Life Is Strange 2
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2018
Platforms
Play modes
- single-player video game
Series
- Life Is Strange
Engines
- Unreal Engine 4
Localized titles
- Life Is Strange 2
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Japanese*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
Community tags · historical
- Choices Matter*
- Votes · historical
- 741*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 688*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 546*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 399*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 364*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 312*
- Episodic*
- Votes · historical
- 264*
- Drama*
- Votes · historical
- 253*
- Sexual Content*
- Votes · historical
- 210*
- Choose Your Own Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 202*
- LGBTQ+*
- Votes · historical
- 167*
- Point & Click*
- Votes · historical
- 142*
- Third Person*
- Votes · historical
- 136*
- Walking Simulator*
- Votes · historical
- 123*
- Mystery*
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Nudity*
- Votes · historical
- 101*
- Puzzle*
- Votes · historical
- 67*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
System requirements
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit*
- Processor alternatives
- 3.4GHz Intel Core i3-4130*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB*
- Storage
- 42 GB available space*
- Conditions
- * Requires Vulkan * NVIDIA requires 430.14 or newer drivers. * AMD requires Mesa 19.1.2 or newer. * Intel GPUs are not supported.*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 40 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- macOS 10.15*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5-6360U*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 540 Graphics or better (see notes for more details).*
- Storage
- 42 GB available space*
- Conditions
- The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar: --- * All 13" MacBook Pros released since 2016 * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz i5 processor or better (1) * All 13" MacBook Airs released since 2018 * All Mac minis released since 2018 * All 21.5" iMacs released since 2017 * All 27" iMacs released since Late 2014 (2) * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017 * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 ——— (1) Mid-2015 models with an AMD R9 M370X graphics card are not supported (2) Late 2013 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M or 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics card are also supported (2) Late 2012 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M graphics card are also supported Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website. ——— The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support: * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 * All 21.5" iMacs released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz processor or better (1) ——— (1) Models with an Nvidia 750M graphics card are not supported*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (4.00 Ghz)*
- Memory
- 6 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 6 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
- Community-reported frame rate
- 45 fps*
- Reports
- 1*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 77*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Don’t Nod
- DONTNOD Entertainment*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
Publishers
- Square Enix
- Feral Interactive
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
Release history
- 2018-09-26
- Date precision
- Exact date
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Sep 26, 2018*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- Life Is Strange 2*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (4.00 Ghz)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 6* GB
- Release year
- 2,018*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (4.00 Ghz)*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 6 GB*
Specifications 2 · 34 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 46*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 1,272* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 477* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- DONTNOD Entertainment*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- DLC count · historical
- 6*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 10000000 - 20000000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 1,272* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 205* min
- Name
- Life is Strange 2*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 5,018*
- Peak ccu
- 153*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 31,616*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 0.0*
- Publishers
- Square Enix*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Recommendations
- 21,638*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 26, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Japanese*
- Game website · historical
- https://www.lifeisstrange.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- DONTNOD Entertainment
- DONTNOD Entertainment*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Square Enix
- Square Enix*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 26, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Japanese*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 511* min
- Ccu
- 153*
- Developer
- DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 3,196* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Japanese*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 195* min
- Name
- Life is Strange 2*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 5,018*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 31,616*
- Historical US price
- 3,196* US cents
- Publisher
- Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Community tags · historical
- Choices Matter*
- Story Rich*
- Adventure*
- Singleplayer*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Atmospheric*
- Episodic*
- Drama*
- Sexual Content*
- Choose Your Own Adventure*
- LGBTQ+*
- Point & Click*
- Third Person*
- Walking Simulator*
- Mystery*
- Nudity*
- Puzzle*
- Comedy*
- Funny*
- Classic*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Japanese*
- Community tags · historical
- Choices Matter
- Choices Matter*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Episodic
- Episodic*
- Drama
- Drama*
- Sexual Content
- Sexual Content*
