122 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 77 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 126 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 177 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 43 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 111 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 110 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 53 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 89 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 117 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 135 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 119 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$19.992024-06-092026-08-282024-06-09 — best price $49.992024-10-29 — best price $49.992024-12-20 — best price $34.992025-01-15 — best price $34.992025-02-05 — best price $49.992025-02-13 — best price $49.992025-03-18 — best price $29.992025-03-28 — best price $49.992025-05-09 — best price $29.992025-05-24 — best price $49.992025-06-27 — best price $25.002025-07-23 — best price $49.992025-08-09 — best price $49.992025-09-04 — best price $49.992025-11-18 — best price $24.992025-12-02 — best price $49.992025-12-18 — best price $24.992026-01-06 — best price $49.992026-02-04 — best price $49.992026-03-12 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $49.992026-05-07 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $49.992026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-07-16 — best price $19.992026-08-11 — best price $49.992026-08-22 — best price $49.992026-08-28 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8792962026-05-30 — 365 pageviews2026-06-02 — 647 pageviews2026-06-05 — 409 pageviews2026-06-08 — 483 pageviews2026-06-11 — 599 pageviews2026-06-14 — 419 pageviews2026-06-17 — 510 pageviews2026-06-20 — 469 pageviews2026-06-23 — 560 pageviews2026-06-26 — 602 pageviews2026-06-29 — 682 pageviews2026-07-02 — 611 pageviews2026-07-05 — 713 pageviews2026-07-08 — 534 pageviews2026-07-11 — 426 pageviews2026-07-14 — 425 pageviews2026-07-17 — 438 pageviews2026-07-20 — 406 pageviews2026-07-23 — 357 pageviews2026-07-26 — 402 pageviews2026-07-29 — 344 pageviews2026-08-01 — 371 pageviews2026-08-04 — 357 pageviews2026-08-07 — 296 pageviews2026-08-10 — 375 pageviews2026-08-13 — 380 pageviews2026-08-16 — 395 pageviews2026-08-19 — 319 pageviews2026-08-22 — 358 pageviews2026-08-25 — 369 pageviews2026-08-27 — 300 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
73.5%
earned "The Mail Gaze"
21.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pace2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)9,92012%35
Steam (Steam)3,0818%34
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,78113%34
Switch (Nintendo)750%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

DramaActionLGBTQ+MysteryRomanceStylizedAdventureCinematicEmotionalStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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