Life is Strange - Episode 1

Max Caulfield is a photography student at Blackwell Academy in Arcadia Bay. After discovering she can rewind time while trying to save her childhood friend Chloe, Max must decide how to use this power as the pair reconnect.

Explore the school and its surroundings, talk with students and other residents, and inspect objects for clues. Max’s photography and observations help bring the people and places around her into focus as the mystery of a missing student emerges.

Rewind time to reconsider dialogue and actions, including using information learned in one moment to change what you say in another. Choices shape scenes and can have consequences later, while puzzles and story developments unfold across episodes.

In the supplied reviews, players often praise the emotionally engaging story and the bond between Max and Chloe, alongside the soundtrack and Arcadia Bay’s atmosphere. Many appreciate how rewinding lets them reconsider immediate choices while leaving them to weigh the consequences. Some reviewers find the gameplay simple and say the choices have limited effects on the overall story.