Choose Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Choose Life is Strange: Before the Storm if it's currently about 72% cheaper on the Steam Store. 13,006 Steam reviews back the pick.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm vs Life is Strange: True Colors
Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Life is Strange: True Colors both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017) is 4 years older than Life is Strange: True Colors (2021). Life is Strange: Before the Storm scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Life is Strange: True Colors (91% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Life is Strange: True Colors
Choose Life is Strange: True Colors if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,176 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Life is Strange: True Colors sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.6% vs 91% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Life is Strange: Before the Storm |  Life is Strange: True Colors | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 16.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (13,006 reviews) | 91% positive (7,176 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Deck Nine, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | Deck Nine |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017) is 4 years older than Life is Strange: True Colors (2021).
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Life is Strange: True Colors (91% positive).
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm is currently ~72% cheaper on Steam than Life is Strange: True Colors (16.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Life is Strange: Before the Storm is Deck Playable, Life is Strange: True Colors is Deck Verified.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm vs Life is Strange: True Colors — FAQ
- Which is better, Life is Strange: Before the Storm or Life is Strange: True Colors?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Life is Strange: Before the Storm sits at 92.6% positive (13,006 reviews), Life is Strange: True Colors at 91% (7,176). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Life is Strange: Before the Storm or Life is Strange: True Colors first?
- If you want chronology, Life is Strange: Before the Storm (2017) came out before Life is Strange: True Colors (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Life is Strange: True Colors similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.