Life is Strange: Double Exposure is almost here, with the new adventure to set enter an early access period on October 15, 2024. This one is well worth paying attention to, as developer Deck Nine brings about the return of original Life is Strange protagonist Max Caulfield. A lot has changed since we last saw Max, but with a new mystery to solve and new supernatural powers to control, I can’t wait to dive in. Deck Nine has quietly delivered some of the best adventure games in recent years, and its work on the Life is Strange series has been sublime. That’s one of the reasons Life is Strange: Double Exposure has been one of my most anticipated new games of 2024 ever since it was revealed at the Xbox Game Showcase. It’s almost here now, so while we wait for release let’s get you caught up with all the latest Life is Strange: Double Exposure news and gameplay details. Life is Strange Double Exposure release date The Life is Strange Double Exposure release date is set for October 29, 2024 on PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5. Square Enix also confirmed the game will be coming to Switch, but with no exact release date given for the platform. Life is Strange: Double Exposure early access If you get your Life is Strange: Double Exposure pre-order in, you’ll be able to jump into Max Caulfield’s new adventure two weeks early. If you go ahead and purchase the Ultimate Edition ($80) of the game on PC, PS5, or Xbox Series X, you’ll gain access to a Life is Strange: Double Exposure early access period which commences on October 15. This will let you play through the first two chapters of the game, and then you’ll need to wait until October 29 to access the rest of it. Life is Strange Double Exposure trailer
Life is Strange: Double Exposure – Announce Trailer – 4K – Xbox Games Showcase 2024 – YouTube
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The initial reveal trailer gave us our very first look at an older Max Caulfield and the new campus setting we’ll be exploring as we try to solve and prevent a murder. Life is Strange Double Exposure story Life is Strange Double Exposure will see us once again take on the role of Max Caulfield from the original Life is Strange game. Said to now be a photographer-in-residence at the “prestigious Caledon University” where she’s come to make a fresh start, things take a turn when Max finds her closest new friend Safi dead in the snow. In order to save her from being murdered, Max decides to try using her rewind powers – which she hasn’t used in years – only to somehow open up the way to a parallel timeline. In one timeline, Safi is dead, but in the other she’s still alive. Even so, in both versions of the reality, the murderer threatens to strike again, so it’ll be up to us to prevent the same murder from happening in both timelines. Bringing Max back hasn’t been without its challenges, with writer Aysha Farah explaining that: “[The portrayal of Max] definitely something we thought about a lot, because whenever there is a big gap in time between things coming out, everybody now has the Max in their heads that we have to compete with,” she says, adding: “It’s definitely something we thought about a lot.”Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter