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About Life is Strange - Before the Storm

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a standalone, three-part adventure that unfolds three years before the events of the original BAFTA award-winning game. This time you step into the shoes of sixteen-year-old Chloe Price, whose life takes an unexpected turn when she strikes up an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber, a beautiful and popular girl who seems destined for a bright future.

At the heart of the story is the bond that forms between these two very different young women. When Rachel uncovers a secret about her family that threatens to unravel everything she thought she knew, it is her new connection with Chloe that gives her the resolve to keep going. No longer facing their struggles alone, the pair must confront each other's inner demons and work together to find a way through them. Told across three episodes, this narrative-focused action-adventure trades the time-rewind mechanic of its predecessor for a grounded, emotionally driven tale about friendship and resilience. For PC players drawn to the franchise's character-led storytelling, it offers a poignant prequel that deepens the world and the people who inhabit it.