Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered is a three-part episodic standalone game that serves as a prequel to Life is Strange by Don't Nod and is set three years prior to the main game's events. It features Chloe Price as the playable protagonist and Rachel Amber as a main character who is crucial to the story. Both the prequel game and its remastered edition was developed by Deck Nine Games and published by Square Enix.
- For more information about the game's story, setting, original development history and trivia, please visit this page.
Official Key Features:
- Remastered visuals across characters and environments
- Vastly improved character animation using full facial mocap performance
- Updated and refined gameplay puzzles
- Engine and lighting upgrades
- Includes previously released Deluxe Content: Chloe Outfits & "Farewell" Bonus Episode
- Choice and consequence driven stories with multiple endings
- Harness the power of Chloe’s quick-witted attitude to change the course of events
- Distinct licensed soundtrack & original scores
Official Description[]
"Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Set three years before ‘Life is Strange’, you play as sixteen-year old Chloe Price who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a beautiful and popular girl destined for success.
When Rachel learns a secret about her family that threatens to destroy her world, it is her newfound friendship with Chloe that gives her the strength to carry on.
No longer alone the girls must confront each other's demons and together, find a way to overcome them."[2]
Development[]
- For information about the game's early/original development by the same studio, please visit here.
Remastered Development:[]
TBC
Announcement and Reveal:[]
On March 18, 2021, during the "Square Enix Presents" Spring 2021 livestream that took place at 10am PDT / 5pm GMT, news of two remastered editions from the Life is Strange franchise was revealed. Both Life is Strange Season 1 by Don't Nod and Life is Strange: Before the Storm by Deck Nine Games will be remastered for a Fall 2021 release, but was delayed to February 1st, 2022. Life Is Strange: Before The Storm: Remastered was later released on Nintendo Switch on September 27, 2022 with Life Is Strange: Remastered as a collection, now named Life Is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection.
Release:[]
1 Feb, 2022
27 Sep 2022 (Nintendo Switch)
System Requirements[]
| Minimum: | Recommended: |
|---|---|
| OS: Windows 10 | OS: Windows 10 |
| Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.2 GHz / Intel Core i3-2100, 3.1 GHz | Processor: AMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i3-4130, 3.4 GHz |
| Memory: 4 GB RAM | Memory: 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics: Radeon R7 250x, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB | Graphics: Radeon RX 560, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 1050, 2 GB |
| DirectX: Version 11 | DirectX: Version 11 |
| Storage: 23 GB of available space | Storage: 23 GB of available space |
| Additional Notes: 720p / 30fps / Low settings | Additional Notes: 1080p / 60fps / High settings |
Gallery[]
Promo Keyart:[]
Episode Keyart:[]
TBC
Promo Screenshots:[]
Concept Art:[]
TBC
Videos[]
Trivia[]
"Zombie Crypt" outfit from Before the Storm Remastered and the comics.
- The pre-order bonus "Zombie Crypt" outfit, which is included in the Before the Storm Remastered edition and the Ultimate Edition of Life is Strange: True Colors, is a nod to the comic series. Chloe Price is wearing a shirt with the same design in issue 1, page 6.