Ever since playing and reviewing LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE back in 2024, I have been waiting to find out what will happen next in the life of Max Caulfield. Today, Square Enix revealed the sequel to DOUBLE EXPOSURE titled LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION, and it’s coming sooner than you might think.
In LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION, players will once again visit Caledon University, where Max Caulfield works as a photography teacher. Returning from a weekend away, Max finds her beloved Caledon ablaze, as a raging inferno destroys the hallowed grounds and ends the lives of Max’s friends, students and faculty alike. Max only escapes the devastation due to her Rewind power, returning from the original LIFE IS STRANGE, a supernatural ability that lets her reverse time.
Jumping back in time through a selfie, Max now has just three days to work out how the fire began. Can she make the most of her second chance to prevent this fiery disaster?
That’s when Chloe Price arrives at Caledon, much to Max’s surprise: a shocking repercussion of Max’s merging of the timelines at the end of LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE. Haunted by nightmares of a past she never lived, and with her grip on reality unravelling, Chloe needs Max’s help.
For the very first time in the series, players can play as both Max and Chloe in the same game, alternating between their different perspectives as the story unfolds.
Players will use Max’s Rewind power to undo and redo decisions, change the course of conversations and manipulate the environment to solve four-dimensional puzzles, and use Chloe’s Backtalk ability, quick wits, and take-no-prisoners attitude to sway key suspects – and go where Max can’t.
This game builds on all the character-led, grounded storytelling for which the LIFE IS STRANGE series is known, with meaningful choices that affect the outcome of a dramatic and surprising narrative – all culminating in an epic climax that serves as a finale to the Max and Chloe saga.
There will be three versions of LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION available to purchase, including a Collector’s Edition. I have listed the prices and details of each version of the game below:
LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION – Deluxe Edition – $49.99 MSRP
Full Game, plus:
- Digital Mini Soundtrack
- Digital Art Book
- Digital Comic
- Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Documentary with actors Hannah Telle (Max) and Rhianna DeVries (Chloe)
LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION – Twin Pack – $59.99 MSRP*
- LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION – Standard Edition
- LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE – Standard Edition
* By pre-ordering the Twin Pack, players will get immediate access to LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE.
LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION – Collector’s Edition – $99.99 MSRP
Full Game, plus:
- COLLECTOR’S GOODS BOX AND SLEEVE with exclusive artwork by ILYA KUVSHINOV
- 12” Vinyl Soundtrack featuring 12 amazing songs from the game on an orange 12” EcoRecord vinyl
- Double-Sided DRUGSTORE MAKEUP 24” x 12” Poster
- Rewind Symbol Felt Slipmat
- 3x Custom Double-Sided Guitar Plectrums with six unique designs
- 3x Polaroid™ Art Cards celebrating Max and Chloe
The Collector’s Edition is available only on the SQUARE ENIX STORE, and in North America, players will also have the option to purchase a Collector’s Edition without the game included.
LIFE IS STRANGE: REUNION will launch on March 26, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on Windows.
