Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Set three years before Life is Strange, this prequel follows 16-year-old Chloe Price as she meets Rachel Amber, a popular classmate facing a family secret. Their developing friendship unfolds amid Chloe’s grief and upheaval in Arcadia Bay.

Explore environments, inspect objects, talk with characters, and make dialogue choices that shape scenes and relationships. Optional graffiti lets Chloe leave her mark, while verbal confrontations use a backtalk mechanic in which you choose responses to win an argument.

The story unfolds across three episodes and focuses on personal relationships rather than supernatural abilities. The remastered edition also includes Farewell, a bonus episode about Max and Chloe’s childhood.

Many reviewers praise the emotionally affecting story of Chloe and Rachel, saying it deepens their understanding of Chloe and gives Rachel more presence. Character writing, the melancholic atmosphere, and the soundtrack also recur as strengths, and some enjoy the dialogue choices and backtalk mechanic. At the same time, many reviews report subtitle, audio, and visual problems with this remaster, and some prefer the original presentation.