Life Is Strange 2 (2018)
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
3.71 from 876 ratings
3444 members have it in their collection · 136 playing now · 1691 backlogged · 630 wish listed
How long? Main story 17h · with extras 18h · 100% 20h (from 36 logged playthroughs)
Life Is Strange 2 is an episodic adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players control Sean Diaz, a teenager on the run with his younger brother Daniel after a tragic incident forces them to flee their home in Seattle. The game uses a road trip structure inspired by films like Into the Wild and Stand By Me, with each …
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Life Is Strange 2 is an episodic adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Players control Sean Diaz, a teenager on the run with his younger brother Daniel after a tragic incident forces them to flee their home in Seattle. The game uses a road trip structure inspired by films like Into the Wild and Stand By Me, with each episode set in a new location along the US West Coast. Sean must make choices that affect both the story's branching paths and Daniel's developing morality and behavior. The game explores themes of family, brotherhood, and contemporary social issues through its narrative-driven gameplay.
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Details
- Developers
- DON'T NOD
- Publishers
- Square Enix
- Genres
- Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
- Franchises
- Life is Strange
- Series
- Life is Strange
- Events
- Square Enix Live E3 2019, gamescom 2018: Opening Ceremony
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Sep 26, 2018 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Sep 27, 2018 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Jan 23, 2020 (Europe) Mac
- Feb 02, 2023 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
Related
Bundled in
- Life is Strange Collection (Oct 2025) · PS5
Standalone expansions
- The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (Jun 2018) · PC, PS4, XONE
Episodes
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 - Roads (Sep 2018) · LIN, MAC, PC, PS4, XONE
- Life Is Strange 2: Episode 2 - Rules (Jan 2019) · LIN, MAC, PC, PS4, XONE
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 3 - Wastelands (May 2019) · LIN, MAC, PC, PS4, XONE
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 4 - Faith (Aug 2019) · LIN, MAC, PC, PS4, XONE
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 5 - Wolves (Dec 2019) · LIN, MAC, PC, PS4, XONE
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Rating distribution
5 stars
244
4 stars
304
3 stars
201
2 stars
84
1 star
43
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Yaru May 10, 2026
As good as those games are, they really have a thing for trying to get you to sympathize with objectively despicable people. LiS 1 said "cops are great and if your father abuses you it's because he loves you" and this one said
As good as those games are, they really have a thing for trying to get you to sympathize with objectively despicable people. LiS 1 said "cops are great and if your father abuses you it's because he loves you" and this one said
Status Yaru May 1, 2026
So far this game has the exact opposite problem as the first LiS: in the first one the secondary cast was quite bland, but it was balanced out by the excellent main duo; in this one, the main characters are extremely boring, but the Episode 3 gang have enough personality and charm by hold an entire game all by themselves.
Status EmberGlows May 30, 2021
I've finished the final episode and I just have to write this somewhere. The game was good, and the story was argueably more real and better written than 1 and yet... it's made me so angry!
The first game was tragic but Max never was. When things went wrong I always felt impowered to change her situation for the better. …
I've finished the final episode and I just have to write this somewhere. The game was good, and the story was argueably more real and better written than 1 and yet... it's made me so angry!
The first game was tragic but Max never was. When things went wrong I always felt impowered to change her situation for the better. LiS2 however is just a series of events where, no matter how hard I try to be a good person and a good brother to Daniel; society and an unending stream of racist fucks Sean over.
Status killerstar Sep 17, 2020
Episode 1 is free to keep here: eight nine ten
Status hafizrashidi Jan 25, 2020
Decent sequel with decent characters. The dynamics between the bros were quite interesting but i expected more. Really missed Chloe and Max though. Not unforgettable like their story.
I loved the landscape in this game tho. Really highlights the beauty of America.
Status TsugaruMJS Jul 24, 2019
Just finished Episode 1. My goodness are there some powerful moments. There is some not-at-all-subtle commentary on what it is like to be non-white in America, and the game does a great job making the player experience the helplessness and frustration of being treated unfairly, sometimes to a violent degree. As someone who lost a parent at a young age, …
Just finished Episode 1. My goodness are there some powerful moments. There is some not-at-all-subtle commentary on what it is like to be non-white in America, and the game does a great job making the player experience the helplessness and frustration of being treated unfairly, sometimes to a violent degree. As someone who lost a parent at a young age, the overarching theme of parental loss is also very prominent, and I felt myself really feeling it during the main characters constant, emotional flashbacks.
I have experienced no spoilers so far, so I am very excited to see how the story unfolds in the coming chapters.