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Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange Remastered

Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange Remastered 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: True Colors (2021) is 1 year older than Life is Strange Remastered (2022). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Life is Strange: True Colors: 7,176 reviews, Life is Strange Remastered: 4,370). 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 Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 7,176 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Life is Strange Remastered

Choose Life is Strange Remastered if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,370 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange Remastered 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 (91% vs 91% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

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Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange Remastered — Steam metadata comparison
Life is Strange: True Colors — Steam game coverLife is Strange: True ColorsLife is Strange Remastered — Steam game coverLife is Strange Remastered
Released20212022
GenresAction, AdventureAction, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Playable
Price59.99 USD39.99 USD
Steam reviews91% positive (7,176 reviews)91% positive (4,370 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersDeck NineDeck Nine

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Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange Remastered — FAQ

Which is better, Life is Strange: True Colors or Life is Strange Remastered?
On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Life is Strange: True Colors sits at 91% positive (7,176 reviews), Life is Strange Remastered at 91% (4,370). 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: True Colors or Life is Strange Remastered first?
If you want chronology, Life is Strange: True Colors (2021) came out before Life is Strange Remastered (2022). 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: True Colors and Life is Strange Remastered 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.
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