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Life is Strange - Episode 1

DONTNOD Entertainment · Square Enix · 2015-01-29

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Life is Strange · Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 30, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Jun 15, 2016 (Mac), Jan 29, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jul 18, 2018 (Android), Jan 30, 2015 (Xbox One)

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

460
playing now
96%
positive of 176k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (1880 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 9.5h · completionist 21h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

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

Life Is Strange is an episodic adventure game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix. The first installment of the Life Is Strange series, the game was released in five episodes periodically throughout 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It was ported to OS X and Linux in 2016, and iOS and Android in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 460 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,591 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~699/week).
  • · Review velocity up 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.01 at Newegg (2016-07-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days · $2.98 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.5k2.5k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2,532 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,478 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,672 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,649 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,546 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,119 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,140 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,097 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 873 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,460 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,665 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,467 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,228 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 979 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,171 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,584 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,595 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,543 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,237 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,479 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 776 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,809 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,675 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,398 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,154 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,588 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,264 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,178 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 832 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 770 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 852 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 504 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,005 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 582 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 844 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,314 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,083 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9852712026-08-06 21:00 — 469 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 287 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 364 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 505 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 327 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 452 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 545 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 310 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 476 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 566 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 271 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 416 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 543 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 336 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 538 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 594 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 400 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 569 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 985 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 467 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 419 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 620 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 430 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 408 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 517 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 353 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 294 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 457 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 460 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-01-10 — best price $4.992015-01-17 — best price $4.992015-01-24 — best price $5.592015-01-29 — best price $4.992015-02-02 — best price $3.682015-02-18 — best price $4.992015-03-04 — best price $3.372015-03-16 — best price $3.072015-03-26 — best price $4.412015-04-01 — best price $3.152015-04-07 — best price $3.402015-04-17 — best price $4.192015-04-24 — best price $4.832015-05-11 — best price $4.962015-05-14 — best price $4.412015-05-26 — best price $4.292015-06-18 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-07-07 — best price $2.002015-07-14 — best price $2.492015-09-02 — best price $4.992015-09-15 — best price $2.492015-11-25 — best price $2.492015-12-03 — best price $2.492016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-02-16 — best price $5.562016-03-03 — best price $2.492016-03-28 — best price $2.492016-04-28 — best price $3.492016-05-21 — best price $4.992016-06-23 — best price $1.992016-07-07 — best price $4.112016-07-26 — best price $0.012016-11-02 — best price $4.992017-07-15 — best price $0.002018-08-27 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k6292026-05-31 — 973 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,091 pageviews2026-06-06 — 890 pageviews2026-06-09 — 782 pageviews2026-06-12 — 709 pageviews2026-06-15 — 1,092 pageviews2026-06-18 — 840 pageviews2026-06-21 — 813 pageviews2026-06-24 — 759 pageviews2026-06-27 — 955 pageviews2026-06-30 — 904 pageviews2026-07-03 — 816 pageviews2026-07-06 — 981 pageviews2026-07-09 — 829 pageviews2026-07-12 — 843 pageviews2026-07-15 — 763 pageviews2026-07-18 — 754 pageviews2026-07-21 — 700 pageviews2026-07-24 — 776 pageviews2026-07-27 — 833 pageviews2026-07-30 — 693 pageviews2026-08-02 — 697 pageviews2026-08-05 — 724 pageviews2026-08-08 — 690 pageviews2026-08-11 — 798 pageviews2026-08-14 — 797 pageviews2026-08-17 — 849 pageviews2026-08-20 — 715 pageviews2026-08-23 — 710 pageviews2026-08-26 — 691 pageviews2026-08-28 — 662 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

11312026-08-29 02:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 75 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 98 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 84 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 113 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 72 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
67.8%
earned "Macro Eyes"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on Tablet1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

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

Player tags

IndieMysteryEpisodicAdventureStory RichAtmosphericTime TravelSingleplayerThird PersonPoint & Click

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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