As promised, a new Life Is Strange title debuted today, and the rumors were correct. Life Is Strange: Reunion is the next entry in the franchise, and it sees the return of fan-favorite Chloe Price. Life Is Strange: Reunion is developed by Deck Nine Games and is scheduled to launch on March 26, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The game will take players back to Caledon University, where Max Caulfield works as a photography teacher. After returning from a weekend trip, she finds Caledon on fire, taking the lives of her friends, students, and fellow faculty. Max only manages to escape because of her Rewind power, which returns from the original Life Is Strange.
After jumping back in time through a selfie, Max finds herself battling against time, with three days to figure out how the fire started. Chloe then makes her grand entrance at Caledon, a possible consequence of Max’s decisions at the end of Life Is Strange: Double Exposure. We’re intentionally being vague here to avoid spoilers.
What fans will love to hear is that Life Is Strange: Reunion will allow players to play as both Max and Chloe in the same game, for the first time in the series. Players will alternate perspectives as the story unfolds, using Max’s Rewind power to undo and redo decisions, and Chloe’s Backtalk ability to sway key suspects. Deck Nine Games and Square Enix say this is the finale to the Max and Chloe saga, and I’m sure the internet will be plenty civil about the outcome.
Life Is Strange: Reunion will cost $39.99 for the standard edition, while the Deluxe Edition costs $49.99 and adds a digital mini soundtrack, digital art book, digital comic, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary with actors Hanna Telle (Max) and Rhianna DeVries (Chloe). A Twin Pack will also be available for $59.99, which includes the standard editions of both Life Is Strange: Reunion and Life Is Strange: Double Exposure.
Finally, a Collector’s Edition will be available, exclusive to the Square Enix Store. It includes a collector’s goods box and sleeve, featuring exclusive artwork by Ilya Kuvshinov. There’s a 12-inch vinyl soundtrack with 12 songs from the game, all on an orange EcoRecord vinyl, a double-sided drugstore makeup poster (24″ by 12″), rewind symbol felt slipmat, three custom double-sided guitar plectrums with six unique designs, and three Polaroid art cards celebrating Max and Chloe. In North America, players have the option to purchase just the Collector’s Edition content without the game.
I haven’t had a chance to play Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, despite loving the original Life Is Strange and enjoying the rest of the series. At this point, I’ll likely pick up both titles and play them back-to-back, making my own decision on whether or not Deck Nine Games made the right choice with Max and Chloe’s story. I just hope this game isn’t being made just to appease the vocal community that was unhappy with Life Is Strange: Double Exposure.
