Life is Strange: True Colors

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%2021

$59.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A cozy, emotional, beautiful small-town story with a likable lead and great music. Skip it if you want LiS1/2-level stakes, meaningful choices, or long playtime for the price.

Great for

Fans of cozy, character-driven, emotional story games who don't need real choice consequences

Main risk

Slow, filler-heavy story with choices that don't matter, short for a full price

What players love

Likable protagonist and characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Alex is such a likeable protagonist, and characters like Steph and Ryan made the whole story feel much more personal.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗

“Alex is the most well-written and relatable character I’ve experienced in a game”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗

“Ryan? It's an amazing character, finally a male love interest who isn't a weird creep.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗

Emotional, touching story

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“it handles grief, trauma and loss so beautifully and there were so many moments that genuinely made me emotional.”
Steam review · 53.7 h played ↗

“way more emotional than i had expected it to be.”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗

“I've never cried so much in any other Lis games.”
Steam review · 26.3 h played ↗

Empathy power is a fresh, fitting mechanic

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“The main gameplay mechanic, Alex's ability to feel and experience other people's emotions, is a great idea.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗

“I really like Alex's power - feeling other people's emotions.”
Steam review · translated · 10.8 h played ↗

Cozy, beautiful Haven Springs setting

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Haven Springs is beautiful and easily one of the best locations in the series, with a cozy small-town atmosphere that gives the game a lot of personality.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗

“I think this is probably visually the most beautiful game, 10/10 would live in Haven Springs, it's such a picturesque little town.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗

“I especially want to note the wonderful flavor and landscapes of the small town, which turned out very beautiful.”
Steam review · translated · 15.8 h played ↗

Great soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“The soundtrack is glorious. Home by Gabriella Aplin was just a beautiful choice among the many used/written for it.”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗

“The music is truly incredible, just a perfect accompaniment to this beautiful story.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

Great LARP/D&D chapter

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews

“The D&D-style LARP chapter was easily the highlight of the game”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗

“Great story, especially the RPG event in the park.”
Steam review · translated · 16 h played ↗

What players complain about

Weak, predictable story compared to LiS 1 and 2

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“Compared to the first game this story is kinda lame. It feels like nothing happens and then the game is over.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗

“They point at the villain from the start, then you spend the whole game wondering why the villain is evil.”
Steam review · translated · 17.2 h played ↗

Shallow characters and underused power

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“Alex as a main character is fine and her power is seems cool until you realise it adds nothing to the gameplay”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗

“Alex's ability is the most boring mechanic in the whole franchise.”
Steam review · translated · 14.9 h played ↗

Slow, boring pacing with filler

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“The game is extremely slow.”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗

“The story is delivered very tediously, dialogues are slow. I wanted to put the whole game on 2x speed.”
Steam review · translated · 11.2 h played ↗

“episode 3 is a fun LARP buit nothing else and feels like nothing but filler content.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗

Short and overpriced

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Life Is Strange: True Colors has around 10 hours of gameplay and costs €59.99.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

“The main issue I have is simply the lack of content you get with the $60 price tag.”
Steam review · 10.9 h played ↗

Choices don't really matter

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The decisions in True Colors are so minor I didn't care about the consequences, if there even were any to worry about.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗

“95% of dialogue choices affect nothing!”
Steam review · translated · 15.8 h played ↗

“The choices made previously do not significantly affect the outcome, the only impact they have is which character the main character is dating.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗

Crashes and lost saves

Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews

“My PC crashed near the end of episode 3, and the game lost the save.”
Steam review · translated · 9.7 h played ↗

“Poorly optimized, I have good hardware but not 60 frames let alone 144”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 10 64-bit

ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB

Storage30 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10 64-bit

ProcessorAMD FX-8350, 4.00 GHz / Intel Core i5-3470, 3.20 GHz

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon RX 590, 8 GB / GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB

Storage30 GB available space

OSWindows 10 64-bit

ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz

Memory6 GB RAM

GraphicsRadeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB

Storage30 GB available space

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