Square Enix has announced a new entry in the Life is Strange series, and it’s coming soon. Life is Strange: Reunion is hitting PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on March 26th.
You may have guessed from the title, but Life is Strange: Reunion will see players going back to Caledon University where Max Caulfield is now working at a photography teacher. It’ll see the “reunion” of Max and Chloe, with Square Enix saying:
Returning from a weekend away, Max finds her beloved Caledon ablaze, as a raging inferno destroys the hallowed grounds and ends the lives of Max’s friends, students and faculty alike. Max only escapes the devastation due to her Rewind power – returning from the original LIFE IS STRANGE – a supernatural ability that lets her reverse time.
Jumping back in time through a selfie, Max now has just three days to work out how the fire began. Can she make the most of her second chance to prevent this fiery disaster?
That’s when Chloe Price arrives at Caledon, much to Max’s surprise: a shocking repercussion of Max’s merging of the timelines at the end of LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE. Haunted by nightmares of a past she never lived, and with her grip on reality unravelling, Chloe needs Max’s help.
We’ve got the new announce trailer below, so you can get a look yourself:
For the very first time in the series, players can play as both Max and Chloe in the same game, alternating between their different perspectives as the story unfolds.
Players will use Max’s Rewind power to undo and redo decisions, change the course of conversations and manipulate the environment to solve four-dimensional puzzles, and use Chloe’s Backtalk ability, quick wits, and take-no-prisoners attitude to sway key suspects – and go where Max can’t.
This game builds on all the character-led, grounded storytelling for which the LIFE IS STRANGE series is known, with meaningful choices that affect the outcome of a dramatic and surprising narrative – all culminating in an epic climax that serves as a finale to the Max and Chloe saga.
Once again this Life is Strange title will be developed by Deck Nine. There will be a deluxe edition and a Twin Pack (which includes Double Exposure as well as Renunion), and a collector’s edition only available from the official Square Enix store which includes the full game along with:
- COLLECTOR’S GOODS BOX AND SLEEVE with exclusive artwork by ILYA KUVSHINOV
- 12” Vinyl Soundtrack featuring 12 amazing songs from the game on an orange 12” EcoRecord vinyl
- Double-Sided DRUGSTORE MAKEUP 24” x 12” Poster
- Rewind Symbol Felt Slipmat
- 3x Custom Double-Sided Guitar Plectrums with six unique designs
- 3x Polaroid™ Art Cards celebrating Max and Chloe
Life is Strange: Reunion is coming to PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on March 26th.
