Life is Strange: True Colors

Life is Strange: True Colors invites players into the captivating world of Haven Springs, where they'll uncover the mysteries surrounding the death of Alex Chen's brother while navigating the complexities of her supernatural ability - Empathy. As players assume the role of Alex, they'll embark on an emotional journey, using her unique power to sense and manipulate the emotions of others to unravel the truth hidden beneath the surface of this small mining town. Special thanks to Twitter user SoulziesArt for compiling some of the below information.

• Release date: 09-10-2021
• Developer: Deck Nine
• Publisher: Square Enix
• Platforms: Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Birds

  Dead

  • Can't be avoided

• Cats

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  There’s a cat that lives in the record shop

  • Can't be avoided

• Insects

  Fireflies and butterflies

  • Can't be avoided

• Rodents

  Rat (dead)

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Explosions & Bombs

  Explosion

  • Can't be avoided

• Guns & Shooting

  • Can't be avoided

• Hangings

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  There is a shadow of a hanging body that you see on a wall

  • Can't be avoided

• Kidnapping

• Murder

  Attempt

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  Steph is threatened to be killed by Typhon (mining company), because she knows informs they don’t want them to. However, she does survive no matter what.

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Abandonment

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  John Chen regularly fights with Gabe and neglects his work duties. He eventually abandons the two to be picked up by CPS. However, it should be noted that John is extremely torn up due to his wife's death, and he refuses to bring Alex into any of his quarrels with Gabe. The above-mentioned abandoning was done after he accidentally hit Alex and was ashamed of what he did.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Loved One

  Episode 1

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  In Episode 1, Gabe dies by falling and being crushed during a rock slide / avalanche.

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Parent

  Both parents

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  The mother dies from cancer prior to gameplay, and we see flashbacks in a hospital. The father's death is revealed to the protagonist late, and they did not have a healthy relationship to the parent, so it is not very emotional.

  • Can't be avoided

• Drowning

  Off-screen

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  It’s discussed that a group of miners died in the mine; some were crushed to death and some drowned

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicide

  Mention

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  Alex does talk about knowing a kid who committed suicide depending on your choices. In her journal is also an entry talking about (probably) that same kid.

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

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  Some sequences allow players' character to drink shots of alcohol or cans of beer, and one sequence depicts a drinking game in a bar.

  • Can't be avoided

• Casual Drug Consumption

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  The town contains a marijuana dispensary; both marijuana and paraphernalia are visible when talking to characters in the shop.

  • Can't be avoided

• Tobacco & Smoking

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Animal Violence

  Death

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  In an audio-only flashback, a car hits a goose

  • Can't be avoided

• Blood

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  When Alex gets shot, she falls into a mine, and when she is at the bottom you can see she has blood on her face and clothing.

  • Can't be avoided

Hate & Discrimination

• Ableism

  Sanism, internalized ableism/sanism

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  The main character has some internalized ableism/sanism, calls herself crazy and a freak.

  • Can't be avoided

• Homophobia

  • Is avoidable

• Racism

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  The town sheriff makes a joke about unfairly arresting the protagonist of color, and it’s portrayed as just awkward and harmless instead of extremely distasteful.

  • Can't be avoided

• Transphobia

  • Is avoidable

Horror Themes

• Ghosts & Hauntings

  Illusions of dead characters

  • Can't be avoided

• Jump Scares

  Minor pranks

  • Can't be avoided

Law Enforcement

• Police Brutality

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  The town sheriff makes a joke about unfairly arresting the protagonist of color, and it’s portrayed as just awkward and harmless instead of extremely distasteful.

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Anxiety

  • Can't be avoided

• Depression

  • Can't be avoided

• Mental Illness

  • Can't be avoided

• Misc. Mental Health

  Derealization, unreality

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  Alex's powers can make reality feel unhinged. There's a scene in particular where she experiences the world through another character's perspective which definitely blurs reality.

  • Can't be avoided

• Panic Attack

  • Can't be avoided

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • Can't be avoided

• Suicidal Ideation

  Thoughts

  • Can't be avoided

• Therapy Session

  Foster system mandatory therapy

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  There are scenes in the foster system with mandatory therapy.

  • Can't be avoided

Natural Events

• Natural Disaster

  Avalanche, rock slide

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  In Episode 1, Gabe dies by falling and being crushed during a rock slide / avalanche.

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Altercations

  • Can't be avoided

• Assault

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  Cutscenes depict some instances of violence: a man punching and kicking another character; a man shooting a character; a woman punching a character in the face repeatedly

  • Can't be avoided

• Bullying

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Abuse

  Abusive parents

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  In a flashback scene, there is a scene involving a parent-child slap.

  • Can't be avoided

• Child Endangerment

  • Can't be avoided

• Domestic Violence

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  In a flashback scene, John Chen slaps Alex.

  • Can't be avoided

• Emotional Abuse

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  Mac is controlling and verbally abusive to his girlfriend Riley.

  • Can't be avoided

• Gaslighting

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  Multiple characters are manipulated and pressured by a large corporation, and as a result they kind of gaslight other characters about their traumas

  • Can't be avoided

• Harassment

  • Can't be avoided

• Manipulation

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  Mac is controlling and verbally abusive to his girlfriend Riley.

  • Can't be avoided

• Psychological Abuse

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  Mac is controlling and verbally abusive to his girlfriend Riley.

  • Can't be avoided

• Stalking

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  Multiple characters are spied on at home

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Acrophobia

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  In Episode 1, Gabe dies by falling and being crushed during a rock slide / avalanche.

  • Can't be avoided

• Agliophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Claustrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Emetophobia

  Heard (not seen) & avoidable

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  In Episode 4, you can view a Polaroid in the bar. The whole memory is a character trying to convince another character to get sick after getting too drunk. Toward the end you can hear vomiting. You can mute the game from when you view the memory to until you can control your character once again if needed.

  • Is avoidable

• Hemophobia

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  When Alex gets shot, she falls into a mine, and when she is at the bottom you can see she has blood on her face and clothing.

  • Can't be avoided

• Necrophobia

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  Funerals, death

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

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  Towards the end of the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Trypanophobia

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Misc. Physical Health & Body Issues

  Dementia, hospitals

  • Can't be avoided

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  Injury

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  In the finale, it’s implied a character has broken ribs.

  • Can't be avoided

• Terminal Illness

  Cancer, Alzheimer's

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  Cancer — A character dies of cancer during a flashback scene in this episode. Other characters are shown waiting in the hallway before entering the room to visit the patient. They are bedridden and very sick. There are lines about life when a chronically ill relative, such as reference to spending many hours a day in a hospital. Alzheimer's — A character's parent is starting to recognize their own dementia. This is unavoidable as a plot point, and you see the way the person with Alzheimers sees it. There is an option to tell their offspring or not.

  • Can't be avoided

Sex & Erotica (Consensual)

• Kissing

  You can flirt with, hug, and/or kiss either Ryan or Steph.

  • Is avoidable

• Sexual Commentary

  Flirtatious comments

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  Steph asks Diane if she wants to get drunk and make out with her in her bedroom, and do some "fun stuff" in there for a first date night if she accepts to date her. Diane doesn't accept Steph's offer, and states that she's straight, but says that she's willing to hang out with her.

  • Can't be avoided

Sexual Abuse

• Sexual Assault

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  It is implied through journals that the main character was harassed & pressured into sex in the past.

  • Can't be avoided

• Sexual Harassment

  • Can't be avoided

Traumatic Events

• Misc. Traumatic Events

  • Can't be avoided

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