- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release Date: Mar 26, 2026
- Also On: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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Apr 1, 2026Life is Strange Reunion could be the franchise’s definitive reunion with its fans. Playing as Max and Chloe, with their distinct personalities and clearly differentiated gameplay styles, is a lot of fun. The story is intriguing; however, it also feels somewhat exclusionary: you can play and enjoy it without having played the previous titles, but you will undoubtedly miss a lot. On top of that, we feel the game never fully takes off on a graphical or technical level.
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Mar 31, 2026Life is Strange: Reunion is an amazing improvement to what was the awful state of the series after Double Exposure’s release. Even though it’s not as good as the original title, and even made the choice made in the original title irrelevant, it still provides a satisfying end to Max and Chloe’s story.
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Apr 2, 2026Any series that reminds me of the past stirs my emotions, but Reunion had too many flaws for me to give in to those feelings. Such a reunion deserved a much more compelling story.
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Apr 13, 2026The long awaited reunion of Max and Chloe brings some of the series best scenes, but they forgot to build a compelling game around them.
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Apr 12, 2026Like Veronica Mars, Life is Strange is still charming in its later seasons, but you can see where the conflicting visions over the story don't mesh. It's lovely to see these characters again, I just wish they'd be allowed to have an ending.
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Apr 10, 2026Life is Strange: Reunion manages to sidestep the fan service that Max and Chloe’s return could have leaned into, delivering a story that holds up well—and, above all, a rather satisfying conclusion for both heroines. Deck Nine still struggles to fix some pacing issues in its storytelling, and Max’s time-rewinding powers feel somewhat underused, but the overall experience remains a positive note on which to say goodbye to this universe. Let’s just hope no one gets the bad idea of giving it a sequel.
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Apr 9, 2026Here is a game that attempts to revisit what made the original Life is Strange so popular, that sacrifices the integrity of Double Exposure and its boldest ideas, for a softer, less punchy adventure, with fewer things to say. Seeing Chloe and Max together again is aggressively nice, but Reunion leaves so many threads dangling that it’s hard not to question what the game could’ve been instead.
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Apr 1, 2026It's a shame that Reunion's fumbles, from its handling of Double Exposure's events to Max and Chloe's ending feeling unearned, drag down its brighter moments. Despite being underwhelmed by the conclusion to Max and Chloe's story, Life Is Strange as a whole still means a lot to me, and going forwards I see no reason why we can't have new stories in the series' universe.
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Apr 9, 2026A chapter that gives to the fan exactly what the fan wants; at least, theoretically.