Rank 01Why this
Same melancholic mood as Life is Strange Remastered.
- $16.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
Games like Life is Strange Remastered
- 35 games
- Updated Oct 24, 2026
Players who liked Life is Strange Remastered also play
The closest matches to Life is Strange Remastered: Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Life is Strange: Reunion, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Detroit: Become Human, and Until Dawn™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares time manipulation with Life is Strange Remastered.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Also LGBTQ+ and Cinematic, like Life is Strange Remastered.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 04 
Detroit: Become Human
Why this: Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Rank 05 
Until Dawn™
Why this: Also Drama and Cinematic, like Life is Strange Remastered.
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Tell Me Why
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Drama, like Life is Strange Remastered.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Life is Strange Remastered
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Same melancholic mood as Life is Strange Remastered.
- 93% of 13,006 reviews
- 2Life is Strange: Reunion
Shares time manipulation with Life is Strange Remastered.
- 90% of 1,985 reviews
- 3Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Also LGBTQ+ and Cinematic, like Life is Strange Remastered.
- 87% of 2,934 reviews
- 4Detroit: Become Human
Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
- 95% of 52,742 reviews
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- 18The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Shares choice consequences with Life is Strange Remastered.
- 93% of 6,371 reviews
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- 22Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time
Shares time manipulation and choice consequences with Life is Strange Remastered.
- 93% of 75 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Deck Nine
- Price: $39.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 4,370 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Butterfly effect
- Characters feel real
- Rewinding time
- Cinematic
- Emotional
- Melancholic
More games like Life is Strange Remastered, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Life is Strange Remastered
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
The Walking Dead
Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
The Quarry
Why this: Same cinematic mood as Life is Strange Remastered.
Night in the Woods
Why this: Same melancholic mood as Life is Strange Remastered.
Heavy Rain
Why this: Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Life is Strange: True Colors
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Drama, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Life is Strange Remastered at current Steam store prices.
Last Day of June
Why this: Shares interactive storytelling with Life is Strange Remastered.
CLANNAD
Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Why this: Also Drama and Cinematic, like Life is Strange Remastered.
What Remains of Edith Finch
Why this: Same melancholic mood as Life is Strange Remastered.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Why this: Shares choice consequences with Life is Strange Remastered.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Life is Strange Remastered, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Life is Strange 2
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Drama, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Press Any Button
Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Romance, like Life is Strange Remastered.
missed messages.
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Why this: Shares narrative branching with Life is Strange Remastered.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Why this: Also LGBTQ+ and Cinematic, like Life is Strange Remastered.
Detroit: Become Human
Why this: Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Life is Strange Remastered.
South of the Circle
Why this: Shares time manipulation with Life is Strange Remastered.
About Life is Strange Remastered
The closest matches to Life is Strange Remastered: Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Life is Strange: Reunion, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Detroit: Become Human, and Until Dawn™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Life is Strange Remastered is your kind of game, the closest matches are Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Life is Strange: Reunion and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cinematic, emotional and melancholic, and single out its choice consequences and clue connection. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Life is Strange Remastered is a 2022 re-release of the episodic narrative adventure developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. Players navigate a story where time manipulation allows them to rewind and alter choices, with branching consequences that ripple through the narrative. The game features choice-consequence mechanics, clue-connection puzzles, and interactive storytelling that players describe as cinematic and emotional. Reviewers highlight the butterfly-effect design where decisions carry weight, and emphasize that the characters feel real and grounded. Set in a small coastal town, the experience is paced for sit-down sessions and classified as medium-length with chill difficulty. Available for $39.99 USD, it holds a 91% positive rating from over 4,300 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Players describe the overall tone as melancholic and nostalgic.
About Life is Strange Remastered: Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Is Life is Strange Remastered worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 4,370 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 96% positive across 319 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $39.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Butterfly effect
- Characters feel real
- Rewinding time
- Story is exceptional
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Sadly, I bought the game and did not realise that its graphics require more performance than games like Cyberpunk. It is kind of crazy; I start the game and my GPU temperature is immediately at 70° Celsius. My pc crashed since it got too…”
“One of my favorite games of all time, truly a great story. However, the current state it is in feels like a developer test, and its just been shipped like this, I've spent 6 hours trying to fix audio glitches for discord streams, to…”
People who play it also play: Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Life is Strange: Reunion, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Frequently asked about Life is Strange Remastered
Can I run it?
Does Life is Strange Remastered run on Steam Deck?
Life is Strange Remastered is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Life is Strange Remastered cost?
Life is Strange Remastered is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Life is Strange Remastered?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Life is Strange Remastered are Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Life is Strange: Reunion, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.
Who developed Life is Strange Remastered?
Life is Strange Remastered was developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix.