Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange 2

Steam Deck Verified

DONTNOD Entertainment · Choices Matter · Sep 26, 2018

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

87%
Very Positive
41k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 194 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 41k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
As usual with this series, the music is great and the story is fantastic.
194 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But I'd admit the second one is better in terms of story telling and character arcs and progression.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects are all really well done too, props to the sound designer.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
One of the game's greatest strengths is its visuals.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters194 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
46
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.