Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part; standalone adventure set three years before the first game in the BAFTA award-winning franchise. 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. KEY FEATURES: Choice and consequence driven narrative adventure Multiple endings depending on the choices you make ‘Backtalk’ – A risk/reward conversation mode that allows Chloe to use her barbed tongue to provoke or get her way Make your mark on the world with witty tags and drawings Choose Chloe’s outfit and see how people react to your look Distinct Licensed indie soundtrack & original score by Daughter
Game Discussion
Steam User 26
Life Is Strange Before The Storm was a fantastic game. The story was great. Graphics looks the same as Life Is Strange. This game is prequel and you play as Chloe Price. Max best friend. Well, she is being mean to anyone sometimes. I like her, tho. She is a great character, but I don't like she is being mean to anyone sometimes. Kinda shame that, Chloe doesn't any power. Only use argument with other people. I think it's her superpower. The writing is heartfelt, and every character feels complex and relatable, especially Chloe Price. Her rebellious attitude, grief, and pain are portrayed so authentically, making her journey with Rachel Amber both captivating and heartbreaking. The dialogue was fantastic. The relationship between Chloe and Rachel is the heart of Before the Storm, and it’s handled with incredible care. The game explores themes of loss, love, and self-discovery in a way that feels deeply personal. 8/10
Steam User 24
I witness the reenactment of a tragic fate.
Knowing the ending makes my heart ache.
How merciless the prequel, knowing its inevitable end.
프리퀄은 차갑다.
Steam User 13
After playing both LiS, and LiS BTS, it feels like the original game is a 5 star full meal at a restaurant, and BTS is a small piece of dessert served after it. It's nice don't get me wrong, but the story here doesn't warrant buying the game without playing the original first, and feels like it would have been better served had it just been made a dlc for the original. Now it has some issues ofc, like the awful unnecessary plot twist in episode 3 in Rachel's house, or the fact that there's a bonus episode locked behind DLC in what already feels like DLC. But overall the story is a nice serving of bonus character lore for fans of the original, and for those who didn't play the original... well... don't play this, just play the original. Worth a buy at a discount.
Steam User 12
I played this game years ago, and I just replayed it recently... and wow. That’s the only word that keeps echoing in my head. This game is beautifully written. It is such an emotionally rich experience that adds so much weight and depth to the original Life is Strange in ways I didn’t think were possible originally.
If you loved the original game, this one is essential. It brings new life to familiar faces and sheds light on characters you thought you already understood. Chloe Price becomes more than just the rebellious best friend because now you actually feel her pain, her longing, her confusion, and everything through her eyes. And Rachel Amber? She’s no longer just a name whispered through the halls of Blackwell. This game makes her real. Vivid, charismatic, broken, bright. You understand why people were drawn to her, why her absence mattered so much in the first game. She is not just a plot device anymore, she’s an actual person you grow to love. And Nathan... oh, Nathan. I won’t spoil a thing, but replaying this made me see everything in a different light. His portrayal here adds so much nuance to who he is and how he got there. It’s subtle, it’s heartbreaking, and it honestly made me feel things I didn’t expect.
Now, the writing is poetic without trying too hard, the soundtrack is perfect (as usual); raw, indie, moody, and unforgettable. And the visuals, while stylized, are deeply atmospheric. Every scene OOZES emotion. Every line of dialogue feels like it means something. This game hurts in all the right ways. And somehow, through all the chaos and aching emotion, there’s this quiet beauty that sticks with you long after the credits roll.
I can’t recommend this game enough. Whether you’re returning to Arcadia Bay or visiting it for the first time, this story WILL wrap around your heart and stay there for many, MANY years. Play it. You won’t regret it.
Steam User 8
Solid prequel to LIS.
Nice engaging story and gameplay.
Solid coming of age type stuff.
Steam User 12
Imma be that person and say Chloe is literally me because she actually is.
Everything Chloe experienced I experienced at least once or twice. I found myself
extremely attached to this character replaying the game multiple multiple times.
The soundtrack (Daughter) completely outdid themselves on this game.
The music actually captures everything Chloe is going through perfectly.
No matter how many games becomes apart of the life is strange universe nothing,
can capture the sting this one has, nobody is like Chloe no other character .
Steam User 12
Much better than the remaster. Don't be tempted by the discounts,
it's definitely worth spending money on the original.
I have a separate review of the remastered version.