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Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange: Before the Storm 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: Before the Storm Remastered (2022). Life is Strange: True Colors scores higher on Steam reviews (91% positive) than Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered (83.1% 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, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91% positive across 7,176 reviews.

Choose Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

Choose Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,888 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both Life is Strange: True Colors and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered — Steam metadata comparison
Life is Strange: True Colors — Steam game coverLife is Strange: True ColorsLife is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered — Steam game coverLife is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
Released20212022
GenresAction, AdventureAction, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Playable
Price59.99 USD39.99 USD
Steam reviews91% positive (7,176 reviews)83.1% positive (1,888 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersDeck NineDeck Nine

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Life is Strange: True Colors vs Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered — FAQ

Which is better, Life is Strange: True Colors or Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered?
On Steam reviews Life is Strange: True Colors scores higher (91% positive) than Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered (83.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Life is Strange: True Colors is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Life is Strange: True Colors or Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered first?
If you want chronology, Life is Strange: True Colors (2021) came out before Life is Strange: Before the Storm 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: Before the Storm 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.