History Franchise / LifeIsStrange

** The Deluxe Edition of ''Before the Storm'' includes the ''Farewell'' [=DLC=] bonus episode (set two years earlier still). It's about the friendship between young Max and Chloe in the days before Max moves to Seattle.

* ''Life Is Strange: Welcome to Blackwell Academy'', a coffee table book that's part art book and part supplementary material to the first two games, released in 2018. In-universe, it's framed as Max, Chloe, and Rachel's irreverent annotations on a welcome pack given to new students arriving in Arcadia Bay.

*** In 2022, remastered versions of both ''Life Is Strange'' and ''Before The Storm'' were sold as a bundle called ''The Arcadia Bay Collection''.

*** In 2022, remastered versions of both ''Life Is Strange'' and ''Before The Storm'' were sold as a bundle called ''The Arcadia Bay Collection'' for PC and [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames eighth generation]] consoles.

** In 2022, remastered versions of both ''Life Is Strange'' and ''Before The Storm'' were sold as a bundle for PC and [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames eighth generation]] consoles.

The first game, ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', was released to critical and commercial success in 2015, kickstarting a new IP for [=SquareEnix=]. While complimentary to Telltale's revival efforts of the early-to-mid 2010's, ''Life Is Strange'' had a different style and thematic focus, and contrasted well as another direction to take the narrative adventure genre. It was DONTNOD's breakout hit after the underwhelming ''VideoGame/RememberMe'', which was noted as having good ideas but poor execution.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', developed by DONTNOD and released in 2018-19. It's about Sean and Daniel Diaz, two brothers trying to run from Seattle to Mexico after a tragic accident uncovers Daniel's telekinetic powers.

* ''Life Is Strange: Welcome to Blackwell Academy'', a coffee table book that's part art book and part supplementary material to the first two games, released in 2018. In-universe it's framed as Max, Chloe, and Rachel's irreverent annotations on a welcome pack given to new students arriving in Arcadia Bay.

* The announced-but-not-yet-made ''Life Is Strange'' live action digital series, by Legendary Pictures. They've been pretty quiet about it since the 2016 announcement; though it does seem to still be ticking away in the background as of 2021, when Shawn Mendes was revealed to have joined the project as executive producer.

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** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2022 for six volumes. It's about Max and Chloe [[SequelInAnotherMedium after one of the two possible endings]] in the original game.
** The announced-but-not-yet-made ''Life Is Strange'' live action digital series, by Legendary Pictures. They've been pretty quiet about it since the 2016 announcement; though it does seem to still be ticking away in the background as of 2021, when Shawn Mendes was revealed to have joined the project as executive producer.

** ''Life Is Strange: Steph's Story'', a prose novel written by Rosiee Thor and due for publication in March 2023. It's about Steph and her Drugstore Makeup bandmate/then-girlfriend Izzie as they embark on the tour that will eventually lead them to Haven Springs.
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** The Deluxe Edition of ''True Colors'' includes the ''Wavelengths'' [=DLC=] chapter. It's about [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven Springs in the year before Alex's arrival.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2021 for six volumes. It's about Max and Chloe [[SequelInAnotherMedium after one of the two possible endings]] in the original game.

Other recurring elements include QueerRomance; an EverytownAmerica setting that takes place TwentyMinutesIntoThePast; a gorgeous hand-painted art style; young adult protagonists, two or three of whom will be the central leads and share some kind of relationship; bereavement and grief (often related to the sudden and premature loss of a parental figure); animal motifs; a majority-indie soundtrack; deep and complex characterization; extremely difficult choices; and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers the Hawt Dawg Man mascot]].

** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'', released in 2018. It's about Chris Eriksen and his father Charles on a Saturday morning, and is a playable teaser for ''Life Is Strange 2''. If played before the main game, its choices have minor effects in episode 2 of ''[=LIS2=]''.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which has been running regularly since 2018 and is now on its sixth volume. It's about Max and Chloe [[SequelInAnotherMedium after one of the two possible endings]] in the original game.

** The Deluxe Edition of ''Before the Storm'' includes the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still). It's about the friendship between young Max and Chloe in the days before Max moves to Seattle.

** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'', released in 2018. It's about Chris Eriksen and his father Charles on a Saturday morning, and was originally a playable teaser for ''Life Is Strange 2''. It can now be played either standalone or as a bonus chapter in ''[=LIS2=]''.

** The Deluxe Edition of ''True Colors'' includes the ''Wavelengths'' [=DLC=] chapter. It's about[[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven Springs in the year before Alex's arrival.

** The Deluxe Edition of ''Before the Storm'' includes the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe in the days before Max moves to Seattle.

