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Life is Strange: True Colors

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84 10 September 2021 ESRB M

Life is Strange: True Colors is an adventure developed by Deck Nine, released 10 September 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Life is Strange: True Colors is

Life is Strange: True Colors is an adventure game developed by Deck Nine and released in 2021. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the supernatural ability to absorb and manipulate the strong emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, she must embrace her volatile power to find the truth — and reveal dark secrets buried by the town.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, drama, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 40 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Life is Strange series

Life is Strange: True Colors is the 11th of 18 entries we hold in the Life is Strange series. The next entry was Life is Strange: Wavelengths in 2021. Its critic score of 84 is 5 points above the series average of 79. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Life is Strange: True Colors holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 238 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz, 6 GB RAM and Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Life is Strange: True Colors launched on 10 September 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Life is Strange: True Colors yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Life is Strange: True Colors — frequently asked questions

When did Life is Strange: True Colors come out?
Life is Strange: True Colors was released on 10 September 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Life is Strange: True Colors?
At minimum, Life is Strange: True Colors needs AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40 GHz / Intel Core i5-2300, 2.80 GHz, 6 GB RAM, Radeon HD 7790, 2 GB / GeForce GTX 750Ti, 2 GB graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Life is Strange: True Colors?
The main story of Life is Strange: True Colors takes around 12 hrs, or 14 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Life is Strange: True Colors?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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