Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Life is Strange: Before the Storm takes players on a journey through the tumultuous lives of Chloe Price and Rachel Amber, exploring their unlikely friendship and the challenges they face in their Oregon hometown of Arcadia Bay. As players assume the role of Chloe, they navigate through a series of dramatic events, uncovering secrets and confronting personal demons. The game introduces the "Backtalk" mechanic, allowing players to use Chloe's quick wit to navigate tricky situations, while also presenting dialogue choices that impact the course of the story. With its engaging narrative and interactive gameplay, Before the Storm offers players a compelling prequel experience to the acclaimed Life is Strange series. Special thanks to Twitter user SoulziesArt for compiling some of the below information.

• Release date: 08-31-2017
• Developer: Deck Nine
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Platforms: Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Xbox One

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Cats

  Dead

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  Chloe used to have a cat, and they died 2 years prior to the game taking place

  • Can't be avoided

• Dogs

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Being Held Against Will

  • Can't be avoided

• Fights

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• Guns & Shooting

  • Can't be avoided

• Illegal Drug Sales

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  Frank is a drug dealer

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• Kidnapping

  • Can't be avoided

• Road-Related Violence

  Car crash

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  Chloe's father died in a car crash.

  • Can't be avoided

• Torture

  Forced relapse

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  A woman is forcibly drugged after getting clean.

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Abandonment

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  Rachel's birth mother is addicted to heroin and abandoned her and her father.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Parent

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  Chloe's father dies in a car crash

  • Can't be avoided

• Loss of Parent (non-death)

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  Rachel's birth mother is addicted to heroin and abandoned her and her father.

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicide

  Self-sacrifice

  • Can't be avoided

Disturbing Sounds & Sound Design

• Misc. Eerie Noises

  Beating

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  A kid gets beat up while you and another character are hiding, you can hear the kicks and the person struggling.

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

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  Chloe

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• Casual Drug Consumption

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  Chloe

  • Can't be avoided

• Drug Addiction

  & relapsing

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  Heroin

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• Drug Sales & Drug Running

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  Frank is a drug dealer

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• Forced Drug Use

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  Roofied drink, forced relapse by forced drugging

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• Tobacco & Smoking

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Gore

• Animal Violence

  Mentioned; read about

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  Mentioned — Chloe used to have a cat, and they died 2 years prior to the game taking place. This is mentioned. Episode 2 — you read that the mill from episode 1 was actually a puppy mill and a fire burned it all down, dogs included.

  • Can't be avoided

• Blood

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Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

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• Homophobia

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Horror Themes

• Ghosts & Hauntings

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  There are scenes where Chloe sees her dead father but it's not clear if this is his ghost or her imagination.

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• Jump Scares

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Mental Health

• Anxiety

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• Family References

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• Grief

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• Hallucinations

  Chloe

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  In a dream sequence of Chloe's, Rachel suddenly sets on fire in front of her (you only see flames on her, nothing else happens)

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Derealization

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• Panic Attack

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• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  Chloe's father died in a car crash, and she was the only other person in the vehicle. She regularly daydreams or hallucinates talking to her father. At one Chloe finds the wreck of the car her father was in when he crashed and is upset by it.

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

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• Assault

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• Bullying

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• Child Abuse

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  Chloe's mother's boyfriend is emotionally and mentally abusive. Rachel's father lies to her for most of her life and is involved in loud arguments with her, as well as attempts to get a hit on her birth mother.

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Endangerment

  Negligence

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• Emotional Abuse

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  Chloe's mother's boyfriend is emotionally and mentally abusive. Rachel's father lies to her for most of her life and is involved in loud arguments with her, as well as attempts to get a hit on her birth mother.

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

  • Can't be avoided

• Harassment

  Sexual

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

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• Psychological Abuse

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  Chloe's mother's boyfriend is emotionally and mentally abusive. Rachel's father lies to her for most of her life and is involved in loud arguments with her, as well as attempts to get a hit on her birth mother.

  • Can't be avoided

• Stalking

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  A boy becomes obsessed and stalks Chloe.

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Automatonophobia

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  There are mannequins in the junkyard

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• Hemophobia

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• Necrophobia

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  In the bonus episode Farewell, a funeral is shown

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

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• Trypanophobia

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  One character has a heroin addiction, and needles are shown & used

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Hospitalization

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  Rachel gets stabbed and ends up in the hospital

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Physical Health & Body Issues

  Broken bones (depending on choices)

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  Depending on player choices, either Mikey or his older brother Drew can end up in the hospital with broken bone/s.

  • Is avoidable

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Adultry

  Suspected

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  Rachel believes her father is having an affair.

  • Can't be avoided

• Kissing

  Depending on player choices

  • Is avoidable

• Masturbation

  Written in a journal

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  Writing in a journal about masturbation

  • Is avoidable

• Sexual Commentary

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  Chloe's mom has condoms in her nightstand. Infrequent suggestive dialogue, including a joke about losing one's virginity, writing in a journal about masturbation, and a fairly long/passionate kiss scene between the main characters (depending on choices).

  • Is avoidable

Traumatic Events

• Accidents

  Car crash

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  Chloe's father died in a car crash.

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Traumatic Events

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  Forest fire

  • Can't be avoided

• Structure Fire

  Wildfire; Read about in an email

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  Wildfire — Rachel accidentally starts this when angrily kicking over a trash bin. Email — No dogs die on screen, but in an email in episode 2 you read that the mill from episode 1 was actually a puppy mill and a fire burned it all down, dogs included.

  • Can't be avoided

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