Square Enix has announced that Life Is Stranger: Reunion will release later this year and see the return of OG stars Max and Chloe.
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The original Life Is Strange was released in 2015 and explored Max Caulfield’s ability to rewind time to save her childhood friend Chloe Price from being murdered. Max returned in 2024’s controversial sequel Double Exposure but the pair will be finally reunited in the upcoming Life Is Strange: Reunion.
Described as the “conclusion” to their story, players will be able to play as both Max and Chloe in Reunion. Max can rewind time to change decisions and solve four-dimensional puzzles while Chloe’s ‘Backtalk’ ability will open up new possibilities for exploration.
“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. 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,” explains a press release.
“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.”
Life Is Strange: Reunion is set to launch March 26, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The base game is available to pre-order for $39.99 while a deluxe ($49.99) and a collector’s edition ($99.99) are also available. Players who pre-order any edition will receive the Max and Chloe Classic Outfits DLC, but that bonus will also be available throughout Reunion’s first month.
The Life Is Strange: Reunion news was announced during a mammoth live-stream which can be viewed here.
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