Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android
• Mac OS^*

Genres

• interactive film

• adventure video game

• graphic adventure game

• video game with LGBT character
• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Mac OS^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Mac OS^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Life Is Strange

Localized titles

• Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  1,207^*

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,061^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  938^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  868^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  776^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  636^*

• Episodic^*

  Votes · historical

  625^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  541^*

• Choose Your Own Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  488^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  398^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  384^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  361^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  290^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  226^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  209^*

• LGBTQ+^*

  Votes · historical

  179^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  154^*

• Point & Click^*

  Votes · historical

  151^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  109^*

• Memes^*

  Votes · historical

  75^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  macOS 10.13.5^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0Ghz Intel Core i5^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1GB Nvidia 650M, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290, Intel Iris 5100 or better (see notes for more details).^*

  Storage

  28 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  The game is 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 Mac Minis since Late 2014 * All 13” MacBook Pros released since 2013 * All 15" MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 with a 1GB graphics card or better (1) * All 21.5” iMacs released since Late 2013 * All 27” iMacs released since Late 2013 (2) * All 27" iMac Pro's * All Mac Pros released since Late 2013 1. Mid 2015 models with an AMD Radeon R9 M370X are not supported. 2. Late 2012 models with Nvidia 675 or Nvidia 680 graphics are also supported. ——— The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support. * All Mac Mini's since Late 2012 * All Macbooks released since Early 2015 * All Macbook Airs released since Mid 2012 * All 13" Macbook Pros released since Mid 2012 * All 21.5” iMacs released since Early 2013 ——— Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed system requirements. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  2GB Nvidia GTX 680, 2GB AMD R9 27^*

  Storage

  28 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  * AMD GPUs require Mesa driver 18.1.6, Nvidia cards require driver 396.54 or better. * Intel GPUs are not supported at time of release.^*

• 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

  3 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  14 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz)^*

  Memory

  6 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  6 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  40^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Deck Nine^*
• Feral Interactive (Mac)^*
• Feral Interactive (Linux)^*

Publishers

• Square Enix

• Feral Interactive

• Feral Interactive (Mac)^*
• Feral Interactive (Linux)^*

• 2017-08-31

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-09-13 · Mac OS^*

  Release date

  2018-09-13^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Mac OS^*

• 2017-08-31 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2017-08-31^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 31, 2017^*

Detailed specifications