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Choose Your Own Adventure*
- LGBTQ+
- LGBTQ+*
- Point & Click
- Point & Click*
- Third Person
- Third Person*
- Walking Simulator
- Walking Simulator*
- Mystery
- Mystery*
- Nudity
- Nudity*
- Puzzle
- Puzzle*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Classic
- Classic*
- Tags votes
- Choices Matter
- Votes · historical
- 741*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 688*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 546*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 399*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 364*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 312*
- Episodic
- Votes · historical
- 264*
- Drama
- Votes · historical
- 253*
- Sexual Content
- Votes · historical
- 210*
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 202*
- LGBTQ+
- Votes · historical
- 167*
- Point & Click
- Votes · historical
- 142*
- Third Person
- Votes · historical
- 136*
- Walking Simulator
- Votes · historical
- 123*
- Mystery
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Nudity
- Votes · historical
- 101*
- Puzzle
- Votes · historical
- 67*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 51*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 47*
- Classic
- Votes · historical
- 38*
Specifications 4 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- DONTNOD Entertainment*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- Yes*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: OS: Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit Processor: 3.4GHz Intel Core i3-4130 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB Storage: 42 GB available space Additional Notes: * Requires Vulkan * NVIDIA requires 430.14 or newer drivers. * AMD requires Mesa 19.1.2 or newer. * Intel GPUs are not supported. *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: macOS 10.15 Processor: 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5-6360U Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 540 Graphics or better (see notes for more details). Storage: 42 GB available space Additional Notes: The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar: --- * All 13" MacBook Pros released since 2016 * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz i5 processor or better (1) * All 13" MacBook Airs released since 2018 * All Mac minis released since 2018 * All 21.5" iMacs released since 2017 * All 27" iMacs released since Late 2014 (2) * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017 * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 ——— (1) Mid-2015 models with an AMD R9 M370X graphics card are not supported (2) Late 2013 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M or 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics card are also supported (2) Late 2012 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M graphics card are also supported Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website. ——— The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support: * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 * All 21.5" iMacs released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz processor or better (1) ——— (1) Models with an Nvidia 750M graphics card are not supported *
- Name
- Life is Strange 2*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required) Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Publishers
- Square Enix*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Recommendations total
- 21,513*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 26, 2018*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- DONTNOD Entertainment
- DONTNOD Entertainment*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit*
- Processor alternatives
- 3.4GHz Intel Core i3-4130*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB*
- Storage
- 42 GB available space*
- Conditions
- * Requires Vulkan * NVIDIA requires 430.14 or newer drivers. * AMD requires Mesa 19.1.2 or newer. * Intel GPUs are not supported.*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- macOS 10.15*
- Processor alternatives
- 2.0Ghz Intel Core i5-6360U*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 540 Graphics or better (see notes for more details).*
- Storage
- 42 GB available space*
- Conditions
- The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar: --- * All 13" MacBook Pros released since 2016 * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz i5 processor or better (1) * All 13" MacBook Airs released since 2018 * All Mac minis released since 2018 * All 21.5" iMacs released since 2017 * All 27" iMacs released since Late 2014 (2) * All 27" iMac Pros released since Late 2017 * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 ——— (1) Mid-2015 models with an AMD R9 M370X graphics card are not supported (2) Late 2013 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M or 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics card are also supported (2) Late 2012 models with a 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M graphics card are also supported Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website. ——— The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support: * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Late 2013 * All 21.5" iMacs released since Late 2013 with a 2.3GHz processor or better (1) ——— (1) Models with an Nvidia 750M graphics card are not supported*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Storage
- 40 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Square Enix
- Square Enix*
- Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Feral Interactive (Mac)*
- Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Feral Interactive (Linux)*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 26, 2018*
- Interface languages
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
Specifications 5 · 22 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
- 45* fps
- Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
- 1*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 592*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 77*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 6* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,018*
- Title
- Life is Strange 2*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
- Community-reported frame rate
- 45* fps
- Reports
- 1*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 77*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 6 GB*
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