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Life is Strange

Small towns, heavy choices

Don't Nod's 2015 episodic adventure about a teenager who can rewind time grew into a run of choice-driven stories about grief, friendship and strange powers.

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2015
First game: 1
Series: Don't Nod
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In the frameLife is Strange

One world. Many eras.

Choose your chapter

Arcadia Bay. Don't Nod's original follows Max Caulfield and her time-rewinding power. Deck Nine's prequel, Before the Storm, then turned to Chloe Price and Rachel Amber.

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Life is Strange

DON'T NOD2015

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Deck Nine2017

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Series (1)

Rewind, choose, live with itLife is StrangeEpisodic, choice-driven adventures in which ordinary young people gain strange powers. Don't Nod started the line in 2015, and Deck Nine has led most entries since.

A legacy worth revisiting

Every choice leaves a mark.

Life is Strange trades combat for conversation, consequence and quiet moments. Don't Nod set the template in Arcadia Bay, then Deck Nine took up the line with new heroes, new powers and a return for Max Caulfield.

2015 to 2017
Arcadia Bay: 2018 to 2021
New faces: 2024 to 2026
Max returns

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