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Life is Strange: True Colors

Deck Nine · Square Enix · 2021-09-09

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Life is Strange · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 10, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 10, 2021 (Google Stadia), Sep 10, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 01, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 01, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 01, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

42
playing now
89%
positive of 17k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (224 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 8.5h · completionist 14h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Life Is Strange: True Colors is a 2021 adventure game in the Life is Strange series, developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. The plot focuses on Alex Chen, a young woman who can experience the emotions of others, as she tries to solve the mystery behind a tragedy that happened in her life.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 642 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~80/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,900 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 337k–758k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,849 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$59.99
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-11-18) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 24 of 44 observed days · $42.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.5k3.5k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 3,516 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 384 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,149 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

87112026-08-06 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 47 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 58 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 66 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 87 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 46 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 72 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 39 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 40 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 84 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 34 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 46 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$17.992021-03-182026-08-282021-03-18 — best price $59.502021-09-09 — best price $59.992021-12-02 — best price $59.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-02-25 — best price $59.992022-04-15 — best price $30.002022-05-24 — best price $59.992022-07-07 — best price $59.992022-08-08 — best price $29.992022-09-03 — best price $30.002022-09-15 — best price $30.002022-09-30 — best price $30.002022-10-22 — best price $59.992023-01-05 — best price $59.992023-03-14 — best price $23.992023-04-29 — best price $59.992023-06-16 — best price $59.992023-08-25 — best price $23.992023-10-18 — best price $59.992023-12-15 — best price $18.002024-02-12 — best price $18.002024-04-04 — best price $59.992024-06-24 — best price $18.002024-08-14 — best price $17.992024-11-01 — best price $59.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-01-24 — best price $17.992025-03-24 — best price $59.992025-05-24 — best price $59.992025-08-05 — best price $17.992025-11-20 — best price $17.992026-01-06 — best price $59.992026-03-23 — best price $18.002026-05-28 — best price $17.992026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-28 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3481532026-05-30 — 261 pageviews2026-06-02 — 269 pageviews2026-06-05 — 277 pageviews2026-06-08 — 304 pageviews2026-06-11 — 248 pageviews2026-06-14 — 248 pageviews2026-06-17 — 330 pageviews2026-06-20 — 265 pageviews2026-06-23 — 244 pageviews2026-06-26 — 293 pageviews2026-06-29 — 290 pageviews2026-07-02 — 300 pageviews2026-07-05 — 310 pageviews2026-07-08 — 296 pageviews2026-07-11 — 243 pageviews2026-07-14 — 259 pageviews2026-07-17 — 205 pageviews2026-07-20 — 253 pageviews2026-07-23 — 192 pageviews2026-07-26 — 242 pageviews2026-07-29 — 264 pageviews2026-08-01 — 253 pageviews2026-08-04 — 197 pageviews2026-08-07 — 153 pageviews2026-08-10 — 223 pageviews2026-08-13 — 243 pageviews2026-08-16 — 240 pageviews2026-08-19 — 219 pageviews2026-08-22 — 265 pageviews2026-08-25 — 198 pageviews2026-08-27 — 221 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
78.1%
earned "I Thought I Could Hunt The Monster"
43.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pace2 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)20,22471%41
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)16,70339%40
PS4 (PlayStation)13,21965%41
Steam (Steam)7,40833%40
Switch (Nintendo)1330%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

DramaActionLGBTQ+MysteryRomanceAdventureEmotionalStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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