Released Aug 31, 2017
$16.99 Very Positive
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
By Deck Nine · published by Square Enix
Followers
—
Reviews
33,530
Very Positive
Players yesterday
35
at the busiest moment
Owners
2M–5M
estimated
Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Life is Strange: Before the Storm · record updated 1 day ago
Overview
App ID554620
Release dateAug 31, 2017
Last change number39833879
Last record update1 day ago
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Publisher
- Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
- Steam profile
- Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
- Franchise
- Life is Strange
- Technologies
- Unity detected
- Metacritic
- 77
- Website
- lifeisstrange.com
Platforms
Windows
macOS
Linux
64-bit
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Controller
- Full support
Features
6
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing
Related apps
Patches
Builds
2| Build | Branch | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3155149 | public | Sep 25, 2018 |
| 1599731 | local | Feb 8, 2017 |
Packages & DLC
DLCs
9Depots
Depots
28| ID | Name | Systems | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554621 | — | Windows | 6.49 GB | 4.54 GB | 3842926583703835149 |
| 554622 | — | macOS | 6.55 GB | 4.57 GB | 4896947406976753276 |
| 554623 | — DLC 642080 | macOS | 6.29 GB | 5.03 GB | 8764745407512180858 |
| 554624 | — DLC 704740 | macOS | 5.87 GB | 5.03 GB | 7319172655189446478 |
| 554625 | — DLC 642900 | macOS | 169.9 MB | 30.9 MB | 3019962548072839427 |
| 554626 | — DLC 644900 | macOS | 64.2 MB | 13.6 MB | 6271809889830985291 |
| 554627 | — DLC 648010 | macOS | 148.0 MB | 128.0 MB | 1759132568514324276 |
| 554628 | — DLC 650970 | macOS | — | — | — |
| 554629 | — DLC 763780 | macOS | 2.70 GB | 2.18 GB | 586911973003421800 |
| 642080 | — DLC 642080 | Windows | 5.86 GB | 4.69 GB | 2142056837812233767 |
| 642081 | — DLC 824500 | macOS | 3.60 GB | 3.13 GB | 2654011953171666038 |
| 642082 | — | Linux | 6.84 GB | 4.68 GB | 343652295143889094 |
| 642083 | — DLC 642080 | Linux | 6.34 GB | 5.07 GB | 295185726663312294 |
| 642084 | — DLC 704740 | Linux | 5.91 GB | 5.06 GB | 133187279751698193 |
| 642085 | — DLC 642900 | Linux | 172.9 MB | 33.5 MB | 61249927249108554 |
| 642086 | — DLC 644900 | Linux | 65.1 MB | 14.1 MB | 149232412393519220 |
| 642087 | — DLC 648010 | Linux | 151.4 MB | 130.4 MB | 87208832348967306 |
| 642088 | — DLC 650970 | Linux | — | — | — |
| 642089 | — DLC 763780 | Linux | 2.72 GB | 2.19 GB | 70297320445523753 |
| 642900 | — DLC 642900 | Windows | 168.6 MB | 30.6 MB | 7746276353636318323 |
| 642901 | — DLC 824500 | Linux | 3.62 GB | 3.15 GB | 1387845850117733720 |
| 642902 | — | Linux | — | — | — |
| 644900 | — DLC 644900 | Windows | 63.8 MB | 13.1 MB | 7305688122242482952 |
| 648010 | — DLC 648010 | Windows | 145.5 MB | 125.6 MB | 7865017878271804819 |
| 650970 | — DLC 650970 | Windows | 5.1 KB | 1.5 KB | 5707907224396090259 |
| 704740 | — DLC 704740 | Windows | 5.86 GB | 5.02 GB | 8414419118833463437 |
| 763780 | — DLC 763780 | Windows | 2.68 GB | 2.22 GB | 3032337262623843605 |
| 824500 | — DLC 824500 | Windows | 3.75 GB | 3.15 GB | 4624250803866131630 |
Branches
2| Branch | Build | Updated | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 3155149 | Sep 25, 2018 | Open |
| local Local Content Server | 1599731 | Feb 8, 2017 | Open |
Configuration
Install foldersteamapps/common/Life is Strange - Before the Storm
Launch options
4| Executable | Arguments | Systems | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life is Strange - Before the Storm.exe | Windows | ||
| dawn.exe | Windows | Older exe name | |
| Life is Strange Before the Storm.app | macOS | ||
| launch.sh | Linux |
Cloud saves
Space per player28.6 MB
Filesup to 9
Save locations8
| Root | Path | Pattern | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\Preferences | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\SLOT_00 | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\SLOT_01 | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\SLOT_02 | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\Bonus00 | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\Bonus01 | *.Save | Windows |
| WinAppDataLocalLow | Square Enix\Life Is Strange_ Before The Storm\Saves\{64BitSteamID}\Bonus02 | *.Save | Windows |
| MacAppSupport | Feral Interactive/Life is Strange Before the Storm/Saves/{64BitSteamID} | *.Save | MacOS |
Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 1 day of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.