** The Deluxe Edition of ''True Colors'' includes the ''Wavelengths'' [=DLC=] chapter, starring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven Springs in the year before Alex's arrival.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', developed by Deck Nine and released in 2017. It's about Chloe Price and her relationship with the previously-unseen [[TheLostLenore Rachel Amber]], and is set [[{{Prequel}} three years before the first game]]. Also has the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'', developed by Deck Nine and released in 2021. It's about Alex Chen, a former foster child with empathic powers, whose reunion with her estranged brother Gabe is cut short by his mysterious death. Also has the ''Wavelengths'' [=DLC=] chapter, starring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven in the year before Alex arrives.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2021. It's about Max and Chloe [[SequelInAnotherMedium after one of the two possible endings]] in the original game.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', developed by Deck Nine and released in 2017. It's about Chloe Price and her friendship with the previously-unseen [[TheLostLenore Rachel Amber]], and is set [[{{Prequel}} three years before the first game]]. Also has the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'', developed by Deck Nine and released in 2021. It's about Alex Chen, a former foster child with empathic powers, whose reunion with her estranged brother Gabe is cut short by his mysterious death. Also has the ''Wavelengths'' bonus episode, starring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven in the year before Alex arrives.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2021. It's a SequelInAnotherMedium about Max and Chloe after one of the two possible endings in the original game.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2021. It's about Max and Chloe after one of the two possible endings in the original game.

** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', developed by Deck Nine and released in 2017. It's about Chloe Price and her friendship with the previously-unseen [[TheLostLenore Rachel Amber]], and is set three years before the first game. Also has the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe.
** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], which ran from 2018-2021. It's about Max and Chloe after one of the two possible endings in the first game.

** The ''[[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange Life Is Strange]]'' [[ComicBook/LifeIsStrange comic series]], beginning in 2018. It's about Max and Chloe after one of the two possible endings in the first game.

* ''VideoGame/TellMeWhy'', a non-series game also developed by DONTNOD, with very similar themes. Due to having [[Creator/XboxGameStudios a different publisher]] it officially takes place in a separate continuity to ''Life is Strange''... but that hasn't stopped fans of the series from adopting it unofficially as a ''Life is Strange'' title

** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'', released in 2018. It's about Chris Eriksen and his father Charles on a Saturday morning, and it serves as a tie-in game to ''Life Is Strange 2''. This game can be played either standalone or as a bonus chapter in ''[=LIS2=]''.

** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'', released in 2018. It's about Chris Eriksen and his father Charles on a Saturday morning, and it serves as a tie-in game to ''Life Is Strange 2'', for which it doubles up as a bonus chapter.

** ''VideoGame/TheAwesomeAdventuresOfCaptainSpirit'', released in 2018. It's about Chris Eriksen and his father Charles on a Saturday morning, and it serves as a tie-in game to ''Life Is Strange 2''.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', released in 2015. It's about a high school senior named Max Caulfield who discovers she can rewind time after saving her former best friend, Chloe Price, from a fatal shooting.
** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', released in 2017. It's about Chloe Price and her friendship with the previously-unseen [[TheLostLenore Rachel Amber]], and is set three years before the first game. Also has the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'', released in 2018-19. It's about Sean and Daniel Diaz, two brothers trying to run from Seattle to Mexico after a tragic accident uncovers Daniel's telekinetic powers.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'', released in 2021. It's about Alex Chen, a former foster child with empathic powers, whose reunion with her estranged brother Gabe is cut short by his mysterious death. Also has the ''Wavelengths'' bonus episode, starring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as she adjusts to her new life in Haven in the year before Alex arrives.

* ''VideoGame/TellMeWhy'', a non-series game also developed by Creator/DONTNODEntertainment, with very similar themes. Due to having [[Creator/XboxGameStudios a different publisher]] it officially takes place in a separate continuity to ''Life is Strange''... but that hasn't stopped fans of the series from adopting it unofficially as a ''Life is Strange'' title

** ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'', released in 2017. It's about Chloe Price and the previously-unseen [[TheLostLenore Rachel Amber]], and is set three years before the first game. Also has the ''Farewell'' bonus episode (set two years earlier still), starring young Max and Chloe.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'', released in 2021. It's about Alex Chen, a former foster child with empathic powers, whose reunion with her estranged brother Gabe is cut short by his mysterious death. Also has the ''Wavelengths'' bonus episode, featuring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as the player character.

* ''VisualNovel/LoveIsStrange'', a visual novel re-imagining of the first game made by Team Rumblebee. It jettisons all the sci-fi and tragic elements to focus purely on the QueerRomance aspects.
* ''VideoGame/TellMeWhy'', a non-series game also developed by Creator/DONTNODEntertainment, with very similar themes. Due to having [[Creator/XboxGameStudios a different publisher]] it officially takes place in a separate continuity to ''Life is Strange''... but that hasn't stopped fans of the series from adopting it unofficially as ''[[FanNickname Life is Strange 3]]''.

** The announced-but-not-yet-made ''Life Is Strange'' live action digital series, by Legendary Pictures. They've been pretty quiet about it since the 2016 announcement.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'', set to be released in 2021. It's about Alex Chen, a former foster child with empathic powers, whose reunion with her estranged brother Gabe is cut short by his mysterious death. Also has the ''Wavelengths'' bonus episode, featuring [[AscendedExtra Steph Gingrich]] as the player character.