Macro Eyes
EasyAC_2
67.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 1: Chrysalis

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Player intelligence
Live Steam analytics
Current players
327
+10.8%
24 hour peak
474
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Concurrent Steam players over time, aggregated per selected range from stored metrics.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 currently has 327 concurrent Steam players on SteamScope. Tracked peaks include a 24-hour high of 474 and an all-time high of 474. The player history chart below aggregates stored concurrent player readings over selectable time ranges.
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Handheld Gaming
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Deck test results
SteamOS status: Playable
Last checked Aug 4, 2026
Store Details
Controller support: Full controller support
Steam achievements: 60
Support
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Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - 19,99€
Tracked Steam store price snapshots over time.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is currently Free on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is Free (recorded Aug 4, 2026).
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How this game's Steam Charts position has changed over time.
How Steam review score and volume have changed over time.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 has 95% Steam reviews across 77K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Overwhelmingly Positive".
Intelligence
Patch notes, discounts, and player spikes surfaced from stored Steam metrics.
Large concurrent player increase in stored metrics.
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Achievements
This game
16% avg unlock
40 peer games
16.6% median
Comparison
Typical
Achievements
60 standard · Updated 5d ago
16%
average global unlock
Most Common
Macro Eyes
67.8% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
Selfie Awareness
5.0% unlock rate
AC_2
67.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_1
50.0%
global unlock
Finish Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_6
41.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_13
30.1%
global unlock
Finish Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_20
29.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_14
27.1%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_25
27.0%
global unlock
Finish Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_37
24.6%
global unlock
Finish Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_23
24.1%
global unlock
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_49
23.4%
global unlock
Finish Episode 5: Polarized
AC_45
22.7%
global unlock
Take optional photo #8 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_4
22.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #3 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_11
21.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_29
21.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #4 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
Ac_28
21.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #3 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_18
20.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_52
20.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #3 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_35
20.3%
global unlock
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_31
18.7%
global unlock
Take optional photo #6 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_21
18.6%
global unlock
Take optional photo #8 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_7
16.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #6 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_38
16.3%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_39
15.6%
global unlock
Take optional photo #2 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_22
15.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #9 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_15
15.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #2 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_8
14.6%
global unlock
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_17
14.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #4 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_9
14.4%
global unlock
Take optional photo #8 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_19
14.4%
global unlock
Take optional photo #6 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_3
14.2%
global unlock
Take optional photo #2 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_5
14.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #4 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_43
13.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #6 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_10
13.3%
global unlock
Take optional photo #9 in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_41
12.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #4 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_34
12.4%
global unlock
Take optional photo #9 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_44
12.3%
global unlock
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_56
11.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_16
11.1%
global unlock
Take optional photo #3 in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_59
11.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_33
10.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #8 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_40
10.7%
global unlock
Take optional photo #3 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_51
10.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #2 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_30
10.1%
global unlock
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_27
9.4%
global unlock
Take optional photo #2 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_46
9.4%
global unlock
Take optional photo #9 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_54
8.8%
global unlock
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_50
8.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_32
8.3%
global unlock
Take optional photo #7 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_42
7.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #5 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_12
7.9%
global unlock
Take all optional photos in Episode 1: Chrysalis
AC_55
7.6%
global unlock
Take optional photo #6 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_53
7.5%
global unlock
Take optional photo #4 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_24
7.3%
global unlock
Take all optional photos in Episode 2: Out of Time
AC_26
7.1%
global unlock
Take optional photo #1 in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_36
6.0%
global unlock
Take all optional photos in Episode 3: Chaos Theory
AC_47
6.0%
global unlock
Take optional photo #10 in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_57
5.9%
global unlock
Take optional photo #8 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_58
5.7%
global unlock
Take optional photo #9 in Episode 5: Polarized
AC_48
5.5%
global unlock
Take all optional photos in Episode 4: Dark Room
AC_60
5.0%
global unlock
Take all optional photos in Episode 5: Polarized
SteamScope Score
Our proprietary quality index — one number that summarizes how well a game is holding its audience and community over time.
SteamScope Score is our proprietary 0–100 index of how a title is performing on Steam. It is recalculated on a regular schedule from SteamScope's own tracking pipeline and reflects live audience size, community health, recent momentum, and long-term staying power in one trusted number. Trend Score on the same page measures short-term movement separately.
Momentum Score
46
Community Score
89
Longevity Score
56
Score change
No change
Updated Aug 9, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC
Popularity
How large the live audience is right now
42
Growth
Recent movement in player counts
50
Retention
How current activity compares with past highs
69
24 hour change
+10.8%
7 day change
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30 day change
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Score history
Daily score snapshots over the last 30 days.
Current score
56
Previous
56
Highest ever
72
Lowest ever
56
30 day change
No change
About
Store description and overview from Steam.
5/5 "A must-have." - The Examiner
5/5 "Something truly special." - International Business Times
"One of the best games I've played in years." - Forbes
10/10 "An impressive coming of age story." - Darkzero
8/10 "Rare and precious." - Edge
8.5/10 "OUTSTANDING." - GameInformer
90% "Dontnod have clearly put a lot of effort into the little details and it’s worth your time paying attention to their work." – Siliconera
4.5/5 "life is strange has me hooked" - HardcoreGamer
8/10 ".…has the potential to outdo both Telltale Games and Quantic Dream." - Metro
9.5/10 "Life is Strange is a must-buy" - PlayStation Lifestyle
Steam reviews
Community sentiment and review volume tracked from the Steam store.
Total reviews
77K
Positive
73K
Negative
3.5K
Score
95%Overwhelmingly Positive
Guide
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a preliminary SteamScope Score of 56/100 (Declining). Search for "Life is Strange - Episode 1 player count" or "Life is Strange - Episode 1 steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is developed by DONTNOD Entertainment, published by Square Enix, released 29 Jan 2015, a Action, Adventure title. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 currently reports 327 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 474 and an all-time peak of 474.
Player counts rose +10.8% over the past 24 hours, indicating strong upward momentum.
Among tracked Steam titles, Life is Strange - Episode 1 ranks #677 of 18,634 by momentum score.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 currently has 327 concurrent Steam players on SteamScope. Tracked peaks include a 24-hour high of 474 and an all-time high of 474. The player history chart below aggregates stored concurrent player readings over selectable time ranges.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is showing positive growth signals. Its SteamScope Score of 56/100 rates it as declining reflects stronger live activity and momentum than many peers in our index.
Life is Strange - Episode 1 is currently Free on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is Free (recorded Aug 4, 2026).
Life is Strange - Episode 1 has 95% Steam reviews across 77K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Overwhelmingly Positive".
Life is Strange - Episode 1 has 60 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 16%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "Macro Eyes" with a 67.8% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "Selfie Awareness" — only 5.0% of players have unlocked it (Hard).
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Longevity
Sustained interest over the catalogue lifetime
80