Life is Strange: Before the Storm

by Deck Nine·published by Square Enix

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

14,876en

37,718 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Aug 31, 2017

Price

$16.99

Velocity

3.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 2, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈1.3M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$22.0M

Based on 37,718 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,025 post-launch reviews

61%132 rev

<2h

69%108 rev

2-10h

91%3,066 rev

10-50h

93%6,545 rev

50-200h

97%154 rev

200h+

95%20 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+28pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 411 similar games in the Action genre released in 2017.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 12%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 4%

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